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NewsConstruction output increases 2%
Glimpse of recovery in headline output but figures also show new-build work actually fell 4% and total volume of output is 11% down on last year
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DiverseRCA Symposium: Perspective & Seeing - 10 December
Organised by the Royal College of Art students’ union and student support, this event is the first in a series that will look at issues of race, gender, religious belief, sexuality and age. Chaired by curator, urbanist and researcher, Paul Goodwin with guests Jack Tan (RCASU President); Phil Hutchinson (philosopher ...
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NewsFancy a quick game of bridge?
Stefan Barron came across this distinctly unsafe conduct when on holiday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. We suspect that, in addition to the obvious lack of a harness, EU regs may take issue with using mains electricity underwater
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NewsPilgrims’ rest: Darb-Al-Khalil in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
This is the corner block of a 5.8ha development known as the Darb-Al-Khalil, that has just started on site just south of the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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CommentWhere there’s smoke
We won’t know for some time the details of the devastating fire in Peckham last week
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NewsTimber frame industry in 'total denial' over fire risk
After Peckham blaze, fire chiefs accuse specialists and HSE of failing to police safety on sites
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NewsTories may scrap ringfenced capital budgets for schools
Conservative plan could mean upgrades are given lower priority than teachers and equipment
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NewsSellafield Ltd fined after workers exposed to radiation
Company decommissioning nuclear facility pleades guilty after contractors inhale contaminated dust
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NewsCrossrail reveals shortlist for tunnelling works
Five joint ventures to compete to build 21km of tunnels under central London, with the winner being announced early next year
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NewsOptimistic Berkeley buys 12 sites in six months
Housebuilder’s chair Tony Pidgley says there are signs of stabilization in London and South-east market
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NewsNorman Askew leaves Taylor Wimpey
Chair of housebuilder to step down from board by the end of 2010
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NewsUK firms lose patience with Dubai as market dives
Companies fear crash in emirate will make recovering payment even more difficult
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NewsBrickonomics blog moves to Building
Our new blogger Brian Green specialises in digging behind the story presented by the statisticians, and today he picks apart the construction output figures
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News1,700 job losses as Corus plant closes
Teesside factory at end of January after buyout deal with international consortium fell through
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NewsEurope launches €1.5bn fund to boost green infrastructure projects
Initial €600m provided by public finanical institutions with investors expected to contribute the rest by 2011
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NewsBellway's reservations up 51%
Trading update shows improvement for the four months to end of November on last year mainly in south England
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NewsISG predicts upturn in London market
Chair of fit-out firm says there are signs of recovery in the capital but that activityin its regional businesses are likely to reduce
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Blacklisted worker lawsuit could cost firms millions
Class action to be brought against over 40 firms including Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Kier
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NewsHCA to increase upfront grant for affordable housing
Move by Homes and Communities Agency is an attempt to meet housing targets by end of financial year
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NewsAbbey returns to profit
Housebuilding division of Anglo-Irish group contributes to £3.7m pre-tax profit but plant hire business makes a loss