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Lords spanner in planning works

April 1, 2004

<MMC-TINTED 300 align=right> <b>Codes central to design conference</b> This year’s national HBF design conference will focus on design codes, the government’s favoured option for streamlining large planning applications,. Speakers will include ODPM’s head

...and push for improved new home finish

April 1, 2004

NHBC is calling on housebuilders to make further improvements on new home finishes to improve industry <MMC-CAPTION 300 align=right> [MMC-IMG=557-A=Right] Persimmon is introducing a programme to train site mangers of the future. Group chief executive John

NHBC to investigate customer satisfaction...

April 1, 2004

NHBC has launched a new research project to assess the level of customer satisfaction among new home buyers.

Appointments

April 1, 2004

<b>Country && Metropolitan Homes</b>

Greenfield use is inevitable insists Savills

April 1, 2004

FPDSavills head of mixed development research Yolande Barnes has warned that the use of greenfield land for housing is inevitable in light of the current shortage. “Since the 1990s, greenfield land supply has gone down by a third; it has fallen off a clif

Green is the new red on CML

April 1, 2004

It was billed as the biggest industry shake up for decades. Few would deny that “a head in the sand” attitude was simply not an option. As it reaches its first anniversary, Housebuilder reports on the CML initiative - the industry response to it and wheth

Halls 9 && 17

April 1, 2004

<b>Speed police</b> Visitors are unlikely to forget Commercial Vehicle Direct’s first visit to Interbuild. CVD “policewomen” will be patrolling the stand promoting the company’s low cost insurance products. Anyone caught speeding past the stand will be pu

Showtime

April 1, 2004

Our Interbuild preview starts with an overview of the key aspects of the show and tips for getting the most out of your time at the NEC

The Walrus

April 1, 2004

The Walrus reveals his age with Wilde speculation over the contribution a procession of 1980s pop stars could make to boosting housebuilders’ marketing strategies

Hall 6

April 1, 2004

<b>Pioneering sliding sash</b>