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NewsMears buys eight Connaught contracts
Mears has picked up eight former Connaught contracts, saving a further 1,000 jobs.
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News400 more jobs to go at Connaught
Administrators KPMG announce more job losses, bringing the total to 1100
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NewsFirm fined after worker killed by excavator bucket
HSE prosecutes firm and two individuals after demolition worker is killed
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NewsFour-storey timber building destroyed by fire
Over 100 fire fighters tackled blaze at Basingstoke structure
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NewsClearer data needed on climate change risks
Report says more information is needed help firms plan for rising temperatures and the risks of extreme weather
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NewsScientists invent self-repairing concrete
Bacteria could make concrete repairs a thing of the past
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NewsMorgan Sindall snaps up Connaught housing contracts
£28m deal will result in transfer of the majority of social housing contracts and 2,500 employees
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CommentWe've failed economics
You will no doubt recall the talk from David Cameron during the election about the big society that was to replace big government
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NewsNorwich councillors feared Connaught underbid
Norwich councillors feared Connaught had bid too low on a £17.5m housing maintenance contract and have warned that a replacement will be “far more expensive”
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NewsAtkins reveals workforce fell by 2,500 in 18 months
Falling workloads and looming public sector cuts see headcount reduced by 14%
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NewsQS board chair steps down amid row over RICS' future
Secret ballot, unelected boards and ’commercialisation’ cause disquiet among some QS members
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NewsUnited House profit up 78% as London proves resilient
Turnover jumps 13% at social housing specialist helped by contractor-developer-investor model
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Housebuilding salaries: First, the good news
Housebuilding salaries have edged up over the past year, according to the PSD Group/Building survey. But the optimism that led to this modest rise has petered out, and fears for the future are growing among employees and clients
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CommentWhat makes a good lawyer?
The Legal 500 came out this month but how much can such directories really tell us about construction law firms
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NewsConnaught staff made redundant by conference call
KPMG lets 700 Connaught staff go, with some being informed by conference call
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CommentInfrastructure is 40% bigger than we thought
The latest ONS figures are worrying as they mean we've measured output and got it wrong in a big way
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NewsPinnacle developer 'close to tenancy deal'
Reports suggest Arab Investments and Schroders are in talks to lease half of the planned skyscraper
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NewsTop 250 consultants: Make sure your firm is on the list
If you want to appear in Building’s annual league table of construction consultants, here’s what to do…
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NewsScott Wilson delists after URS completes buy-out
Shares for UK firm are removed from stock exchange as £223m deal is finalised
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NewsInterserve fined for exposing MoD staff to asbestos
Court fines firm £33k after it failed to follow advice of an asbestos survey at an MoD base