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We're in the worst recession on record, says Construction Products Association
The spring round of forecasting has brought more gloom with the Construction Products Association taking an even dimmer view of industry prospects than in the winter.On the basis of the current data available the materials producers' body predicts a drop of almost £15 billion in construction work at current prices ...
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Annual construction output forecast to fall £23.5 billion over next two years
The first of the spring forecasts for construction has winged its way into my inbox. It is the Hewes and Associates' forecast.Hewes expects on the basis of current data that levels of construction output will fall back to those last seen in 1996 before we see a recovery.This may seem ...
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Annual construction output forecast to fall
The first of the spring forecasts for construction has winged its way into my inbox. It is the Hewes & Associates' forecast.Hewes expects on the basis of current data that levels of construction output will fall back to those last seen in 1996 before we see a recovery.This may seem ...
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Halifax figures dampen hopes of spring bounce in house prices
The Nationwide figures published yesterday provided some cheer for those selling homes with the announcement of a 0.9% rise in its house price index for March.That hope has been rather squashed with the Halifax today releasing figures suggesting the price of an average home fell in the month by 1.9%.What ...
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Five reasons why the G20 summit is great news for UK construction
I meant to get in an early night, but George Soros was billed to appear on Newsnight and while I know it's shallow I am a sucker for celebrity.I legitimised my decision on the grounds that I wanted to see how broad the consensus was over the success of the ...
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NewsWates and AHMM sweep the board at 2009 Building Awards
Contractor takes two prizes and architect takes three as gongs are dished out for exceptional projects, people and companies
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NewsIt was meant to be a £4bn refuge from recession
So how did a government programme to renew further education colleges blow its budget by 150%, putting 144 schemes and 40,000 jobs at risk?
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FeaturesBricks and mortarboards
There aren’t many positive sides to a recession, but while things are quiet it might be worth adding an extra qualification to your CV – whether it’s an HND, a BSc or a PhD
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CommentReady money
There are still chances out there to make big bucks, it seems, from trillion-dollar salaries to a sure thing on the racetrack. But if nothing works out, you can always drown your sorrows in a roomful of gin
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NewsAre we nearly there yet?
In the week of building’s survival issue, six industry experts tell Tom Bill how to spot signs of recovery – and when we should start looking
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CommentWonders & blunders
Prue Leith’s spirit is uplifted by the billowing roof and sense of fun in Richard Rogers’ airport terminal in Madrid. But Oxford’s John Radcliffe hospital makes her sick
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CommentYour solution is the problem
A good way to enrage someone who’s in trouble is to offer to help, then stamp on their foot … which is what the government has done to those working on education schemes
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CommentRefuting all charges
Caroline Buckingham (13 March, page 36) accuses Cabe’s schools design panel of not giving fair assessments to designs for Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
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What troubled waters?
Your report “RIBA in turmoil as faction presses for ‘radical change’” (27 March, page 13) is a surprising appearance of fantasy journalism in an otherwise excellent magazine