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IHS alters growth forecasts for EMEA access control market

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Market researchers at IHS have recently revised their growth forecasts for the EMEA access control market, according to a news report. According to market researchers at IHS, the combined compound annual growth rate (CAGR) forecast for 2014 through 2019 in Germany, Russia, United Kingdom and France changed only slightly from 5.3 percent to 5.4 percent. […]

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Employers in the construction segment urged to check CSCS cards electronically

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The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have revoked 4,615 cards, following investigations into fraudulent activity at five test centres, the CSCS has just revealed. CSCS is committed to safety and works with CITB, the British Safety Council and others to verify that individuals have achieved the required qualifications […]

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Access control on the menu for future Science Centre in Cambridge

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Implementing a modern, fully integrated access control system is really a must for any modern research facility, such as the future £25 million science centre that is set to be built at Anglia Ruskin University’s Cambridge Campus. The new 7,900 sq m facility to be built by Morgan Sindall will combine teaching, postgraduate and staff […]

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New £10m School to be built in Poundbury, Dorset

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A new £10 million school is set to be built in Poundbury, Dorset, for Damers First School which will relocate on the premises from Dorchester in a move that will expand its capacity from 450 to 600 pupils, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

Building work is expected to be finished in December 2016, with pupils and staff moving into the new building in spring 2017.

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Plans for Birmingham University expansions officially approved

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Plans to develop a new 10,500m3 building at the Birmingham University’s City South Campus on Westbourne Road have been approved by city planners, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

The £41 million development will form part of the University’s investment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and will also enable the relocation of the University’s School of Education, consolidating the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences on to one site.

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Police force launches fresh campaign to bolster building site security

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A police force has launched a new campaign aimed at deterring building site burglars by marking valuable tools and plant kit in a manner that will make them impossible to sell on, a recent news report has revealed.

York Police officers have attended property marking sessions at several local sites and are now inviting firms in York to get in touch so their equipment can also be security marked and registered.

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Nine new prisons set to be built across the UK

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The UK government will build nine new prisons in England and Wales as part of Chancellor George Osbourne’s spending review, a recent news source has been able to reveal.

A total of five prisons are scheduled to be built by 2020, with cash for the £3bn building programme being generated through closing Victorian jails in city centre locations and selling the sites for new housing.

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