All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 39
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NewsMortgage lending falls 42% since last year
Council of Mortgage Lenders says gross lending declined to £17.7bn in September, the lowest figure since January 2005
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NewsWembley scores at building control awards
Stadium wins Best Commercial Project and is runner-up in two other classes at Local Authority Building Control Awards
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NewsAlan Sugar's firm sues surveyor for alleged negligence
Amsprop City Properties seeks damages of £300k after buying property with 'Regent Street disease'
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FeaturesThe likely lads – who will be chief construction officer?
A new actor is about to go on stage: the chief construction officer. And whoever gets the part will need to be quite a performer, because they’ll have to act for the industry in Whitehall, and for Whitehall in the industry. Sophie Griffiths conducted a quick audition …
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FeaturesGo for the burn: Bouygues UK’s daily workout
Warming up before work used to mean eating your bacon buttie while it was still hot. But now, in an effort to cut down site injuries, Bouygues UK has stepped things up a gear.
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NewsAlan Sugar’s firm sues surveyors
Sir Alan Sugar’s property company is suing chartered surveyor Wilks Head & Eve for negligence.
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88% of projects hit by problems with utilities
The problem of getting a site connected to a gas, electricity or water supply has grown even worse in the past two years, according to a survey from the National Federation of Builders.
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Small firms face crunch in 2010
Small contractors will not feel the full force of the downturn for at least a year, after which insolvencies are expected to peak.
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Landlord fined after boiler poisons tenants
Poor boiler maintenance led to near-fatal carbon monoxide poisoning
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NewsBuro Happold to oversee India's World Cup cricket stadium
Consultant will project manage construction of Hopkins-designed Pune International Cricket Centre
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New funding to tackle skills shortages
Government pledges £93m for training in selected sectors, including housing and FM
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NewsWSP hired on two top Dubai schemes
Consultant wins work on 1km Nakheel Tower and $95bn Jumeira Gardens
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Mitie found guilty after electrician dies
Mitie Engineering Services convicted of breaching health and safety legislation but individual managers acquitted
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Funding withdrawal halts £79m Penrith scheme
Lowther Manelli's New Squares scheme grinds to a halt after National Australia Bank pulls out
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Docks manager in court over 'free' wall
Man charged with requiring contractor on supply depot construction to carry out free work at his home
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NewsJobless total soars to 1.79m
Government makes £100m available to retrain workers who lose their jobs
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NewsCouncils to meet ministers over Icelandic banks crisis
Local authorities seek government aid and demand inquiry into faulty investment advice
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NewsContingency funds of £95m released for Olympic village
Credit crunch means 50% of finance needed has yet to be secured
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NewsConstruction worker killed in West Yorkshire
Police are investigating the site accident in Luddenden
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NewsMott MacDonald appointed to Indian corridor development plan
Firm will undertake feasibility study for Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor of Excellence