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NewsHome loans halve in January
Dramatic drop in number and value of loans blamed on December sales surge
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NewsArchitect offers £80 for 14-hour days
Small firm Parritt Leng advertises positions with 'intense work ethic' and near-minimum wage
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NewsPrivate equity firm 3i runs the rule over Connaught
Sources confirm 3i has looked at takeover but no deal is imminent
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NewsISG takes on Harry Neal name and senior staff
Fit-out firm will use collapsed builder’s brand, but declines to buy outstanding contracts
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NewsEmployment fraud crackdown postponed until recovery
Government plans to tighten criteria on self-employment in construction are put on hold
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NewsOld Trafford cricket ground to get £32m revamp
Redevelopment plans include reorientating wicket, media facilities and a giant Tesco store
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NewsManchester City stadium regeneration gets green light
Job will include expansion of stadium and construction of new facilities in surrounding area
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NewsLU to save schemes despite £460m blow
London Underground has said it is not currently considering any reduction to its major works programme, despite being asked to pay the Tube Lines consortium £460m more than it says it can afford
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NewsCyril Sweett chairman to retire in September
New international director appointed as Ives declares intention to stand down after 40 years at company
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NewsTesco sends design and QS work to India
Fears raised over future of UK supply chain as supermarket giant outsources early project work
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NewsBlackfriars station hit by four-month delay
The completion of Blackfriars station, one of the main projects on the upgrade of the Thameslink rail line, has been put back four months until spring 2012
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NewsChilling observation: Jodrell Bank Observatory
Plans have been submitted to build this visitor centre at the University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory
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NewsLift us up where we belong
Steve Demuth of Bailey Partnership spotted this creative contraption in a Cornish village
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Features
The tracker: One step at a time
Construction activity and orders are still inching towards growth – even if the civil engineering sector experienced its quietest ever month in January
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CommentThe man from the ministry
Who was also the client from hell, asked Gus Alexander to refurbish his flat. He then proceeded to give a masterclass in arrogance and incompetence. Here’s what happened
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CommentWonders & Blunders with Dean Webster
The Cyril Sweett boss has a solar epiphany on a Middle Eastern tower but another in London casts a long shadow on a park
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CommentHansom the french job
What starts with a communication failure and some missing property can quickly descend into gunfire in Paris, a team driving unlikely vehicles and a high-speed chase across France. What a cliffhanger!
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CommentPFI and the Panama Canal
I read your article on the Tories’ plan to lift the lid on PFI deals (26 February, page 14) and I have to say I think they are getting this one wrong and should look at the history of PFI
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Comment
A success story
Thank you for recently bringing to our attention the existence of the Graduate Talent Pool website (29 January, page 32)