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T Clarke sees 'early signs of recovery'
Trading statement from electrical contractor says commercial sector should boost group's revenue from mid 2011
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Construction ministers Healey and Lucas retain Labour seats
Tory shadow construction and housing ministers win easily in Tory heartland
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BAA procurement changes save £300m in a year
Contractors praise award fee system as competitive tendering puts airports operator back on budget
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Scenarios in a hung parliament
David Cameron has approached the Lib-Dems about forming a coalition. Here's what that may mean
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John Sisk on course to double turnover in 2010
Wins including 2012 athletes village and Pembroke power station lead to predicted revenue of £300m
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Election uncertainty will stall housing market
Jones Lang LaSalle says lack of clarity on Hips, public sector cuts and planning will put brake on housing recovery
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Legal threat to surveyors drives down house prices
Housebuilders say disputes over pre-recession valuations are slowing recovery
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Industry demands Building Regs calculation details
Construction professionals are calling for the communities department to publish the calculation methodology that will enable designers to meet the 2010 Building Regulations announced last week
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Cyril Sweett snaps up Gleeds energy boss
Consultant Cyril Sweett has signed up the boss of rival Gleeds’ energy division to lead a push into the nuclear sector, as competition for new-build and decommissioning work hots up
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Up all night. And for what?
I just got off the phone with a contact who was wandering aimlessly around London, trying to find somewhere to buy lunch. He sounded drunk. Or like he was on a concoction of extremely strong painkillers.“No, no I’m fine,” he replied when I expressed some concern over the fact he ...
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Scenarios in a hung parliament
Here are some possible scenarios in a hung parliament but first the certainties: Whoever wins, there is going to be a time of policy review which will result in many Government capital projects being delayed for a few months until priorities are resetOne of the first jobs for the new ...
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Jack Pringle's election blog: How is the future shaping up?
Fed up with the election hype, Jack's fled to France... but he can't resist keeping tabs on events
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Election 2010: Dear prime minister...
Sarah Richardson collects the industry’s messages to the new occupant of Number 10
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McDonough: why cuts will be good for Carillion
Building’s Chief Executive of the Year expects outsourcing megadeals to add to £18bn order book
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CommentWe don’t want a wossy
The RICS’ new chief executive will take home £33,000 a month, thanks in part to the institution’s QS members. Here, Richard Steer spells out what he needs to do to earn it
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CommentHansom: university of life
The construction industry this week has been swotting up its psychology, computing, accounting and media studies skills. It’s leaving the creative writing to us, though …
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FeaturesSteven Holl: After Mackintosh
For most people in the UK, Steven Holl is the best architect they’ve never heard of. Now he’s tackling the world-famous Glasgow School of Art, that’s about to change
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Judges unleashed
Simon Tolson Unlike the restrained and remote judges of the past, many now snap at the ankles of the advocates to ensure cases proceed in the way they should
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CommentThis one’s on you
Tony Bingham Tolent clauses, which make the party that refers an adjudication pay all the legal costs, are to be outlawed by the Construction Act … but a judge has just got there first