Quality on a shoestring

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The UK multidisciplinary design consultancy Aukett has completed a commission in the Chipshol Park business park in Amsterdam, Holland for the Dutch developer Pieter Poot. The park is a 10, 000 metre squared automation centre for the Dutch national airline KLM costing 350 million pounds sterling. Poot aims to make the park Europe's top business park. Aukett's brief was a develop and construct contract with emphasis on low costs. All drawings were done in London. Aukett has received 3 more commissions for buildings within the park and 4 other projects within Holland.

Contracts, Business parks, Aukett Associates PLC

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From factory to Hackney

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Housing charity Peabody Trust is building the UK's first-ever multistorey prefabricated housing development in Hackney, London. The five-storey apartment block is manufactured and fitted out by Portakabin's sister company Yorkon at its York, England, factory and the modules are transported to London to be installed in their final positions on concrete bases. The erection of the first 35 modules took just five days.

Construction industry, Usage, Product information, Housing, Hackney, England, Modular construction, Prefabricated buildings, Yorkon

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Court favourite

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Croydon's town hall, built in 1896, has recently been converted into a 30 million pounds sterling multifunctional civic and cultural centre. This has been widely welcomed as a departure from the town's modern and unattractive office blocks. The redevelopment includes modern features, ensuring that it meets the civic, educational and cultural needs of modern life in Croydon.

Maintenance and repair, City halls

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