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NewsCarillion wins £116m contract for Scottish green prison
Contractor will design and build Low Moss prison in East Dunbartonshire to BREEAM 'excellent' standard
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NewsWales waives planning for micro-renewables
Permission not needed for homeowners to install solar panels and similar green technology
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Ignore those saying new construction orders are on the rise
I feel sure there will be someone penning near euphoric words about the 18% rise in orders in the second quarter, which is the opening line of the statistical bulletin released today.Ignore it.The new orders figures bounce about like a drugged kangaroo at a rave party, only it's tougher to ...
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ConstructionSkills' three-card trick
Has anybody out in the real world actually spotted the three-card trick that the CITB is pulling on the industry that is taxed by government to pay its staff wages?We all pay a building-industry-only tax. The only two sure things in life are death and taxes, and since in the ...
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RICS: Housing market remains fragile, despite recent improvement
The message from the latest update on the housing market from the surveyors' body RICS is that while the market may have found a clearing it is not out of the woods yet.There has been a torrent of better news on the housing market with both the Nationwide and the ...
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The blame game
Here we go again. This week has seen a fresh round of HBOS-bashing after Lloyds revealed a £13.4bn hit due to bad loans – 80% of which came from HBOS.Most of that 80% would have been the responsibility/fault of former head of corporate banking Peter Cummings, the man no journalist ...
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Tender of the day: £1.5m Stockport school
Bid deadline is 17 August for project involving extension, alteration and conversion
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NewsBuild Moore cycle diary: Broken neck a minor setback
Showing off in front of the kids almost leads to disaster, with training for the London-to-Paris bike ride hardly begun
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NewsHigh-speed rail details to be published by end of year
Transport minister promises to include framework to extend line as far as Scotland
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NewsTrak goes into administration
Administrator says a buyer is not likely to be found for Hemel Hempstead contractor
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NewsNetwork Rail picks 14 firms for £1bn framework
Amey, Balfour Beatty, Bovis, Carillion, Jarvis and Kier all said to be included in new 'one-stop shop' framework
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NewsTaylor Wimpey posts £682m first-half loss
Writedowns of £604m drive loss but housebuilder says market has improved 'significantly'
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NewsHouse prices rose 1.1% in July
Hopes of recovery sparked as Halifax reports confirms first quarterly price rise since October 2007
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NewsFirst-quarter revenues stay level at Atkins
Consultant says figures are in line with expectations despite a slowdown on the water engineering side
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NewsStudy hopes to turn Manchester's roofs green
Drivers Jones and Aecom to carry out feasibility study into making eco roofs part of planning requirements
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Supporting innovation in a downturn
Help is at hand for those firms looking to capitalise when market conditions improve. For eco inventors in the East of England, BRE has set up an enterprise hub to offer advice to innovative SMEs on bringing sustainable technologies to market. Meanwhile in Wales British Gas is opening a centre ...
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NewsImages: The US embassy plans opposed by Cabe and the mayor
Outline plans by Zimmer Gunsul Frasco turn back on local area, says design watchdog
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NewsAmey scoops £2.7bn Birmingham highways PFI job
Firm will improve and maintain 2,500km of road network, as well as bridges, trees, lights and street furniture
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NewsTop five reader comments: 4 August
Advocates for regulating ventilation installation and against roof turbines – and why it's sometimes best to bark like a dog