All articles by Olivia Boyd – Page 28
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NewsMott MacDonald to work on £31m college scheme
Stourbridge College project will house arts and music department
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NewsChina ploughs billions into rail construction to boost economy
Ministry of railways has a £190bn budget to increase rail network to 90,000km by 2010
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NewsCyril Sweett and Miller seal £80m Scottish PPP
The e4i group reaches financial close on school scheme for Inverclyde Council
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CommentQSs in the crossfire
The collapse of the commercial sector and doubts over public spending have left cost consultants facing a bitter battle for work, with fees plummeting and staff casualties expected to be high. Olivia Boyd reports on how QSs are fighting the downturn
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NewsUK raises emissions target
Government increases from 60% to 80% its target for cutting carbon emissions by 2050
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NewsQS firms to axe hundreds of staff in bid to save cash
UK’s biggest quantity surveyors plan to cut staff as drop in private sector work causes fees to plunge
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NewsCommercial property slumps in Japan
IPD index shows returns to end June are just 8.4%, with capital growth at only 3.3%
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NewsReport slams government's lack of transport investment
Institution of Civil Engineers says government needs coherent plan including high-speed rail links
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NewsMPs call for incentives for small scale renewable energy generation
Early-day motion proposes paying property owners for energy they create using technology such as wind turbines and solar panels
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NewsHousing sales plummet to lowest level in 30 years
Agents sold less than a property a week on average last month, says RICS
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NewsBellway reports 29% drop in profits and writedowns of £131m
Housebuilders feels effects of 'unprecedented swift change in housing market'
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NewsFive children die in Chinese crane collapse
Construction managers held after crane crashes onto kindergarten in Shandong
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Singapore enters recession
Construction growth slows to 6.8% in South-east Asia's wealthiest country
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NewsHouse prices fall another 1.3%
Halifax figures for September show eighth consecutive month-on-month drop
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NewsForeign investors struggle with Chinese red tape
Report says China's construction market is holding up well but regulation is a growing problem
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Cyril Sweett releases half-year trading results
AIM-listed consultant says commercial and retail sectors have 'softened' but public sector and international work remain strong
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Work starts on £3.7bn Chinese high-speed rail link
Four-year project extends Beijing-to-Hong Kong line by 280km up to Shijiazhuang
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NewsConsultants and engineers hard hit by credit crunch
Survey shows slowdown has affected business strategy at 40% of firms, with revenues or margins hit at almost a quarter
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Margaret Hodge hands architecture portfolio to Barbara Follett
Culture minister steps down from government in Cabinet reshuffle