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NewsKier pre-tax profit down 61% but construction orders up
Contractor also reports 9% fall in overall revenues for full year to 30 June
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NewsPolice appeal for help to find kidnapped builder
Lancashire police have asked for public assitance to trace man snatched from housing development site
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NewsGiant Ikea to open in Abu Dhabi
New store on Yas Island by Aldar Properties and Al-Futtaim Group will aim to attract local and international customers
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NewsRolls Royce and EDF team up to build nuclear plants
Agreement covers engineering and technical support in pre and post construction phases for four new power stations
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NewsConstruction employment levels fall again
Office of National Statistics shows 2.7% drop in employment levels over the third quarter
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NewsNumber of projects on hold in the Middle East revealed
Numbers show that UAE has been hardest hit of all, with 566 stalled schemes, but still has the most construction activity in the region
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NewsGordon Brown admits public spending faces 'cuts'
PM tells trade unionists expenditure will be reduced on 'unnecessary programmes' and 'lower priority budgets'
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NewsReport praises UK construction's green achievements
But building industry must do still more to reach the goals of a sustainable construction strategy
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NewsYour chance to enter the iAwards
The government wants to recognise innovative technology in buildings this year, here's how to enter...
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NewsUK to make world's biggest turbine blades
Energy secretary announces grants for companies to develop wind technology in a new facility in North-east of England
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NewsNew Covent Garden Market to seek planning for Foster-designed revamp
Neil Tomlinson is also working on the outline application for entire south London market site
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News3D Reid wins planning approval for Co-op's Manchester HQ
Go-ahead for 15-storey office tower initiates first phase of 20-acre regeneration scheme
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Comment
111,000 jobs lost to construction... and that is just the start
The latest employment figures make grim reading for the construction industry with the number of workforce jobs plunging by 61,000 in the second quarter of this year.This means that 111,000 jobs have been lost to the industry since they peaked in the autumn last year.In fairness the drop in workforce ...
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NewsViñoly-designed New York architecture school opens
Newly renovated New City College of New York Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture opens today
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NewsLDA accountant for £1.1bn Olympic budget was unqualified
Investigation into £160m overspend forces LDA chief executive to admit employee lacked formal qualification
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NewsShepherd signs £90m refinancing deal with HSBC
Builder says support from bank, along with restructuring, will help it pursue plans for growth
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NewsBrugge health and safety!
These Belgians seem worryingly offhand about safety, balanced atop a roof with no apparent security – and one's on the phone…
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NewsRICS notes strong upturn in housing market
More surveyors report rising prices but increasing lack of stock is still the main driver