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NewsContractors applaud faster HS2 delivery plan
But lawyer warns starting the second phase of the line three years early may not be possible
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NewsConstruction grows 1.8% in January
But growth in final quarter has been revised down to a 0.2% fall and overall recovery remains ‘patchy’
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NewsMPs tell blacklisting firms to pay compensation
MPs investigating blacklisting say firms must make amends or face being barred from public work
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NewsBalfour Beatty predicts ‘gentle’ recovery in 2014
Chief executive of Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK describes 2013 as a ‘disappointing’ year
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NewsCapita team wins £400m job to run the defence estate
Consultant to lead consortium that will manage over £10bn of Ministry of Defence construction contracts
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NewsBouygues to build London’s first Passivhaus School
Contractor wins £5m revamp of Tower Hamlets school
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NewsProblem jobs drag Miller construction into the red
But sharp jump in revenue and strong order book signals business is on track for improved performance
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NewsScape reveals new £1bn infrastructure framework
Exclusive: New framework will be awarded to single contractor and will focus on flood defence and other civils projects
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NewsSite supervisor dies on DLR project
Contractor Clancy Docwra confirms that a site supervisor has been killed on its Docklands Light Railway project in Stratford
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NewsSix strong shortlist for next phase of Olympic homes
Six developers have been shortlisted for the next housing schemes to be built on the Olympic park in east London.
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NewsMace and Kier hit out at project bank accounts
Bosses warn main contractors will hike their prices if clients demand they use project bank accounts to pay their supply chain
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NewsCampaigners call for safety crack down
Call for renewed focus on health and safety after two deaths and a serious injury on London construction sites last week
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NewsQueen’s stonemason falls into administration
Administrator IRL confirms firm that worked on Buckingham Palace is in administration
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NewsCarillion JV wins £87m Oxford-London rail job
Joint venture between Carillion and Buckingham Group to build new line between London and Oxford
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NewsCostain wins £150m Crossrail job
Costain has won a £150m contract to build the infrastructure and stations for the Crossrail between Stratford in East London and Shenfield, in Essex
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NewsKier wins £45m Cheltenham racecourse job
Kier was won the job to build a £45m grandstand at Cheltenham Racecourse
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NewsBalfour Beatty reshuffles UK finance team
Balfour Beatty has appointed a senior G4S manager as its new finance boss in the UK
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NewsMorgan Sindall bags £30m Canada House revamp
Firm’s fit-out arm Overbury wins job to revamp home of Canadian High Commission
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NewsOlympic village handover faces further delay
Exclusive: Conversion of athletes’ accommodation into residential properties running three months behind schedule
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NewsGalliford Try faces £700k claim over office ‘leaks’
Contractor’s subsidiary accused of building “defectively designed and constructed” office blocks