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Latest construction appointments - 22 January 2010
Apollo Group has appointed Mark Speed contracts manager in its Welsh office
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Super-mosque plan fails
Plans to build Britain’s biggest mosque have collapsed after the group proposing the scheme failed to present a masterplan on time
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Land Secs restarts £240m of London jobs
Mace, Sir Robert McAlpine and Wates have won three large London jobs that are to be restarted this year by Land Securities
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NewsMasdar delay: Foster + Partners' college
Foster + Partners’ Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi, which was meant to be finished last year, is now aiming to open by September
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News2009 was the worst year for housing since the fifties
NHBC figures show that registrations and sales fell about 20% – even on 2008’s disastrous levels
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions December 2009
The monthly figures show some good news – private registrations are up 130% on last year
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Styles & Woods chief leaves
Steve Wilton, the chief operating officer of retail specialist Styles & Wood has left the firm, according to documents filed at Companies House
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Construction’s failure rate
Construction firms accounted for 21% of all businesses going into administration in 2009, according to accountancy firm Deloitte
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Kier promotes Bowcott
Kier has appointed Steve Bowcott as managing director of its construction division
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NewsAukett to get £1m from Halabi
Nicholas Thompson, chief executive of architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, has said developer Simon Halabi may be forced to pay it more than £1m after their legal row
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Wates has a happy Christmas with a flurry of contract wins
Business barometer Contractor takes the lion’s share of building work as Bam cashes in on civils
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NewsNew homes: a rogues' gallery
Design for Home's David Birkbeck has compiled a picture gallery of poorly designed UK housing. Prepare to be depressed …
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NewsGovernment to miss 2010 Decent Homes target by a decade
Study reveals that many of over 300,000 homes still unrepaired will not be improved at all
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News'Prompt action' to cut payroll maintains T&T's profit
Turner & Townsend makes £10m return despite turnover fall
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NewsMortgage lending fell 43% last year
Latest figures show lending of £143.7bn in 2009 exceeded expectations despite dramatic drop from 2008 levels
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NewsTaylor Wimpey may demerge US arm
Housebuilder examines options for floating north American business to raise £600m
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News2009 was the worst year for housing since the fifties
NHBC figures show that registrations and sales fell about 20% – even on 2008’s disastrous levels
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NewsRICS calls for strict standards in Haiti rebuild
Surveyor body in talks with government of earthquake-hit country to ensure rebuild will provide quality housing
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NewsFirms reduced late payments in 2009
Late bills were settled two and a half days more quickly by end of the year
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NewsDemand rises for London office space
First upward trend since 2007 sees more demand for office space and industrial property