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ISG opens five offices as it targets smaller jobs
ISG has opened five offices in the past nine months as part of its strategy to compete with regional businesses for smaller deals, writes Andrew Hankinson.
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Hays 2010 salary guide: Do we have to fight about it?
There’s no way to sugarcoat this: contractors’ pay is down and benefits are under threat, too. Roxane McMeeken looks at the figures in the Hays 2010 salary survey and asks how employers and employees can stick together through the hard times
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Majority of Connaught deals will not transfer to Lovell
Research by Building shows most councils will re-tender contracts with failed social housing firm
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Citywatch: Morgan sindall’s big gamble
Construction analysts spent most of the week marvelling at the speed with which Morgan Sindall had slapped £28m on the table for the social housing arm of Connaught
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Five best countries for water infrastructure work
Over the next 10 years, mankind will spend £500bn on water works. Chloe Stothart picks the five best countries to look for your share of it
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David Penfold on Sainsbury’s waste strategy
David Penfold is a driven man: he has to cut Sainsbury’s waste to as close to zero as possible. And given the amount of activity that the store engages in, he needs good ideas and even better suppliers.
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Housebuilders race to exploit Part L loophole
Housebuilders are rushing to exploit guidance that will allow them to save millions by building homes to the present energy standards after the uprating of Part L next month
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QS salaries fall by up to 8%
Salaries for construction professionals have fallen across the board with site agents suffering drops of 14% over the last year
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ChandlerKBS consultant on South Wales road scheme
Consultant provides cost advice on Church Village Bypass now open to public following 20 years of campaigning
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Shapps hits out at housing association 'fat cat' pay
Housing minister demands to know why bosses are earning more than the prime minister
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Five charged with corruption over £66m engineering contracts
Charges follow two-year investigtation into allegations of corruption in energy sector
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Gleeson returns to profit after cutting overheads by half
Firm records 12-month pre-tax profit of £400,000 following a £51m loss in 2009
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Galliford Try seals £26m LIFT deal in North London
Work on the redevelopment of Finchley Memorial Hospital will start in October
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Aukett to make fresh swoop after Archial collapses
Deal between the firms on the cards after UK’s sixth-largest architect falls into administration
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113-year-old Portland stone supplier enters administration
One of the last remaining Portland stone suppliers has entered administration due to a lack of work
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Chipperfield beats Grimshaw and Hopkins to win Waterloo
Architect wins design competition to redevelop Elizabeth House next to Waterloo station
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UK infrastructure costs can be cut by £25bn, claims James Stewart
Infrastructure UK chief executive speaks at Infrastructure Now ahead of comprehensive spending review
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Green light for £30m London sustainability centre
Council approves plans for exhibition and office space in London’s Docklands, which will open in time for Olympics