The most complex part of the build was etching the printed circuit boards that spotted when a body part or the tongs touched the live edges of the hole it was in, said Mr Lang.

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The mother of a man whose body was found in large drifts of snow in Lancashire said his death has "left a large hole" in his family's lives.

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Here was this big hole in the ground--fire coming out of the ground, buildings like stubs, body parts being carried out by firefighters and police officers.

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What began with hopes of rescue turned into a body recovery operation after monitoring equipment failed to detect any signs that Jeff Bush survived the fall into the hole, according the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

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"The huge cuts to public spending - 25% in public sector housing and 24% in public non-housing and with a further 10% cuts to both anticipated for 2013 - have left a hole too big for other sectors to fill, " said Judy Lowe, deputy chairman of industry body CITB-ConstructionSkills, said.

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