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Speedy sales down 30%
Speedy Hire has said its first-half turnover is likely to be 29% down on last year’s figure of £256m despite increased stability in recent months
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£136m-turnover Lancsville in talks over refinancing deal
South-east contractor says county court judgments, totalling £300,000, are ‘being dealt with’
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Citywatch: Pessimism postponed
Bellway boss John Watson is a glass-half-empty kind of guy and was in “muted recovery” mode at the housebuilder’s full-year results this week
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The hard way: Gus Alexander on novating an architect
Transferring control of the architect from client to contractor can work fine. It can also make everyone’s life a lot more difficult – particularly the architect’s
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Wonders & blunders with Tony Travers
Academic and pundit Tony Travers heaps praise on a pier that lends grace to the Naples of the north, and pours scorn on a pathologically misanthropic medical college
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Persimmon furious over Bellway's social housing plan
Housebuilder of ‘aspirational’ Hartlepool development joins popular protest against partner of 12 years
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Tories set to scrap 'ridiculous' apprenticeship rules
Shadow housing minister hints housebuilders would no longer have to use apprentices on publicly funded projects
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Boris' London wheeze
The mayor of London has unveiled his draft plan for the city, as well as his economic development and transport strategies
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HCA seeks helpers
The Homes and Communities Agency has sent 75 invitations to contractors, housebuilders, social landlords and developers to join its developer panel
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House prices rising
The number of RICS surveyors reporting a rising housing market is the highest since May 2007
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Coventry street
Developer Friargate Coventry has submitted an outline planning application to Coventry council for a £1.5bn mixed-use redevelopment of a 15ha site opposite the city’s train station
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Air-con's last gasp: David Strong on a new era for cooling
New guidance on sustainability in offices could mark the beginning of the end for the high-maintenance technology that is air-conditioning – and about time, too
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Black hole, part I
Ramboll was in charge of engineering design for the latest installation to grace the Turbine Hall in London’s Tate Modern
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But what does it mean?: Stonehenge visitor centre
Denton Corker Marshall’s designs for the proposed visitor centre at Stonehenge were revealed in a planning application to Wiltshire council
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Hot this season: are air source heat pumps here to stay?
The government is expecting sales of air source heat pumps to go through the roof. But are they really worth getting excited about or just a passing fad?
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Kier bounces back from OFT verdict with £665m of work
Business barometer Fined contractor still manages to win three times more than second place BAM
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Planning applications in September
Affordable homes firm Newlon Housing Trust tops the clients list as work picks up
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NFB to shed offices and staff
The National Federation of Builders has been forced to make redundancies and close offices
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TfL opens £200m framework
Consultants are gearing up to bid for a place on a £200m Transport for London framework that will allow the body to plug skills gaps on major schemes