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Product round up

July 1, 2003

Roofing

Material whirl

July 1, 2003

Roofing materials play a key role when it comes to the potential success of a planning application. Blending in with the surrounding area is the name of the ga…

European drain brains

July 1, 2003

As the storm clouds gather Andrew Leech finds that drainage is in for some stringent measures, and that sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) could yet com…

Ground heroes

July 1, 2003

The government’s drive to build more houses on brownfield sites which often require complex remediation work is good news for the groundworks sector. Tim Palme…

Park strife

July 1, 2003

Housebuilder’s legal team from Campbell Hooper - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder - discuss overage payment calculations, time e…

[MMC-IMG=99-A=Right] HOT SEAT

July 1, 2003

Lynne Whiteman, group sales and marketing director at Antler Homes, is the former Concorde air stewardess who went on to became a high flyer in housebuilding

Urban revival

July 1, 2003

Tom Bloxham was into urban regeneration well before it was fashionable, sparking the Manchester revival. The co-founder of Urban Splash tells Allison Heller wh…

[MMC-IMG=98-A=Right]Northern star

July 1, 2003

Revitalising our northern cities may hold the key to easing the housing crisis, and the regeneration of Manchester is a model of success. Allison Heller learns…

Diary dates

July 1, 2003

July

[MMC-IMG=114-A=Right] The WALRUS

July 1, 2003

Is Wayne Hemingway the industry’s messiah, or just a very naughty boy. Just ask Mrs Walrus