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NewsStaff leave Speedy after £5m accounting blackhole
Plant hire firm will incur a £2.7m hit on profit this year after issues in its international division
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NewsRussia and UAE exits pull Waterman into the red
Engineer takes £1.7m hit from winding down two divisions, but firm’s underlying performance improves
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FeaturesSketch of the week: It wouldn't happen in Rome
In the first of a new series Ike Ijeh takes a satirical look at London’s incoherent approach to tall buildings
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FeaturesCRASH: Team Effort
Meet two charities CRASH supports: one for people in inner London recovering from addiction, the other supporting a community living in a former convent in Brighton
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CommentCRASH: A unique charity
In CRASH, the industry has a ready-made vehicle to enable it to help
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NewsKier knocks £45m off May Gurney assets
Firm reassesses value of loss-making waste collection contracts
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NewsCapita’s property business doubles profit
Former Capita Symonds division enjoys strong first year as Capita Property and Infrastructure
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NewsInterserve strikes £250m deal to buy Rentokil's FM arm
News of deal comes as firm posts 68% fall in full-year profit, with group revenue up 8% to £2.6bn
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CommentNEC3 : Compensation culture
The new NEC3 contract features mechanisms to change contract prices and completion dates, under certain circumstances. We look at compensation events
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CommentPayment to subcontractors: The direct approach
The revised EU Public Procurement Directive could mean that subcontractors will receive payment directly. Our columnist compares direct payment legislation from other countries
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CommentCRASH: Sharing what you do best
By supporting the industry charity CRASH you can make a real difference to the lives of homeless people
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NewsBourne Group weathers storm to achieve growth
Steelwork specialist overcomes tough market and is set to diversify into new sectors
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CommentHansom: Day-to-day activities
Russia wonders what to do now the Games are over, the BBC brings a party on four wheels to the submerged South-west, a hacks bangs his head, and construction collides with the world of musical theatre (jazz hands!)
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NewsConstruction appointments: 28 February 2014
Savills, Jones Lang LaSalle and Keepmoat are among the companies making promotions and new appointments
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NewsWates defends two-year retention payments
Contractor argues that retention policy is more generous than many of its competitors
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NewsRidge buys Upton McGougan
Consultant acquires 55-strong consultant engineer for undisclosed sum
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NewsRevealed: New-build flats at high risk of overheating
Ecobuild latest: Report by Good Homes Alliance shows danger to vulnerable residents in accommodation built after 2000
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NewsArchitect warns over New Street design changes
Alejandro Zaera-Polo calls on client Network Rail to reconsider “destructive” alterations
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NewsDesign team picked for £50m Newcastle science centre job
Exclusive: Hawkins\Brown, Buro Happold and BD Landscapes will work on phase two of £325m scheme
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NewsHousing stats: new-build sales and completions in January 2014
Daily sales are down from this time last year but both registrations and completions have gone up