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CommentBalance of terror
Our thanks to Nigel Barrett for this picture of daily life on a south London trading estate.
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FeaturesBrothers in construction: He ain’t heavy...
Ed and David Miliband’s battle for the Labour leadership was sibling rivalry as high politics. But what about brothers working in construction, even in the same company? We tracked some down and talked blood, sweat and tears. Photos by Julian Anderson
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NewsBellway warns sales will be flat until July 2011
Housebuilder revises predictions for 2011 as consumer confidence falls
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Reports of 3i’s Foster + Partners sell-off ‘wide of the mark’
Source close to 3i plays down rumours of a sell off of its 40% stake in the architecture practice
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Mouchel issues profit warning
Mouchel has warned that its profit before tax and exceptional items will drop to £30.5m from £40m for the year ended 31 July 2010.
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NewsGalliford Try lines up Segro’s Ian Coull as next chairman
Galliford Try has announced that its next chairman will be Ian Coull, the chief executive of Segro.
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Mott slims Abu Dhabi presence
Mott MacDonald is planning to reduce the number of offices it has in Abu Dhabi from three to two because there is not enough work to go round.
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NewsAnti-corruption drive clogs up Libyan payment procedures
Consultants in Libya face a near-freeze on payment for infrastructure projects because only one official is signing off bills to foreign companies.
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Osborne’s axe fells schools and housing
Education capital funding to fall 60% and housing 70% as chancellor takes hatchet to public sector
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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in September
Last month was every bit as bad as housebuilders feared, with sales 28% down on previous the year
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NewsCapita Symonds raises profits by 30% on lower turnover
Capita Symonds Ltd posted a sharp increase in profits in 2009 despite a slight decline in turnover.
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O’Rourke changes top team
Laing O’Rourke has undertaken a global shake-up of its top executive team
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Aecom poised to appoint new chief of European business
Aecom is in the final stages of appointing a chief executive of its European business to sit above UK and Ireland managing director Bill Hanway
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FeaturesThe quangos and spending cuts: which ones survived
In the game of quangos players take turns to choose non-government bodies to close, merge or privatise. But watch out! If you get it wrong you might not get elected again. This is how Francis Maude dealt with the ones dealing with construction
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NewsBerkeley to launch second private rental fund
Pidgley says 300 home fund to bid for new high-rent social housing cash
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FeaturesThe man-made mountain: Copenhagen's 8 house
Thomas Lane reports on the Copenhagen apartment block that has turned the suburban experience into something wild. Photos by Jens Linhe
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CommentRead our online Spending Review debate
Readers put their questions to the industry experts debating the implications of the governement’s Spending Review
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NewsOsborne’s axe fells schools and housing
Education capital funding to fall 60% and housing 70% as chancellor takes hatchet to public sector
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NewsTFL funding shrinks 28%
Highways agency funding falls by a third as Department of Transport reveals details of its budget cuts
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FeaturesLead times: July-September 2010
The reported increase in enquiries failed to convert to orders, and lead times are overwhelmingly stable this quarter. The next six months look quieter still. Brian Moone of Mace reports