Trial by fire
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Fire destroyed the upper floors of office blocks at Basingstoke, England in Mar 1991. The buildings, owned by Digital Corp.,had been designed to comply with the Building Regulations and fitted with sprinklers. However, the fire spread despite all precautions and the case calls into question the effectiveness of current regulations. Poor installation and detailing together with lack of consideration of the needs of the fire brigade are thought to have been responsible for the spread of the fire.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1992
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Capital injection
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US Security Capital purchased UK property developer Akeler Developments in 1998, and expects to increase construction investment from 50 million pounds sterling in 1998 to between 100 million pounds sterling and 200 million pounds sterling during 1999. Security Capital will invest a total of 950 million pounds sterling on building developments both on the Continent and in the UK up to the year 2002. Akeler Developments' main consultant is Aukett Associates which undertakes 95% of commissions.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1998
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Welcome to the pleasure dome: construction companies looking for work could soon find themselves drawn towards a new form of family entertainment venue: the leisure box
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Leisure boxes, or family entertainment centres, are becoming popular and for contractors the new trend is generating many multi million pound contracts. The sector is divided into building shells or fit-outs. Building shells are provided and space is then let to operators. There are technical demands linked with fitting out entertaiment options, which are becoming more sophisticated. Leisure boxes are also being scrutinised by planners.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1996
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