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Corrie Owens @perridcorrie

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Waitrose to trial ‘invisible’ doors theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Waitrose to trial 'invisible' doors

Formula One motor racing technology is being introduced to the building sector by the grocery chain Waitrose.

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Capital Concrete adds Cemfree silos theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Capital Concrete adds Cemfree silos

Concrete supplier Capital Concrete is stocking a low carbon alternative to traditional ordinary Portland cement.

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Mild winter lifts builders’ merchant sales theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Mild winter lifts builders' merchant sales

Sales at UK builders’ merchant stores were up by 5.9% in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the same period in 2018.

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Construction suppliers report positive trading theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Construction suppliers report positive trading

While the government is in turmoil and economic uncertainty surrounds the UK economy, domestic suppliers to the construction industry seem to be coping just fine.

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Army gets behind new portable bridge system theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Army gets behind new portable bridge system

The inventor of a new portable bridging system is working on his first military order.

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Upbeat trading statement from Marshalls theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Upbeat trading statement from Marshalls

Like-for-like revenue at building products firm Marshalls is up 13% so far this year with trading conditions described as strong.

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Heathrow Hub appeals High Court judgment theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Heathrow Hub appeals High Court judgment

The legal battle over the expansion of Heathrow Airport continues despite last week’s High Court ruling against opponents of the scheme.

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Further growth for UK brick production theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Further growth for UK brick production

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show UK brick manufacturing continuing to rise, easing concerns about product shortages.

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High Court throws out Heathrow expansion complaints theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

High Court throws out Heathrow expansion complaints

The government has expressed delight at the High Court’s decision to uphold its Airports National Policy Statement but opponents of construction of a third Heathrow runway say that the battle...

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From quarry to nature reserve theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

From quarry to nature reserve

A working quarry near Ripon in North Yorkshire has been transformed into a new wetland wildlife sanctuary.

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Hospital finally opens after solving flammable insulation problems theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Hospital finally opens after solving flammable insulation problems

The new Royal Papworth Hospital is finally ready to admit its first patients this week after the installation of non-combustible insulation.

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Recticel rejects Kingspan takeover bid theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Recticel rejects Kingspan takeover bid

Belgian manufacturer Recticel has turned down an unsolicited takeover bid from Kingspan for its insulation and flexible foams divisions.

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Village builders choose German helmets theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Village builders choose German helmets

Site managers on a house-building site in an Oxfordshire village are among the first construction workers in the UK to use a new type of hard hat imported from Germany.

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Niftylift wins the doublde double in Queen’s Awards theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Niftylift wins the double double in Queen’s Awards

Companies from across the construction supply chain are well represented among the 201 winners of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2019.

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Kingspan pitches to take over Recticel insulation boards theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Kingspan pitches to take over Recticel insulation boards

Irish building panels manufacturer Kingspan is looking to consolidate its position in the insulation board market by taking over the insulation division of Belgian manufacturer Recticel.

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Tarmac provides high-vis maternity PPE theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Tarmac provides high-vis maternity wear

Tarmac is providing pregnant employees with specialist maternity protective clothing to support them continuing to work safely.

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SigmaRoc moves into Welsh quarry group theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

SigmaRoc moves into Welsh quarry group

SigmaRoc has acquired a 40% stake in South Wales quarrying group GD Harries & Sons (GDH) and agreed terms for complete takeover next year.

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Desford brick factory to be biggest in Europe theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Desford brick factory to be biggest in Europe

Brick producer Forterra has secured planning consent for a £95m project to double production capacity at its Desford plant in Leicestershire.

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Sheffield gets new ready mix plant theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

Sheffield gets new ready mix plant

Aggregate Industries has opened a high-capacity ready mix concrete plant on the outskirts of Sheffield.

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New case muddies the water on smash-and-grab adjudications theconstructionindex.co.uk/n…

New case muddies the water on smash-and-grab adjudications

A landmark legal judgment expected to deter ‘smash-and-grab adjudications’ in construction has been complicated by a new ruling – but those involved in financial disputes should still pay promptly,...

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