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Christmas quiz
Simply answer the Walrus’ 15 questions on the people and issues who informed and entertained us in this year’s Housebuilder magazine, fill in the form on page 36, nominate your housebuilding personality of 2003 and fax it back to us.
products
<h2>Phenolic products</h5> Kingspan Insulation’s Kooltherm rigid phenolic insulation products for walls, floors and roofs will be zero ODP from January 1 2004. Kooltherm boards can achieve U-values of 0.22, and have good fire rating and moisture resistant
Bespoke system
Timber Frame Solutions’ bespoke framing system was used in the construction of George Wimpey’s Time Square development of 76 homes in Headingly.
Prefabricate and automate or die
Mega expansion plan means doubling capacity
In the frame for growth
Century Homes will be the world leader in timber frame technology if chief executive Gerry McCaughey’s ambitions go to plan. Allison Heller finds out what’s cooking in the company’s high-tech Monaghan plant
Kitchens and bathrooms in a pod
Closed panel systems and prefabricated pods are now being produced by a number of innovative manufacturers, including Westbury’s Space 4 operation, Stewart Milne, Century Homes and Taylor Lane.
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