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NewsProfit at Capita's property business rises 46%
Consultant’s property and infrastructure business helps boost group to £2bn revenue
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NewsBlacklist firms to clarify 'misleading' letter to MPs
Eight firms that set up blacklist compensation scheme to write to MPs to clarify that scheme was set up without unions backing
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £129m smart motorway job
Contractor to convert a section of the M3 into a four lane motorway
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NewsOne-in-six construction sites fall short in health crackdown
Recent Heath and Safety Executive crackdown saw enforcement action taken at 85 of the 560 sites visited
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NewsGreen Deal cashback cut as demand jumps
Government scales back incentive scheme as applications flood in
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NewsMPs hail ‘textbook’ £16bn Crossrail project
MPs on Public Accounts Committee say early planning has been key to the scheme’s success
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FeaturesMaking waves: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Moving-floor technology may seem the stuff of fictional super-villain lairs, but the leading hydrodynamics laboratory at Plymouth University has employed the technology to support one of the largest energy wave test sites in the world
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CommentHow does your garden grow?
Garden cities hold out the attractive prospect of helping meet the demand for new housing, but political, financial and planning obstacles could nip them in the bud
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NewsCurrie & Brown chief operating officer exits firm
Drew Ritchie departs firm “by mutual agreement” after 11 months
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NewsStyles & Wood completes Golders Green synagogue refurb
Fit-out contractor completes rennovation of historic London building
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NewsAtkins hires major projects boss
Atkins has hired Phill Todd from engineering group Fluor as group managing director for major projects
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NewsAmazon interest could revive Principal Place tower
Internet retail giant pre-let could kickstart construction of Brookfield’s City of London scheme
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CommentGet in early
The number of women in construction is still woefuly low. We need to engage with schools so that children have a better idea of what construction can offer
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NewsGo ahead for Canary Wharf's massive Wood Wharf scheme
Tower Hamlets gives outline permission to 30 new buildings in London’s Docklands, including over 3,000 homes
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NewsSmall construction firms’ average debt reaches £484,000
Study shows small firms have up to 16% of their turnover outstanding in unpaid bills
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NewsMiller Construction wins £51m of Scots school work
Recently acquired business grabs Galliford Try a better foothold in the Scottish education market
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NewsConcerns over £850m Swansea tidal project
Experts raise concerns over environmental credentials of the £850m Swansea Tidal Lagoon green energy project
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FeaturesLead times: April-June 2014
While only a handful of trades showed lengthening lead times, the majority of the sector is anticipating increasing demand within the next six months. Brian Moone of Mace Business School reports
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