More news – Page 2019
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CommentSpotlight now on OFT to defend five-year investigation
Huge reduction in fines means the OFT will have to justify whether all the pain was worth it
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NewsMortgage lending slumps in January
CML figures attributed to an ’unusual combination of factors’
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Lend Lease to tender £1.3bn Stratford quarter in 2012
Construction work on 4m ft² mixed-use scheme will start in Q2 2013 says project dirctor Matt Beasley
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NewsHOK named master architect at Gatwick
Contract win is architect’s fourth major aviation project, after Heathrow, Cork and Dublin jobs
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NewsJapan hit by devastating earthquake
A tsunami up to ten metres high sweeps away buildings and roads
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NewsSMEs to join up to win places on frameworks
National consortium of SMEs could be in place by the end of the year
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CommentFrameworks: Putting SMEs in the frame
This weeks biggest stories are frameworks, SMEs and Mipim
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NewsConstruction output fell in January
Data released by the ONS today shows output in January was below that in December
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NewsSkanska and Arup green venture looks to hit £200m
Details of green initiative add to evidence of improving London market emerging at Mipim
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CommentAgents have eye on traditional QS markets
New rivals are encroaching on surveying and engineering territory
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CommentAwful January construction output figures may just be the result of a hangover from December
Figures suggest that less work was done in January than in December
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NewsMarshalls’ profits up despite £11m winter hit
Landscaping group says it is looking to build activities overseas
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NewsCITB earmarks £25m new training cash
Training body says it will climb out of the red this year after cost-cutting and lower training grant take-up
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Building sports venues: It's only a game
Construction projects notoriously run over time, but when you are building a venue for an international sports event, time is of the essence. Here’s a few things to bear in mind
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FeaturesEast London Line big winner at Civil Engineering Awards
The awards took place last Friday honouring the civil engineers that make London run - from infrastructure, to buildings to the protection offered by the Thames Barrier.
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Don't be 'wilfully blind' to finance issues
A recent example of a firm going bust shows the risks company directors take if they neglect their duty to creditors and are ’wilfully blind’ to problems their business may face
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CommentProcedure costs: Please translate
If a judge wants a specific document prior to trial that one party has never heard of, you’d expect someone to ask for clarification. Not in this, unnecessarily expensive, case