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Prescott's £60,000 House Challenge: First Successful Bidders Announced

Plans for £60,000 homes have became a reality as the successful bidders for the first four sites were announced. Following tough competition from all six bidders involved at this stage, Barratt Developments plc,...

6 Nov 2005

Laser Level That Sticks To Any Surface

Introducing the STRAIT-LINE® X3, the only laser level that sticks to virtually any surface and delivers an accurate level line on two walls at once. Just stick it in place, turn it on and follow its easy-to-see line....

6 Nov 2005

Designing With Glass & Light: TGP Offers Pilkington Profilit

Technical Glass Products (TGP) is pleased to offer Pilkington Profilit™, an exciting alternative to glass block and other translucent materials for commercial and residential applications. The Pilkington Profili...

6 Nov 2005

Spotlight Homes Enters Public Markets; Quality Home Building at an Affordable Price

Spotlight Homes, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of its affordable housing solution for families in the Southeastern United States. Spotlight Homes' customers will receive housing, financing and assis...

6 Nov 2005

Builder Homesite Unveils Television Show

Builder Homesite, a consortium of 35 of the nation's largest homebuilders, announced today that they are launching a new television show to showcase new home communities and manufacturer's products. The show, ...

6 Nov 2005

Independent Research Hails LightFair International As "Must Experience" Event

Annually following the conclusion of LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL, Moore & Symons, Inc.—one of The Americas’ most identifiable independent market research firms—conducts a post-show study of LIGHTFAIR at...

6 Nov 2005

Feeding The Remodeling Frenzy - JELD-WEN Serves Up New Resources, Products To The Hot Remodeling Market

With a frenzied housing boom and median home prices skyrocketing, many homeowners have decided to take the path of fixing up, rather than trading up. As a result, companies like JELD-WEN, the world’s leading man...

6 Nov 2005

Interbuild To Showcase Software Solutions For Construction Sector

Interbuild 2006, the UK's leading construction sector exhibition, is set to feature a huge range of leading edge computer software including products from Microsoft - the world's largest IT company. The exhibi...

4 Nov 2005

Sound Insulation For Community Staircase Areas

To meet the government's housing requirements, the construction of apartment dwellings continues to increase and with it comes a new set of building regulations. One of the latest, Part E seeks to improve the comf...

4 Nov 2005

New Housing Plans Open Way For South Bank Development

National regeneration agency English Partnerships is submitting an outline planning application to build around 150 new homes in Glebe Road, Peterborough – and at the same time open up public access routes into the...

2 Nov 2005

Researchers to Present Findings on New Orleans Levee Breaches

A multi-institution research team led by geotechnical engineer Raymond Seed of the University of California (UC), Berkeley, has released preliminary findings from a study of the New Orleans levee system. Seed and his ...

2 Nov 2005

Imperial College London-BP Project To Explore Energy Savings In Cities

Imperial College London and BP today announce a £4.5 million project to research the use of energy in cities. The BP Urban Energy Systems project at Imperial will explore how money and energy could be saved in t...

2 Nov 2005

Arizona Building Systems Among Top Ten Metal Builders in the Country

Metal Construction News has awarded 7th place ranking in the tonnage category to Arizona Building Systems (ABS), a full service commercial builder established 35 years ago in the Valley. Metal Construction News publis...

2 Nov 2005

Concrete Step Into The Future

Flight simulator technology is to be applied to the precast concrete manufacturing industry in a bid to promote resource efficiency, reduce waste and encourage recycling. The move, led by the Centre for Construction I...

2 Nov 2005

Baggeridge Leading The Way With Regeneration

An ambitious regeneration programme to redevelop a former Government building site in Westminster into a mixed use scheme saw leading manufacturer Baggeridge Brick play an integral role. Three dilapidated buildings ha...

31 Oct 2005