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NewsCarillion axes student sponsorship
Nearly 100 construction students have been left short of funds and some have been unable to graduate after Carillion scrapped its sponsorship scheme
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NewsBanks turn down £350m offer for Crest Nicholson
Offer from venture fund Horizon did not reflect Crest’s true value, according to reports
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NewsShortlist for £2bn Essex waste PFI revealed
Essex and Southend councils announce three-strong shortlist for PFI-funded waste treatment project
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NewsWSP axes up to 50 jobs ahead of cuts
Consultant reveals that staff cut-backs in roads business could amount to 2% of UK workforce
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NewsLabour's final spending spree boosts output
Construction output in Spring was at highest level since start of recession
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CommentA last hurrah for construction before the axe falls
Output in the last quarter was the best since Lehman Brothers collapsed. Alas figures won't be as high again for the foreseeable future
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WSP slashes jobs in advance of government cuts
Consultant confirms another round of redundancies as public sector money dries up
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NewsThree bidders picked for £450m Liverpool hospital
Brookfield has been dropped from the running for the £450m Royal Liverpool hospital.
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NewsTravelodge plans £10m refurb programme
Hotel chain to spruce up estate after buying 52 properties
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FeaturesBSF was not just about schools
The axing of 735 projects has wreaked havoc on 735 communities, 26 in one city alone. That city is Liverpool, which stands to be £410m poorer as a result of the cancellation. So where does that leave deprived areas such as Croxteth?
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BSF and double dip: Handle with care
The recovery will be fragile, so are BSF cuts enough to destabilise it?
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NewsEnergy policy delays spark industry outcry
The government has been warned that its failure to pass legislation to promote domestic power systems is creating a crisis of confidence among suppliers
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Industry distress falls 26%
The number of construction firms experiencing distress fell by 26% between the first quarter and the second quarter of 2010
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NewsOld Nick's fiery furnace
This is an artist’s impression of Grimshaw Architects’ design for an energy-from-waste facility in Suffolk
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FeaturesKazakhstan: Building the world's largest tent
In the capital of Kazakhstan, Buro Happold, Foster + Partners and developer Sembol have built the world’s largest tent. And their heroic attempts to heave that 90m mast upright are enough to make fair-weather campers weep
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NewsMace agrees deal for Shard neighbour
Sellar Group has finalised a £130m deal with Mace for the second phase of the London Bridge Quarter project which includes Renzo Piano’s Shard
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NewsWireless coverage in buildings: Only connect
iPhones, iPads, BlackBerrys, Notebooks - the list of wireless gadgets is growing all the time. Which is putting greater demands on our buildings and those who design them
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NewsZinCo green roofs
A ZinCo green roof from Alumasc has been specified for a low-energy superstore in Oakham, Rutland. Designed by KPW Architects for Midlands Co-Operative Society, the roof of the £4.5m building features local species of sedum-based plants that will require minimal irrigation and maintenance to create a wildlife habitat. Rainwater is ...
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Movers and makers
Sill Lighting has published a brochure detailing its range of Plane Projectors. The 120-page guide covers the full range of projectors, which can take lamp options from 20W to 2kW, as well as detailed luminaire specifications and light distribution diagrams
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NewsSteljes Mainline power tracks
Steljes has launched Mainline, an electrical power track that allows users to add, reposition or remove power sockets anywhere along its length