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NewsWalking the plank
Workers solve the tricky problem of accessing the roof valley without a ladder by using next door's bay window
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NewsRogers: eco towns not sustainable
Labour peer says eco-town plans 'one of the biggest mistakes government could make'
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NewsTurner & Townsend to project-manage the Shard
Consultant drafted in to strengthen team as Mace tries to work out how much tower will cost
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News'Excellent' response to construction Diploma
Construction diploma is 'oversubscribed' in some areas though takeup by students of all Diplomas is lower than expected
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ConstructionSkills appoints new chief executive
Mark Farrar to take over from Peter Lobban as chief executive this summer
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Strike called by construction workers in Scotland
Building maintenance and housing workers employed by councils to protest at below inflation pay rises
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Work on Olympic stadium starts three months early
Prime minister and mayor meet building workers in site visit to Olympic Park
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins Texas toll road job
Joint venture awarded £167m design and build contract in USA
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Builder jailed for manslaughter after botched work caused death
Carbon monoxide death after botched chimney work blocked gas flue leads to three-and-half-year jail term
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Credit crunch prompts wave of Wolseley job cuts
European job losses to follow US cuts as part of materials group's restructuring as profit falls 30%
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A fall but no collapse in buy-to-let borrowers
The latest figures on buy-to let mortgages from the Council of Mortgages Lenders do provide some comfort for house builders tackling an increasingly tough market.There were fears that buy-to-let borrowing would collapse with the first whiff of a slowdown in house prices, but the figures suggest otherwise. The figures suggest ...
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NewsLegal threat over display certificates, experts warn
Thousands of individual legal cases could be launched into the definition of the word 'public' unless clear Government guidance given
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NewsCutty Sark restoration goes on despite £4m shortfall
A year after fire ripped through the ship's hull, client insists £25m refurbishment will be completed
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Housing estate too dangerous for cats, says charity
RSPCA vetos cat adoption after airgun attacks on estate pets
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NewsPets and the city
After a family were told their Kent housing estate was too violent for cats, we asked animal charities how to make housing pet-friendly
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NewsDoes he think he's a fireman?
Standing on top of a ladder, on top of a van is an interesting way for a 'roofing specialist' to approach a job
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NewsAirport expansion decisions based on unreliable data
Data must be updated before decisions can be made on expansion of UK airports says new report
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Egan slams housebuilders for 'not trying'
Author of Rethinking Construction says that housebuilders did not try to improve their businesses during the 'nice decade'
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NewsEgan: I’d give construction about four out of 10
Sir John Egan on how the industry responded to Rethinking Construction: full transcript of speech at Commons reception marking 10th anniversary of report
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NewsSeven architects appointed to Olympic Village
Olympic Village architects chosen but AHMM off masterplan team