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The tracker recovery on hold
Signs of recovery over the summer have been tempered by a slowdown in activity and a pessimistic outlook on employment, according to the latest figures from Experian Business Strategies
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£200m of framework wins give Kier maximum security
Business barometer Contractor keeps top spot thanks to £181m Wolverhampton prison job
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NewsMore deals could follow Gleeds buy
Gleeds says its purchase of rival QS Locus Consultants for an undisclosed sum could herald a consolidation drive in the consultancy sector
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Willmott Dixon regroups
Willmott Dixon has formed three trading brands after last year’s re-acquisition of social housing group Inspace
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Hochtief profit plummets
Pre-tax profit at German owned-contractor Hochtief UK Construction fell 59% from £1.6m to £665,000 in the year to 31 December 2008
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Galliford’s sales rise
Galliford Try has reported that total house sales rose 7% to £274m in the four months to 5 November and it described the autumn selling season as “stable”
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CommentHansom: As the nights draw in
We avoid the cold wind blasting a London office block and instead wrap up warm in a woolly JCB jumper and settle down before an Olympic fire to enjoy an architect-assessed Sunday roast. Perfect
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Space to breathe
Instead of telling housebuilders what to build, we should focus on providing better information to buyers
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Major housebuilders snap up lion’s share of Kickstart cash
Barratt and Persimmon have bagged 30% of Kickstart funding between them, according to research from the House Builders Association, which represents mainly small and medium-sized builders
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Private housing drops
Private housebuilding has fallen 20% year on year, the communities department says
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First-time buyer fund
Mill Group has launched a £500m investor fund to allow first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder
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House prices to fall
Property group Savills has warned that house prices will fall nearly 7% next year, even though values rose 3.7% during 2009
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FeaturesA world awaits us: The Copenhagen conference building boom
A deal on carbon reduction targets in next month’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen could create a boom for UK consultants working overseas
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NewsJewel of the Adriatic: Make's Montenegro resort
Make has beaten off competition from Foreign Office Architects, MVRDV and Heatherwick Studio to masterplan and design a luxury resort on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast
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The green stuff
Instead of seeing sustainability as a chore we should reap the social and economic benefits it can prompt, says the founder of Canada Green Building Council ahead of his talk at the Making Sustainable Development Happen event
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FeaturesAcoustics: The sound of silence
A study at an Essex secondary school revealed a significant boost to pupil concentration when acoustics were improved
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CC applies for liquidation
Trustees of the Construction Confederation’s pension scheme have issued a petition for the group to be liquidated
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NewsEvery McCloud …: Hab Oakus' Triangle
The Triangle is the first project by Hab Oakus, a joint venture between the broadcaster Kevin McCloud’s company Hab and housing group GreenSquare
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EDF to seek nuclear bids
EDF was this week gearing up to put preparatory works worth several million pounds on its nuclear site in Somerset out to tender