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diary dates

Oct. 1, 2003

October

products

Oct. 1, 2003

Bricks and blocks

Design driven

Oct. 1, 2003

More thought than ever is going into driveways and landscaping, in response to consumers’ growing awareness of design possibilities. Suppliers are responding w…

Solid choices

Oct. 1, 2003

Andrew Leech finds “the stuff of building” - concrete, cement, mortar and stone - is undergoing a period of adaptation and innovation, leading to improved desi…

Style gurus

Oct. 1, 2003

Have traditional brick and block manufacturers entered the brave new world of prefabrication? Tim Palmer finds out and reports on how new block styles are help…

Rock stars

Oct. 1, 2003

In May Chris Johnson’s Propan Homes bought Honeygrove and assumed its name. Steve Menary visits the firm’s Rock House development in Maidstone to talk to him a…

Appeal limit

Oct. 1, 2003

I have heard that the loss of sub-sale relief from stamp duty in the new Finance Act won’t affect part exchange acquisitions by housebuilders. Is this correct?

In agreement

Oct. 1, 2003

Ever changing regulations and the drive for new building techniques mean that manufacturers increasingly need new BBA certificates, making life ever busier for…

hot seat

Oct. 1, 2003

[MMC-IMG=272-A=Left]Jacky Banyard, sales and marketing director of Cala Homes (Yorkshire), made the career move from bringing up two strapping boys to selling …