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NewsPaper Round: Flood repairs hit £1.5bn
Also in this weekend's papers: Tesco upsets estate agents and Metronet may foot the bill for delayed Tube work
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NewsBovis Homes profit on target despite rate rises
Groups says that it has already secured bulk of planned land sales for year
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NewsStace LLP steer dragon to victory
Stace LLP dodged the rain and the competition to row to victory at Building's London Dragon Boat Challenge
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St Modwen enjoys near 50% profit
The developer announces a record pre-tax increase in its interim results
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NewsBRE Green Book goes online
The sustainability reference tool is launched on the web as Green Book Live
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NewsThe great unfazed
Phil Clark finds members of Building’s new networking club in Manchester to be full of youthful ambition
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Lead times January-June 2007
Increased lead times for eight construction packages have been counterbalanced by reductions in eight others, reports Brian Moone of Mace Business School.
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CommentNo more boobs
As the Chinese say, a man who makes a mistake and does not correct it makes another mistake. This should be born in mind by the DTI in its present review of the Construction Act
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FeaturesPyromania for beginners
Look around you at all the things that you can set fire to. Now imagine you can do that instead of paying your gas and electricity bills. Interested? Better listen to what Thomas Lane has to say …
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CommentRiverbank tales
The film This is Tomorrow about the history of the Festival Hall prompted thoughts of yesteryear for Alex Smith. Luckily, there are some excellent web archives to help him trip down memory lane
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NewsKelly vetoes Bovis scheme
Secretary of state rejects 2,200-home Filton project that ‘would not ensure high-quality design’
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NewsTaywood and Wimpey complete £5bn merger
Chief executive aims to raise margins as company shares are traded on stock market
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CommentSo where are we now?
So Brown’s government is to be “aggressively pro-business”, according to John Hutton, the business secretary.
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Getting our act together
The latest round of the Construction Act review has finally arrived, and although it provides useful additions to the previous proposals, there are some telling omissions
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FeaturesHow to attract students
Lots of construction companies do university milk rounds, but which come away with the cream? Katie Puckett asked six why they chose their employer – and if they were ever let out early to go the pub
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NewsCurrie & Brown takes £2.8m hit on restructuring costs
Consultant posts loss of £1.6m for past 18 months after carrying out centralisation plan
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New-build sales and completions in May
Private completions are up and housing association completions down, with the South-east the leading region