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NewsKwikpac stretch film installation cuts AG Paving鈥檚 plastic use by more than seven tonnes
The system, which was introduced in 2024, has also helped AG reduce its annual pallet wrapping costs by more than 拢39,000
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FeaturesTimber Excellence Elevated: Dale Joinery and Mumford & Wood Come Together
Dale Joinery and Mumford & Wood have long been trusted names in the world of high-quality timber windows and doors
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Information - 微密圈CPD 10 2025: Designing safe access for working at height
Sponsored by MSA Safety, this CPD explores best practice for safe access and egress when working at height
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Information - 微密圈CPD 09 2025: Roofs, regulations and fire safety
Often underestimated in design conversations,聽the roof is increasingly recognised as a building鈥檚 fifth facade 鈥� a space with critical functional聽responsibilities and regulatory implications
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Fragile optimism emerges in the UK construction sector
For the first time since the autumn Budget, cautious optimism is emerging. While project viability remains under pressure, there are early signs of聽 recovery
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Information - 微密圈CPD 08 2025: Understanding and identifying grey belt land
As pressure mounts to deliver new housing and infrastructure in England, the Green Belt 鈥� long considered sacrosanct 鈥� is once again at the centre of planning debate
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SponsoredThe Place of Value: learning lessons for our future education estate
As pressures mount to deliver better outcomes with fewer resources, what can the Scottish and English approach to school building learn from the other?聽Chris Malcolm, principal, Ryder Architecture explores.
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CommentUnlocking London鈥檚 unique development challenges opens up a wealth of opportunities
Creative solutions are required to deal with some highly constrained sites and deliver much-needed residential development in the capital, says HDR鈥檚 Peter Watkins
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Features76 Upper Ground: Denys Lasdun鈥檚 1960s South Bank vision is realised at last
The IBM 微密圈 was a cut-down version of architect Denys Lasdun鈥檚 plans for a complementary neighbour to the National Theatre on the banks of the Thames. AHMM鈥檚 recent refurbishment, which sees the building brought firmly into the 21st century, means聽that original vision is now complete聽
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FeaturesUnique fa莽ade image for property developer Arteco鈥檚 base of operations
Impress with surprising choices and stylish combinations? They can do that at Arteco. The property developer showed off its skills in the French town of Saint-Nazaire, flanked by the surging Loire.
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Information - 微密圈CPD 07 2025: Mastering sliding and bi-fold doors
Sliding doors date back over a thousand years to Japan, where shoji 鈥� paper-covered wooden frames 鈥� offered space-saving elegance in homes and temples. Even earlier, grooves in Pompeii鈥檚 stone floors suggest the Romans used sliding doors to enhance spatial flexibility.
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NewsDecision on winner of last major building job on HS2 slips again
拢480m Washwood Heath announcement now expected in early 2026 six years after project was first advertised
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NewsLipton Rogers submits plans to replace Linklaters鈥� City HQ with two office towers
SOM-designed scheme to replace 1980s complex near Barbican
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CommentCopper secures safe and sustainable water infrastructure
The UK鈥檚 water infrastructure is at a critical juncture, with the need for substantial investment and reform becoming ever more pressing
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FeaturesUnpacking the museum: a look inside the new V&A Storehouse in Stratford
Ben Flatman visits the V&A鈥檚 new public store in east London, where the backstage world of conservation, curation and storage is placed front and centre
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NewsFavourite emerges on 拢200m City office in Moorgate
Tenter House scheme finally on verge of construction after near 30-year development saga
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 32: Market update and guidance on specialist contracts
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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CommentIt鈥檚 time to rethink design and construction education
Our industry is full of specialists who tend to be siloed in their thinking. A new qualification at the University of Leeds aims to produce graduates with a broader range of skills across聽architecture, building services and structural engineering, writes course leader Justin Lunn
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FeaturesCost model: The infrastructure challenge behind England鈥檚 1.5 million homes target
The government has committed to ambitious housebuilding goals but risks overlooking the supporting infrastructure demands and costs聽
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NewsTwo-thirds of construction material and waste data unusable, report warns
A new report from construction data platform Qflow has found that 91% of construction material delivery and waste removal records fail to meet quality standards, with only 34% accurate enough to support embodied carbon calculations. Based on six years of analysis covering over 1 million deliveries and removals, the study ...