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NewsPrince Charles apologises for starting architectural feud
Prince tells RIBA audience he regrets remarks of 25 years ago but then continues his attack on modernism
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News2,000 apprentices risk unemployment, says ConstructionSkills
Latest figures come as training body launches expanded apprenticeship matching service, which seeks to find new placements for displaced apprentices
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NewsGovernment pledges £11m to apprentice training
Money will go to businesses with a proven track record in offering quality apprenticeships for help them create more places
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NewsPublic to fund entire Olympic village
Government rejects Lend Lease’s bid in favour of investing a further £324m in scheme and recouping it after flats are sold
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NewsSainsbury's to open new 150 stores by 2011
Supermarket chain to stick to expansion plans after reporting increase in full-year sales
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NewsBovis restructure: The recession's wake-up call
The downturn does have a silver lining, even for the construction industry
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NewsOlympic village may raid contingency fund again
Announcement expected on athletes' village to assist developer Lend Lease with further funding
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NewsSIG blames cold snap for fall in sales
Construction products firm reports 7% fall in sales in 2009 as bad weather inhibits building site activity
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NewsDuct collapse injures 13 schoolchildren
Four seriously hurt while sitting exams at Kent school after heating duct falls from ceiling
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NewsMarshalls revenue down as factories close
Capacity cut by 20% and managed installations division closes as downturn hits manufacturing and landscaping firm
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Comment
If it's growth you want, start looking again at house building
I received a bit of a teasing prod this morning from my good friend the editor of CJ, Aaron Morby, when he rang me up to quiz me on house building targets."Don't you think we are seeing a recovery in house building?" Which he followed with: "I hope you don't ...
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Comment
Bovis restructure: The recession's wake up call
Searching for a silver lining to recession for construction isn't easy. But there's growing evidence that, dire as the industry's current situation may be, the tough conditions are providing parts of the industry, just like the financial sector, with a much needed wake up call.Bovis Lend Lease's business overhaul, announced ...
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NewsCapita Symonds acquires MMB
Acquisition of transport technology consultant makes Capita largest ITS consultant
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NewsThe growing importance of embodied carbon
As buildings become more energy efficient the embodied carbon within the supply chain assumes more importance
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NewsPrince Charles' RIBA speech revealed
Prince of Wales to use platform to tell architects to halt 'icon' obsession
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NewsRedrow dusts off housing sites as market revives
Work to restart on selected sites in response to stabilisation of UK housing sales
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NewsContractor to billionaires says super-rich have slashed spending
Turnover rose 24% last year but Holloway White Allom warns luxury market will be flat in 2009 before picking up in early 2010
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NewsThames Estuary wind farm gets green light
Government budget boost makes world's largest offshore wind farm London Array financially viable
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NewsSaudi Arabia 'needs 1m new homes in five years'
Demand will be boosted by population growth and new mortgage laws, say Cityscape organisers
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NewsPayment delays drive up debt at Interserve
Maintenance specialist hit by 'lengthening payment cycles' in the Middle East but turnover and profit still on track