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NewsVinci to bid for Haymills
Four offers for £181m-turnover contractor due to be made by end of the day
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NewsStephanie Baker vs Quantum Clothing Group: Noise-induced hearing loss
An worker in a knitting factory won an appeal against her employee for not sufficiently looking after her health
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NewsJB Leadbitter vs Devon council: A deadline is a deadline
In this week's case the claimant was given a lesson commonly taught in school
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NewsPrimus Build vs Pompey Centre and Slidesilver: Contractual wording
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a case in which the meaning of 'personal delivery' was questioned
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Construction lags behind in stamping out racism
Racist “banter” that would be unacceptable in other industries is still tolerated in parts of the construction industry, a report by the government’s equality watchdog has found
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WYG postpones financing deal and shakes up board
Engineering consultant White Young Green has announced a shake-up of its board and bought more time to agree a refinancing deal
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NewsForever blowing bubbles
Jon Neale is concerned that everyone seems to think a big building programme will prevent boom and bust. The evidence suggests otherwise
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NewsBouygues prepares to swoop for struggling Haymills
French construction giant in talks to agree final terms for £181m-turnover contractor
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NewsBalfour Beatty M&E arm sues Shepherd for £1.4m
Contractor goes to court over Hull hospital as legal bodies report record rise in construction disputes
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NewsBalfour Beatty Ground Engineering creates 'one stop shop' in Ireland
Contractor’s ground engineering firm consolidates various Irish businesses into one
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NewsMore contractors at risk as banks move the goalposts
Haymills may not be the only contractor fighting for survival if banks don’t offer support
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NewsThink tank proposes scrapping council tax
Left-wing body Compass' report suggests stabilising house prices by taxing land value
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NewsBartlett and Cambridge double-nominated for research award
RIBA's President's Award for Research shortlist names 12 pieces of work that contribute to architectural knowledge
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NewsHigh speed rail firm ready for Tory victory
Company charged with proposing high speed line factors in Conservative success in next general election
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NewsHousebuilders could be spared zero-carbon costs
UK-GBC proposal would see government-funded improvements repaid monthly by homeowners
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NewsTurbine protestors face eviction
Six men occupying Vestas Isle of Wight site given midday deadline to leave
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NewsEco-cement firm raises £1m to continue research
Novacem will use funds to complete pilot plant by the end of 2009 and accelerate development
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NewsKier latest to stretch payment terms to 60 days
Trade bodies lobby MPs for help as main contractors move to adopt longer payment periods
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Comment
Could the torment almost be over?
After 17 months of unrelenting torment, it looks like the UK construction sector is finally a step closer to recovery as the July CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index highlighted the slowest pace of decline since March last year (see index).This progress is largely on the back of an improvement in the ...
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Tender of the day: £3.6m Poole school
Bid deadline is 11 August for new build and extension project