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Tender of the day: £1.5m Stockport school
Bid deadline is 17 August for project involving extension, alteration and conversion
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NewsBuild Moore cycle diary: Broken neck a minor setback
Showing off in front of the kids almost leads to disaster, with training for the London-to-Paris bike ride hardly begun
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NewsHigh-speed rail details to be published by end of year
Transport minister promises to include framework to extend line as far as Scotland
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NewsTrak goes into administration
Administrator says a buyer is not likely to be found for Hemel Hempstead contractor
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NewsNetwork Rail picks 14 firms for £1bn framework
Amey, Balfour Beatty, Bovis, Carillion, Jarvis and Kier all said to be included in new 'one-stop shop' framework
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NewsTaylor Wimpey posts £682m first-half loss
Writedowns of £604m drive loss but housebuilder says market has improved 'significantly'
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NewsHouse prices rose 1.1% in July
Hopes of recovery sparked as Halifax reports confirms first quarterly price rise since October 2007
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NewsFirst-quarter revenues stay level at Atkins
Consultant says figures are in line with expectations despite a slowdown on the water engineering side
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NewsStudy hopes to turn Manchester's roofs green
Drivers Jones and Aecom to carry out feasibility study into making eco roofs part of planning requirements
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Comment
Supporting innovation in a downturn
Help is at hand for those firms looking to capitalise when market conditions improve. For eco inventors in the East of England, BRE has set up an enterprise hub to offer advice to innovative SMEs on bringing sustainable technologies to market. Meanwhile in Wales British Gas is opening a centre ...
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NewsImages: The US embassy plans opposed by Cabe and the mayor
Outline plans by Zimmer Gunsul Frasco turn back on local area, says design watchdog
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NewsAmey scoops £2.7bn Birmingham highways PFI job
Firm will improve and maintain 2,500km of road network, as well as bridges, trees, lights and street furniture
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NewsTop five reader comments: 4 August
Advocates for regulating ventilation installation and against roof turbines – and why it's sometimes best to bark like a dog
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NewsDecline in construction activity slows
July's index of construction purchasing activity reveals the slowest rate of decline for over a year
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NewsKlingon spotted in the West End
Sorry, we meant 'cling-on'. Oh, and did we mention the spiky wrought-iron railings three storeys beneath, and the rain?
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NewsBoris pledges to put London council refurbs back on agenda
London mayor set to clash with central government, which diverted Decent Homes budget to new housing in other areas
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NewsEnforcement notices served to blacklist firms
Kier and Balfour Beatty among 14 firms told to clean up or face prosecution by data regulator
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NewsBig losses at Northern Rock as new lending falters
Bank says new mortgage lending was £1bn short of predicted levels
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NewsGalliford Try appoints Ian Baker as housing boss
Baker rises through ranks to become managing director of housebuilding division