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NewsGovernment delays Donaghy report release
Ucatt fears inquiry into construction deaths could be published on day of parliamentary recess
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NewsGovernment launches consultation on outlawing blacklisting
Regulations would make it illegal for trade union members to be denied employment through secret blacklisting
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NewsVideo: 2012 Olympic village fly-through
The latest designs for the London Olympic village can be seen in an animated fly-through over the Lea Valley site
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NewsHCA invests £32m in Greenwich housing projects
Funding for developments, which will contain mix of homes for social and intermediate rent, shared equity and private sale, is part of plan to kickstart housing market
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NewsCarmody Groarke’s 7/7 memorial unveiled in Hyde Park
Memorial honours victims of 2005 Tube bombings
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NewsHopes of recovery on shaky ground
Why June's gloomy CIPs data is stoking fears of a 'w-shaped' recession
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NewsWillmott Dixon's turnover jumps 43%
Contractor warns of government spending cuts in 2010 as it boosts market share outside public sector
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NewsPublication of Donaghy report mired in confusion
Department of Work and Pensions refuses to confirm release date for report into construction deaths that unions are understood to have seen already
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NewsProfit tumbles 83% at CRH
Further cost-cutting planned as Irish materials group suffers slump in orders over past six months
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NewsPersimmon to start work on 50 new housing sites
Housebuilder says conditions in the UK housing market are starting to improve
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NewsRogers designs 50-storey skyscraper in Mexico City
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners commissioned to design headquarters for BBVA and Bancomer
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NewsImages: ODA reveals progress on 2012 Olympic village
Construction of apartment service cores is well unde rway on athletes' village
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Comment
Hopes of a recovery on shaky ground
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the latest CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) would provide a better read than June’s figures. After seeing the rate of contraction ease consecutively for four months, the PMI took a turn for the worse fuelling speculation of a ‘w-shaped’ recession.Coming in with a reading ...
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Comment
Little respite from the worse recession on record
Despite all the talk of “green shoots” over the last few months, it was apparent that this recession was going to be harsh from the offset and our forecasts for the industry over past year have suggested this. This week sees the release of our latest forecasts and it makes ...
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NewsCrane collapses in Liverpool city centre
Four-storey building is evacuated after crane falls onto block of flats
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NewsTable top rock
Not sure if this is what is meant by 'stackable furniture'… and there must be easier ways to put up a satellite dish
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NewsTop five reader comments: 6 July
Machiavellian motives in contract selection, and disagreement on how much sympathy subcontractors really deserve
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NewsWest Midlands RDA shelves 122 projects
Cancelled projects remain unidentified as Advantage West Midlands attempts to fill £68m funding shortfall
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NewsConstruction output to fall 16% in 2009
Latest data indicates no improvement until 2012, with retail new building and offices badly hit
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NewsConstructiononline to vet ProCure21+ bidders
Firms interested in £4bn framework must use online register to avoid duplication of pre-qualification assessment