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NewsAssembly deals fresh blow to Prescott’s housing plans
East of England body suspends support for 478,000 houses after government reneges on transport funding
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Pupils get the chance to learn trade at age of 14
Children as young as 14 will be able to follow apprentice schemes in construction trades rather than attending school, the government announced today.
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Call for compulsory pensions
The largest pension provider in the industry, B&CE, has called on the industry to put its house in order after the publication of a report into the pensions crisis.
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NewsKinder surprise
Architect Will Alsop has reverted to his most basic creative urge – designing playful, child-friendly buildings.
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OCG warns against suicidal PFI bids
Whitehall’s man in charge of public sector procurement has warned the construction industry that it must stop underpricing bids for government refurbishment contracts if companies are to avoid financial ruin
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NewsFarrell: Cities should be fast, dense and fun
Cities across the globe have the potential to reinvent themselves in radical new forms, but planners, architects and governments seldom harness these possibilities, architect Sir Terry Farrell has claimed.
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CommentOpen mike: This is unacceptable
Legal disputes in construction are as important as those in any other industry, so why do our firms have to use the tradesman’s entrance to the courts?
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Features2004 revisited
It was a different year for different people. For many it was a lengthy punch-up. For others a sleigh ride through a forest pursued by wolves. For one or two, it was a chance to emulate Napoleon at Austerlitz. So, use the next 10 pages to jog your memory, after ...
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Councils given 13 weeks to process planning applications
Keith Hill announces range of measures to help planners including extra £1m for Planning Inspectorate.
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NewsTravis Perkins buys DIY merchant Wickes for 950m
The building merchant beats rivals to acquire UK’s second largest building supplies company.
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NewsBaggeridge boosts brick profits despite slip in demand
Higher brick prices help push profits by 30% as sales volumes drop in softening market.
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Ex-rail boss unveils £13.2bn rival to Crossrail
The ambitious rail scheme would take passengers further than Crossrail but opponents say the original London rail scheme must not be scrapped.
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NewsWilson Bowden optimistic despite slowdown
Wilson Bowden says end of year results will be in line with expectations and that it will complete 5,000 homes in 2004.
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NewsRoyal property investment wins planning approval
Prince Charles has won planning approval for a £3m manor house, but he neither he or his sons will be living there.
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Scotland to accept refugees qualifications
New scheme in Scotland will help refugees' convert construction qualifications to their UK equivalents.
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NewsMorgan Sindall confident of strong results
Contractor is buoyed by growth in affordable housing and the acquisition of three new construction divisions from Benson.
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NewsSuperlink plan set to extend Crossrail's reach
News of a possible extention to the proposed Crossrail scheme and the latest on the proposed takeover of building supplies group Novar.
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Aggregate Industries predicts rock-solid results
Aggregate says that significant increases in hydrocarbon costs and cement prices will not undermine end of year results.
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Jarvis sells Tubelines according to report
Stage one of Jarvis's survival plan is reported to have taken place with sale of stake in Tubelines.
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Industry demands joined-up policy-making from Whitehall
RIBA, RICS and CIC write to government to complain about fragmented responsibility for industry.