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NewsFire destroys Blackpool housing scheme
Seventy firefighters tackle blaze at three-storey timber-framed development as 200 locals evacuated
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NewsFirms fined after roofer fell 25ft
Self-employed worker fell from factory building on which scaffolding did not meet requirements
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Comment
Little to stop the slide in house prices, says Hometrack
Two weeks ago there was growing optimism within the housing market. One budget later and there is every sign that we may re-enter a period of deepening pessimism with commentary to suit.I'd be surprised if the latest British Bankers' Association figures showing mortgage lending slowing isn't seized on and thrown ...
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NewsOutput figures signal more bad news
Noble Francis of the Construction Products Association discusses GDP and the budget
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Comment
Output figures signal more bad news
The ONS released preliminary estimates of GDP for the first quarter of 2009 and it wasn't pretty. Estimates from macroeconomic forecasters had suggested that GDP would fall 1.5%-1.6% in Q1 compared to the previous quarter. In fact, it was 1.9%. Within the GDP fall in the first quarter, construction fell ...
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NewsView from my office: David Knight
The Capita Symonds director overlooks the M6 extension from Carlisle to Scotland
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NewsOFT delays bid-rigging decision
Trading standards body will announce action on construction bid-rigging enquiry in third quarter of 2009
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NewsTitan prison plans scrapped
Three 2,500-person prisons will be replaced by smaller jails after pressure group opposition
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Latest construction appointments - 24 April 2009
John Sisk & Son appoints main board director to lead the Midlands and north-west England regional divisions
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NewsDavis Langdon makes at least a dozen partners redundant
Firm has made 12 partners redundant as the recession continues to squeeze cost consultants
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Kier lays off senior PFI and property staff after restructure
Senior members of firm's PFI and commercial property operations laid off
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FeaturesThe 2009 Consultants' Salary Guide
As you must have suspected, this year’s results are pretty grim, but many people are still making the best of a bad job – after all, forging designer labels and distilling your own turnip vodka can be fun... Roxane McMeeken does the commentary, Hays Construction & Property handles the data
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NewsBechtel scoops work on Crossrail and Reading station
Network Rail has awarded construction firm contract for station rebuilding and improvements and junction work
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NewsFunds to unlock housing sites available from May
Developers can start applying for cash from £400m Budget fund to restart stalled schemes from next month
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NewsBAM Construct: 70% of our work will be public by 2010
Chief executive predicts growth in health and education demand but fears spending fall in 2011
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NewsShepherd owed £15m on failed scheme
York contractor unlikely to recover money after Trinity Walk collapses owing £68m
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FeaturesAcoustic doors
SAS International has provided over 500 doors to the recently renovated O2 arena in Dublin. They include both walnut-veneered and fully finished painted doors as well as frames
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone completes refinancing
Retirement home builder on firmer footing after High Court approves debt-for-equity swap
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NewsNetwork Rail appoints GMW Architects to design Milton Keynes HQ
Rail operator calls for tenders from contractors for multi-million pound project
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NewsLeeds £60m football ground extension is approved
The KSS-designed Elland Road redevelopment will include retail facilities and a nightclub