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Barratt hits sales of £1bn for 2004/05
Housebuilder plays down fears of market slowdown and says that it has secured 70% of its projected sales.
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NewsHackney makes claim against Whitby Bird over Clissold
Hackney Council says that claim against Whitby Bird relates to mechanical and structural engineering defects at Leisure Centre.
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CommentMystic Michael
Can we gaze into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow? Or, for that matter, say how the Construction Act will be reformed …
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NewsCostain wins prestigious £22.5m church contract
Contractor will extensively refurbish St Martin-in-the-fields and upgrade the famous Cafe in the Crypt restaurant.
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Chesterfield awarded £104.5m for coalfield clean-up
Government announces decontamination of Avenue Coking Works in Chesterfield and boosts Coalfield Regeneration Trust by £35m.
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NewsProspects bright for Southend skills college
£12m Prospects college designed by Fraser Brown MacKenna will go-ahead thanks to government grant.
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Interserve picks up £150m water contracts
Interserve are the preferred supplier on two water projects, including a consortium project that will deliver a £200m desalination plant in the Thames.
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FeaturesPeabody's socialite housing attracts Posh and Becks
Golden couple eye up the original Peabody home.
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Extra £100m flows into Thames Gateway
Deputy prime minister John Prescott announces a new investment fund for Kent, Essex and London and launches a new delivery body.
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FeaturesWest London contractor enjoys Mini adventure
Forumla 1 boss Eddie Jordan hands over the keys of a Mini Cooper to the best worker on a building site in Kensington.
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Bovis Homes predicts lower sales
Sluggish sales in the third quarter will lead to lower than expected sales for Bovis Homes in 2004.
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NewsJarvis warns of even more losses
Troubled contractor loses £80m more since the summer as chief executive says restoration of financial health will take longer than expected.
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FeaturesFire fighting
The government is introducing new fire safety legislation that will fundamentally change the way buildings are fire protected. Turner & Townsend's Jon Cowan explains the new regime.
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Cleveland Bridge awarded another £500,000 in dispute with Multiplex
Cleveland notches up another two victories over Australian contractor in Wembley dispute
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Darling rejects RMTs call to scrap level crossings
Union lead Bob Crow’s call for bridges or underpasses at road-rail junctions is dismissed
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House price slowdown yet to spread from the South east
London house-price increases slow, but elsewhere in the UK the market is still booming
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Councillors vow to block government housing plans
South east Councillors are set to clash with planners from the regional assembly over moves to allow further developments in the area
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Extra special Keller tops survey
Ground engineer Keller heads survey of largest specialist contractors in UK.
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Alsop hit by second departure
Troubled architect Will Alsop was hit by another blow this week when a second key director quit to set up his own practice.