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Willmott Dixon profits up on 2009 despite flat turnover
Willmott Dixon Group made £8.6m in pre-tax profit in the six months to 30 June, up from £6.3m in the same period last year.
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FeaturesLime slice
The £35m Lime Street Gateway project in Liverpool opened this week. Balfour Beatty was the contractor on the Glen Howells designed scheme
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NewsCabe braces itself for the worst as quango cull nears
The design watchdog, the CITB and the Homes and Communities Agency to learn their fate next week
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Shapps prepares ground for savage cuts to social housing
Fears were growing this week that social housing funding could be cut in half after housing minister Grant Shapps told delegates at the Tory party conference to “prepare for the worst” in this month’s Comprehensive Spending Review
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NewsRevised post-Olympic plans ditch ‘soulless’ apartments
Original high-density scheme to be replaced with family homes more in keeping with the park
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NewsHousing stats: Residential projects and approvals
South-east England pulls ahead of the rest of the country, but Glasgow is the top city
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2010: The Hungry Years
The year’s tables of the UK biggest consultants show that many of them have too many mouths to feed, which means they will face painful choices in the next 12 months. Roxane McMeeken looks at how they got into this position. To accompany the tables, which are will , we ...
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NewsBetween a Rok and a hard place
Two construction analysts reacted in an identical manner last week when asked about the latest update from Rok - they guffawed down the phone
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FeaturesSustainability: Tax incentives
The government wants to encourage energy-efficient investment. Steve Smith and Richard Quartermaine of Cyril Sweett look at what tax incentives are available
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NewsShepherd Construction announces new chief executive
Richard Vining steps up from role as southern boss as Allan McDougall moves to head office
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NewsRevised post-Olympic plans ditch ‘soulless’ apartments
Original high-density scheme to be replaced with family homes more in keeping with the park
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CommentWhat house price falls might mean for future housing construction
The sharp fall in the Halifax house price index serves as a warning for those relying on rising private sector housebuilding for future growth
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CommentRetrofit revolution reflects austere times
BRE’s Victorian Terrace Retrofit project showcases very sensible innovations that will cut carbon in existing housing stock
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NewsSpurs plans to build new stadium despite Olympic interest
Stadium in Tottenham is preferred option despite club’s surprise joint bid for Olympic stadium with AEG
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NewsSpending cuts threaten 30,000 jobs in Northern Ireland
Warning comes as industry braces itself for cuts to NI’s grant in comprehensive spending review
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NewsCarillion wins £124m contract to build two Dubai towers
Contractor says it is expecting to double revenue in Middle East to £1bn within five years
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NewsScott Brownrigg's Bodleian storage facility
The £26m building can hold up to eight million volumnes from the libraries’ collections
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NewsFourth council launches legal action against BSF cancellation
Sandwell joins Nottingham, Luton and Waltham Forest in seeking judicial review of government decision to axe £55bn scheme
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CommentWhat Cameron didn't say in his speech
The prime minister’s party conference speech was light on detail, but then he’s saving all that for another date in October…