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Contractors are bagging a third less new work than at peak
The latest new orders figures provide a sobering injection of reality after the barrage of "it's okay the recession is over" talk that seems rife.Yes the rate of collapse has slowed. But it's the level that really matters at the moment.Forgetting seasonal adjusted constant price measures, if we compare the ...
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NewsImages: Spanish museum scoops Copper in Architecture awards
Archeology Museum of Vittoria takes the top prize for its extensive use of cast bronze elements
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NewsSix recruitment agencies fined £39m for price-fixing
OFT gives two firms immunity for providing information on cartel guilty of collective boycotting and fixing fee rates
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NewsRIBA to freeze membership rates
Institute vows to support architects through the recession by fixing fees for 2010
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NewsQatari Diar plans push into Vietnam
State-owned developer in talks with Vietnamese communist government over £600m investment fund
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NewsHyder bullish despite falling European profits
Engineering consultancy's first half revenues will be 'towards top end of expectations'
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NewsClimate campaign to call for 10% cut in industry emissions
10:10 campaign will make appeal to construction indsutry at sustainability event Be2camp
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NewsLatest images: Main bridge in the 2012 Olympic Park takes shape
ODA releases images of 1,700 tonne steel bridge that will be the 'Gateway to the Games', plus timelapse video of the work
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NewsDisputes in the UAE: Arbitration options
With the number of construction disputes set to double in Dubai this year, Francis Ho guides you through the local options for those who wish to arbitrate their disputes
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NewsBrown pledges £1bn for growing businesses
Prime minister stresses importance of green economy as he announces plan to set up national investment corporation
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NewsBacklog of million homes by 2010 predicted
Report warns of 150,000-home supply gap this year as production hits 80-year low
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NewsCouncils invited to bid for 1,200 homes cash
Housing minister announces plans to create 3,000 more apprentices as council home funding is released
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NewsJubilee upgrade delays to be fined at £10m a month
Consortium of Amey and Bechtel admits it will miss Christmas deadline for underground upgrade
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NewsCityscape Dubai blog: Sense of anticipation missing
Is Dubai just down - or down and out? We'll be taking the temperature of the emirate's construction industry at giant property expo Cityscape next week. Stephen Fidler kicks off our series of reports on this year's event.
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NewsMitie predicts single-digit growth despite housing delays
Mitie says first half results will up on 2008 despite challenging conditions in housing and fit-out markets
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NewsTolent profit decimated to £110,000
Contractor's turnover is down 40% on back of redundancy and reorganisation costs
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NewsMortgage lending hits £1bn seven-month high
Industry hopes rise as secured loans double since November last year
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NewsNazi massacre site scheme stopped in Kiev
Plans to build a hotel for football fans on the site of a massacre have been shelved