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Peabody makes two board appointments
Housing Association appoints Peter Vernon and Jennie Daly to board
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Water usage: To the last drop
With every person in the UK using an average of 150 litres of water per day, the country’s water usage needs tempering. Ike Ijeh investigates the domestic inventions that could prevent us from running dry
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Market review: Steady progress
Construction activity increased in March against a backdrop of wider economic stability, with low inflation, low unemployment and forecasts for moderate growth. Michael Dall goes through the highlights of Barbour ABI’s monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Northern Ireland eyes Grade A offices boost
Business development agency signals plans to introduce equity-finance packages to spur development
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VolkerStevin and CH2M bag £43m water works job
Joint venture to build Shropshire treatment facility for United Utilities
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Barbour ABI's April market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for April is now available to download
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Willmott Dixon lands £14m hotel job
Firm will redevelop City of London office building as 13-storey complex
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Three quarters of construction workers victim of theft
Study of 2,193 construction workers shows they had been victim of theft in workplace
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Quintain hires Westfield man to lead Wembley Park
Developer puts Matthew Slade in driving seat for retail, leisure and housing project
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Work halted at Keltbray site after building collapse
Site cordoned off awaiting investigation by Health and Safety Executive
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A diverse approach
Despite an impending skills shortage, the number of women and workers from ethnic minority backgrounds in construction is woefully low. Joey Gardiner asks three employers what their companies are doing to increase workforce diversity
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Comment
When an inspector calls
A new code of practice concerning powers of entry could affect site inspections for construction companies
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Hundreds evacuated as West End building collapses
LSE students among those evacuated as six-storey building in Aldwych collapses
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SNP dismisses Cameron's infrastructure cut claim
The SNP says it would not cut infrastructure spending in England as price for coalition government
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What to specify: Water
This week’s water-based products include a limescale-reducing electrical shower, brass tap designs for The Ampersand hotel in London, and cast aluminium rainwater systems for two luxury Hertfordshire homes
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Laing O'Rourke cements £40m 250 City Road towers win
Firms expanded arm confirmed for concrete package on Berkeley’s 250 City Road scheme
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Laing O'Rourke poaches Aecom engineering boss
Peter Williams to become technical director at contractor’s Europe Hub
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North Midland Construction post £2.9m loss
Construction firm posts losses for second year in row
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Comment
Like it or lump it
By using lump sum design and build contracts developers can require a contractor to bear financial risk