Dec12th
Friday, December 12th, 2008
Nobody can read every issue of Buildingtalk and I’m sure many of you will wonder if you missed anything essential in an issue you didn’t have time to read thoroughly. So here we reprise the 20 items that attracted most reader interest during this year. Many of you will already have requested the catalogues, brochures, datasheets and CDs listed. But for those of you who missed them, here is your opportunity to make up for it now. (more…)
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Dec5th
Friday, December 5th, 2008
Balfour Beatty has a strong heritage in the nuclear sector, going back over 50 years, so it is good news that they partnering with others to deliver the first of a fleet of EPR nuclear reactors destined to be built in the UK. What a pity that we lost so much ground over the past generation by having our nuclear industry emasculated by a reactionary green lobby and weak governments. It has resulted in high energy costs, foreign oil and gas dependency, high carbon emissions and lost jobs. France had a less hysterical and more scientific response to nuclear energy issues. Their far-sighted vision has given them a thriving industry that is pitching for contracts around the world including China, India and the Middle East, as well as France benefiting from low-cost, low-carbon domestic energy production. (more…)
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