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FeaturesIs Peter Hain right to be focusing so strongly on safety at housing and refurb sites?
Or do other sectors of the industry deserve an overhaul?
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FeaturesDoors that can withstand a 100kg bomb
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has developed a range of bomb-rated automatic doors that have been tested with a 100kg TNT explosion at 25m and 45m ranges.
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FeaturesOpen door policy
Door and window controls company Geze was founded in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1863. Since then, it has expanded and now has subsidiaries in 23 countries, including the UK, and more than 150 sales offices around the world.
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FeaturesWords from the deep
How they made it When he鈥檚 not floating around with a snorkel in his mouth, Stephen Stone is chief executive at housebuilder Crest Nicholson. He tells Lucy Handley how he rose to the top
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FeaturesEngland vs the World
Today鈥檚 construction offices are brimming with people from the world鈥檚 rugby-playing nations 鈥� which makes the ancient pastime of riling your workmate over a game so much more fun. With the Rugby World Cup kicking off tonight, England fan Tom Williams gives his tips on how to rib the opposition
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Features鈥業magine that you are on level 80 and you want a sandwich. How long will that take you?鈥�
鈥� and other logistical nightmares that might arise when you start building the tallest skyscraper in western Europe between a train station, a bus station, several busy roads and a hospital. Thomas Lane watches work finally get started on the Shard
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FeaturesIn the frame
Doors and windows Until recently, relatively few specifiers chose wood over PVCu for their windows. But, as Eleanor Cochrane reports, the arguments are now going timber鈥檚 way
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FeaturesCasement window
Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems has launched a casement window system, Comar 5P.i ECO, which it claims exceeds the requirements of the weather-tightness test in BS 6375.
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Single-point mortice lock
Roto Frank has added a single-point mortice lock to its DoorSafe range.
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Jamb anchor
Height safety and rescue specialist Capital Safety has added a door and window jamb anchor to its DBI-SALA range, which it says gives users freedom of movement while they work safely at height during construction or maintenance.
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Bay window
LB Plastics has added to its Sheerframe range with a bay window that comes in 90掳, 135掳, 150掳 and 180掳 joint options.
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Security screen
CounterShield is a security screen that closes in one second to protect public-facing staff from verbal or physical assault.
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Pocket door track-and-beam set
Royde & Tucker has added a white track-and-beam set to its Krona pocket door range.
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A-rated window
Eurocell Profiles and Haven Home Improvements have launched what they claim is one of the most cost-effective windows on the market with an A-rating for energy efficiency.
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Flood proofing
As water levels and flood risks rise across the country, Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg offers some guidance to specifiers trying to protect doors and windows
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FeaturesCan the Olympics save their jobs?
Furniture supplier Remploy needs to save 拢227m and is planning to shut 32 of its factories 鈥� a move that the TUC says would spell disaster for its largely disabled workforce. Now there鈥檚 hope that orders for seating for Olympic venues could provide a lifeline.
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FeaturesA giant leap for Foster
Star architect prepares to boldly go where no man has gone before 鈥�