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NewsWSP profit falls 40% after 1,000 jobs cut
Engineer's half-year profit sharply down despite 4% rise in revenue, following 1,000 redundancies last year
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NewsCelcon blocks take a knock in record domino-topple
Thousands of H+H aircrete blocks were set up and knocked over as part of arts festival in East London
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NewsAnd the slump goes on ...
Optimists beware: the economy is still shrinking at a sharper rate than expected
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NewsHousing market sees North/South divide opening up
Hometrack survey suggests split in market conditions between northern and southern areas of England
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NewsGovernment reveals 270 Kickstart schemes
Housing minister says £925m fund will lead to 22,400 homes and 20,000 jobs being created
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NewsYvette Cooper examines options for official workers' memorial day
Work and pensions secretary wants to look at ways those who die at work can be remembered
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NewsVictorian bandstand reopens in Brighton and Hove
Grade II-listed structure, restored by A:B:I:R architects, now includes cafe and bridge linking it to road
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NewsODA makes construction pledges for 2010
Olympic team hopes to achieve latest goals two years before 2012 opening ceremony
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NewsAbu Dhabi's new cultural district wins British Museum support
Exhibits will be loaned to Foster-designed Sheikh Zayed National Museum within new Saadiyat Island development
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And the slump goes on …
The UK economy shrank by another 0.8% in the second quarter, according to preliminary figures. While the drop was markedly slower than the 2.4% decline in the first quarter of this year, it was still a much sharper contraction than many analysts had hoped for. It also marked the fifth ...
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House prices are flat lining, says Hometrack
For the third month in a row Hometrack has registered steady house prices, with a perkier southern market compensating for weaker activity in the north.But this has not led Richard Donnell, Director of Research at the housing market data provider, to call the bottom of the market.Viewed in isolation, ignoring ...
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Odd ideas to kickstart house building No 93: Just give first-time buyers £10,000
What would happen if the taxpayer (via the Government) decided to give first-time buyers otherwise unable to raise a deposit £10,000 so they could buy a new home?The answer, at least on the face of it, is a bit quirky and, perhaps, for house builders quite delightful.The sums suggest the ...
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Battersea Power Station: Photography - Until 29 September
The RIBA is exhibiting 'Battersea Power Station: Photography by Michael Collins' at its headquarters in London from 3 to 29 September. A series of large scale colour photographs (4’ by 5’) of the site will give a fascinating and faithful account of this British landmark as it exists today. Collins ...
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NewsRICS supports initiative to up-skill chartered surveyors
University of Westminster launches Build Up for out of work surveyors to develop skills in recession
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NewsCluttons is consultant on Muscat airport expansion
Consultant will work on the largest government infrastructure project in Oman
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Snøhetta's Oslo national opera
Students from Nottingham Trent University comment on Norwegian architect Snøhetta’s national opera and ballet centre in Oslo
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NewsGovernment to retender prisons framework
Ministry of Justice is latest client to take contractor and consultant deals back to the market
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FeaturesWorking life: finding 3,000 people to tunnel for Crossrail
Crossrail needs 3,000 human moles to construct 42km of tunnels and the woman over there on the right is on the look-out for them. Not easy, as the nearest academy is presently in Switzerland...
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NewsCrest Nicholson wins judicial review on bid rigging
OFT says High Court judgment won't affect timetable for final judgments on cover pricing
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NewsThumbs up for Wandsworth's £350m BSF programme
Bidders for the 16-school contract will be shortlisted in October