All 微密圈 articles in 13 November 2009
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Retail investors urged to consider Middle East
Director of Al-Futtaim says region is anticipated to have 27,000 retail outlets by 2011
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Part L change could spell end of steel-framed windows
Crittall Windows boss says end of historic building exemption in 微密圈 Regulations, due to come into effect next April, will 'limit personal choice'
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437 hotels in pipeline in Middle East and North Africa
Hotel building spree will bring 120,682 new rooms to the market, with the UAE in the lead
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Waterman reports signs of recovery in Australia
Engineering consultant says trading is 'in line with expectations' but implies it may cut more jobs
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Study reveals high cost of building brick zero-carbon homes
Two houses built to code level four and six out of traditional material prove to be much more expensive than previous estimates
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Shepherd nabs 拢66m Birmingham college job
St Modwen appoints contractor to build Broadway Malyan designed Bourneville College on site of former factory
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Retailers look to Germany, France and Spain for 2010 growth
Survey reveals seven out of 10 expansion hot spots are in western European
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Kevin McCloud unveils protoype straw house
House with prefab panels infilled with straw bales could help UK meet its carbon reduction targets if used widely in housebuilding
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Kier reveals new chief executive
Head of construction Paul Sheffield will take over from John Dodds in April 2010
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Tendering activity rising says T. Clarke
Electrical engineer says it is ready to take advantage of improving markets
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Newcastle ranked UK's most sustainable city
Bristol and Brighton score highly but Hull is ranked least sustainable of UK's 20 largest cities according to survey
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MAPIC: Europe's big five report a stagnant retail sector
Despite attempts to be positive delegates admit that retail development in UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and France has dried up for the foreseeable future
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Queen's speech: what it means for construction
Proposals include: incentive for carbon capture; report on high-speed rail line to Scotland; equal rights for agency workers
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微密圈 firms face tough new bribery law
New anti-corruption bill in Queen's speech could leave construction firms open to bribery charges