March 2015

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  1. £391m Loss for Balfour Beatty's Construction Division

    £391m Loss for Balfour Beatty's Construction Division

    Balfour Beatty has announced the extent of financial problems affecting its construction arm, claiming a trading loss of £391 million for 2014. This dreadful slump has had a significant knock on effect on Balfour Beatty as a whole, resulting in a £59 million loss on the company’s £8.4 billion turnover last year. Under new management […]

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  2. Epic Buildings: Alfriston Swimming Pool

    Epic Buildings: Alfriston Swimming Pool

    Nominated for the Building Awards Small Project of the Year 2015, Alfriston Swimming Pool, designed by Duggan Morris Architects, is an imaginative construction. Built to house a new swimming pool for Alfriston School, a state-funded facility for girls aged 11-16 with moderate learning difficulties, this striking creation melds the beautiful with the functional, resulting in an extraordinary space […]

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  3. DIY Hacks of The Week: Pendant Knives & Pallet Projects

    DIY Hacks of The Week: Pendant Knives & Pallet Projects

    Hello! Welcome back to another fortnight full of practical projects to get stuck into! With the weather looking a little more spring like, you have the perfect excuse to get out in the garden and down to the shed to create something cracking. Why not make… A folding pendant knife A pallet coffee table A pallet laptop […]

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  4. Limited Company vs. Sole Trader: Which is right for you?

    Limited Company vs. Sole Trader: Which is right for you?

    Congratulations! You’re ready to go solo and embark on a career that you’ve built with your own two hands. But setting up as a self employed tradesperson can feel like a daunting prospect if it’s your first time around the block. From accounts and insurance, to taxation, it can feel like there’s a whole heap of stuff you […]

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  5. GB Building Poised to Go Into Administration

    GB Building Poised to Go Into Administration

    Construction and development solutions provider GB Building is poised to enter administration after a select set of staff were informed that the company has filed a notice of intention to go into administration. Top and mid-level staff, alongside the company’s securities teams were told of the impending issue on Wednesday 4th March. Security staff began securing a number of […]

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  6. Industry Leader Claims Building Cost Rises Have Peaked

    Industry Leader Claims Building Cost Rises Have Peaked

    There may be renewed cause for optimism in the construction sector this month as the UK’s second largest house builder, Taylor Wimpey, claims that the difficult building cost rises, which saw costs burgeon by 5% last year, may have finally hit their peak. This week, Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern announced impressive annual profits […]

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  7. Epic Buildings: Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics

    Epic Buildings: Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics

    Shortlisted for the 2015 Building Magazine Project of the Year and the Riba Stirling Prize, the London School of Economics’ (LSE) new Saw Swee Hock student centre is a redbrick university building with a twist. Well, more than a twist… This incredible, angular building is the multi-faceted and incredibly textural creation of Irish architects O’Donnell + Tuomey, working […]

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  8. DIY Hacks of The Week: Rustic tables & A frame doll houses

    DIY Hacks of The Week: Rustic tables & A frame doll houses

    Hello practical sorts! From tables and chairs, to candles and doll houses, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite craft projects of the fortnight to give you something great to make this weekend. Roll up your sleeves and make: • A rustic table • Beer bottle candle holders • One board chairs • An A frame dolls […]

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