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June 1, 2003

<h2>Insulation</h2>

The big push

June 1, 2003

Andrew Leech finds that there’s a strong case for both timber and concrete floors with both sectors pushing forward with technological innovations that are improving structural integrity and even on-site safety

Tricks of the trade

June 1, 2003

Developers are using a growing array of tools to sell their new homes. Tim Palmer finds that creative marketing techniques such as virtual developments and studios filled with finishing options are becoming just as important as well trained sales staff an

greenfield...

June 1, 2003

<b>Don’t throw those bidding spears at me</b> There is no sign yet of a young Michael Caine and his fellow South Wales Borderers behind the sandbags at Rialto Homes’ HQ building - but the Zulus are beating their shields for one final terrifying charge acr

Comment from the editor

June 1, 2003

<b>A kick in the Europhiles</b></b> It can be frustrating being a Europhile in modern Britain. Every time you make headway with considered arguments about investment opportunities, single market benefits and a cosmopolitan future for Britain, the European

Thermal task

June 1, 2003

Andrew Leech reports that while the insulation industry is heavily involved in designing robust acoustic insulation constructions for Part E of the Building Regs, the arrival of a new CPD directive on thermal insulation testing is no cause for immediate c

Under cover

June 1, 2003

The popularity of solid or engineered timber flooring continues to surpass that of a range of other floor coverings on the market, finds Andrew Leech.

legal FAQs

June 1, 2003

Housebuilder’s legal team from Campbell Hooper - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Susan Hawker - explains the usefulness of performance bonds, what “practical completion” really means, and how to handle a misguided planner

Bridport, Dorset - Churchill Retirement Living

June 1, 2003

The McCarthy boys are looking to take on their dad’s firm and make real in-roads into the retirement market. Steve Menary on some of the first steps of Churchill at Bridport