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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Birchall fit out largest modular healthcare scheme</title>
      <description>Leading building engineering provider Birchall has installed the mechanical services for the UK's largest modular healthcare scheme.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Integral new fire division win IFEDA accreditation</title>
      <description>Newest division of Integral, supplier of property maintenance services, has secured full membership of IFEDA (Independent Fire Engineering and Distributors Association).</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Integral UK</category>
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      <title>Scheme recognises quality new home developers</title>
      <description>Inspector Home, the UK's leading independent new home snagging service, is to launch its accreditation scheme.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Inspector Home</category>
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      <title>OFT implicate 112 companies in bid-rigging </title>
      <description>Following allegations from the OFT implicating 112 construction companies in bid-rigging practices, Nickleby's Closed Shop? report findings bring some light to the issue.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Nickleby FM</category>
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      <title>Integral and OCS in 'win-win' MandE transfer</title>
      <description>Leading property maintenance and support services companies Integral UK and OCS Group announce Integral's acquisition of the MandE division of OCS Engineering.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Strategic teams up with Barclays ventures</title>
      <description>Strategic Team Group, announces that Barclays Ventures has funded a shareholder reconstruction of the business in a deal worth over GBP11 million.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Strategic Team Group (STG)</category>
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      <title>Integral and Travis Perkins a winning partnership</title>
      <description>Travis Perkins dedicated warehouse in Bootle, Liverpool will supply all the products needed by Integral's Merseyside team, including timber, plumbing, heating, kitchen, and bathroom products.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Integral UK</category>
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      <title>ProTen Services assistance after UK earthquake</title>
      <description>ProTen Services have the experience and capability to quickly and effectively stabilise structural damage to properties.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ProTen Services</category>
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      <title>New concept garden centres for Wyevale</title>
      <description>Silcock Dawson appointed to support Wyevale Garden Centre expansion programme that will not only see new centres built nationwide, but also the development of a new concept Garden Centre of the Future</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Silcock Dawson &amp; Partners</category>
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      <title>Skerritt win GBP18.2m prison contracts</title>
      <description>Leading building services specialist Skerritt has won contracts worth GBP18.2m to supply services at HMP Nottingham and HMP Swaleside in Kent.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Skerritt</category>
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      <title>Ian Williams warn landlords about fire risks</title>
      <description>Thousands of properties across the UK could be falling short of strict new fire safety standards, because of the often unrecognised hazard presented by painted walls and ceilings.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
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      <title>Integral wins nine year tenure for DARA</title>
      <description>Integral win three year contract worth to provide MandE services on the Defence Aviation Repair Agency's (DARA) Sealand site at Queensferry, North Wales.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Integral UK</category>
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      <title>Invision to create surge in Waterfall</title>
      <description>Invision UK are distributing the acclaimed and exquisite hi-end audio products from Waterfall Audio.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invision UK </category>
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      <title>STG completes GBP700K warehouse conversion</title>
      <description>Strategic Team Group announces completion of GBP700k refurbishment project at Olympia Trading Estate, Gelderd Road, Leeds.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Strategic Team Group (STG)</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/stj/stj121.html</link>
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      <title>New position to help schools manage buildings</title>
      <description>Property services expert Ian Williams is piloting a new service designed to help schools properly maintain their buildings.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
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      <title>Protim Services changes name to ProTen Services</title>
      <description>Protim Services, the leading timber and damp control specialists, has changed its name to ProTen Services.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ProTen Services</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/pej/pej100.html</link>
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      <title>Silcock Dawson launch EPC service offering</title>
      <description>Silcock Dawson launched range of services covering all aspects of regulations to provide Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), including the reporting of recommendations for improvements.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Silcock Dawson &amp; Partners</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/siu/siu104.html</link>
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      <title>Birchall supplies 'greens' for biggest UK building</title>
      <description>Leading building services engineering specialist Birchall has fitted out the UK's largest building with the latest energy saving services.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pastels colours for student accommodation</title>
      <description>Building services expert Ian Williams has just completed the five-week project to paint the outside of the Talybont South halls of residence.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
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      <title>Council partnering agreement on building works</title>
      <description>Reading Borough Council has entered into a partnering agreement with property services expert Ian Williams to help provide maintenance work on its homes.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
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      <title>Invision UK shed new iLight on control</title>
      <description>New plug and play driver allows for easy integration with NetStreams DigiLinX multi-room audio and control system.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invision UK </category>
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      <title>100th building demolished for Army accommodation</title>
      <description>Disused power station on Tidworth Garrison became the 100th building to be demolished by Aspire Defence as part of Project Allenby/Connaught.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Trimedia HC</category>
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      <title>Teign Housing partnership with Ian Williams</title>
      <description>The contract, worth GBP1.2m per annum, will see Ian Williams take responsibility for responsive repairs and void works to association's 3,500 homes.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
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      <title>Painting the town green</title>
      <description>Communities in East London are getting a helping hand with their decorating thanks to property service specialist Ian Williams</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
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      <title>Edinburgh growth for Ross and Liddell</title>
      <description>Ross and Liddell, the property services specialist, has appointed Nic Mayall as senior manager in its burgeoning Edinburgh office.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ross + Liddell</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/rod/rod116.html</link>
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      <title>Integral UK reveals record year of growth</title>
      <description>Latest annual report and accounts from fast-growing Integral UK underlines its position as Britain's largest independent provider of nationwide property maintenance services.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Integral UK</category>
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      <title>Emcor completes contract with News International</title>
      <description>Emcor has finished a major project with News International worth in excess of GBP15 million to supply and install mechanical and electrical services for five new state of the art printing presses.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emcor (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/emu/emu108.html</link>
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      <title>Ultra bright signage solution</title>
      <description>Award-winning sign designers Signbox officially launched their latest LED sign fixing, Lumos2 at 100% Design, Earls Court.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Signbox</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/sib/sib105.html</link>
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      <title>Modern renovation safeguards historic styling</title>
      <description>Grade II-listed Grove House, in Cornwallis Grove, Clifton, is being converted into 14 one and two-bedroom apartments by Chamberlain, the construction arm of Ian Williams.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/ian/ian158.html</link>
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      <title>New scheme to equip former homeless people </title>
      <description>On the scheme, run by Shelter and FM company Ian Williams, 12 former homeless people are taught essential house maintenance skills, like plumbing, tiling and painting, as part of a 10-week course.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/ian/ian157.html</link>
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      <title>Ian Williams new general manager for London </title>
      <description>Property service specialist Ian Williams has employed Charlotte Bent to lead its work with housing association, local authority and commercial clients in the London area.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ian Williams</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/ian/ian156.html</link>
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      <title>When '24hr services' actually means service 24hrs</title>
      <description>Latest acquisition by The Deritend Group really does mean round-the-clock engineering and this can make all the difference in today's pressurised manufacturing and service economy</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Deritend Group</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/dei/dei104.html</link>
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      <title>Streamlined plant management</title>
      <description>Leading UK construction company is making substantial savings on plant hire costs, as well as improving efficiencies, with the help of Plant Manager software from Integrated fm.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Integrated fm</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/imq/imq101.html</link>
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      <title>Avebury bolster its land buying service</title>
      <description>Integrated construction consultancy Avebury has appointed a Development Manager to further boost its land buying services to clients.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Avebury International</category>
      <link>http://www.buildingtalk.com/news/ave/ave106.html</link>
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      <title>End-to-end plant management with Plant Manager</title>
      <description>Plant Manager enables more efficient management of plant on sites, with significant reductions in costs, by providing a full audit trail of each item of plant.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Integrated fm</category>
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