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NewsKier reveals new chief executive
Head of construction Paul Sheffield will take over from John Dodds in April 2010
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NewsNewcastle ranked UK's most sustainable city
Bristol and Brighton score highly but Hull is ranked least sustainable of UK's 20 largest cities according to survey
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NewsStudy reveals high cost of building brick zero-carbon homes
Two houses built to code level four and six out of traditional material prove to be much more expensive than previous estimates
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NewsShepherd nabs £66m Birmingham college job
St Modwen appoints contractor to build Broadway Malyan designed Bourneville College on site of former factory
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NewsWYG sees light at end of the tunnel
Engineering consultant sees encouraging signs but says markets remain challenging
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NewsTendering activity rising says T. Clarke
Electrical engineer says it is ready to take advantage of improving markets
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NewsRetail investors urged to consider Middle East
Director of Al-Futtaim says region is anticipated to have 27,000 retail outlets by 2011
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NewsPart L change could spell end of steel-framed windows
Crittall Windows boss says end of historic building exemption in Building Regulations, due to come into effect next April, will 'limit personal choice'
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News437 hotels in pipeline in Middle East and North Africa
Hotel building spree will bring 120,682 new rooms to the market, with the UAE in the lead
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NewsWaterman reports signs of recovery in Australia
Engineering consultant says trading is 'in line with expectations' but implies it may cut more jobs
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NewsStyles & Wood sees signs of ‘stabilisation’
Fit-out and refurbishment firm says its four divisions traded in line with expectation between July and November
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NewsRetailers look to Germany, France and Spain for 2010 growth
Survey reveals seven out of 10 expansion hot spots are in western European
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Comment
The (un)luck of the Irish
If I had chosen this week for a relaxing break in some warmer winter weather in Cannes, I would be severely unimpressed by now.Not only has a large proportion of the town (and the bars and restaurants) been taken over by property types, but last night was the France vs ...
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Comment
House building looks set for growth in 2010
The latest Government house building numbers strongly suggest that a shade more than 100,000 homes will be built in England in 2009.This would represent a 40% drop on the peak year of 2007 and make 2009 a record peacetime low.There are hints of hope in the figures with the starts ...
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NewsKevin McCloud unveils protoype straw house
House with prefab panels infilled with straw bales could help UK meet its carbon reduction targets if used widely in housebuilding
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NewsMAPIC: Europe's big five report a stagnant retail sector
Despite attempts to be positive delegates admit that retail development in UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and France has dried up for the foreseeable future
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NewsQueen's speech: what it means for construction
Proposals include: incentive for carbon capture; report on high-speed rail line to Scotland; equal rights for agency workers
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NewsMAPIC dispatches: Argentina bids for BRIC status
Our report detects a glimmer of optimism at the start of the global property event in Cannes
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NewsStarting up your own business, part one: Life after redundancy
You've had the leaving drinks and the redundancy cash, now what? You could try setting up your own business, but you'll need to ask yourself some searching questions first...
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NewsBuilding firms face tough new bribery law
New anti-corruption bill in Queen's speech could leave construction firms open to bribery charges