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SMEs caught between a rock and a hard place
In 2008 as a 55-year-old owner manager of a specialist contractor with money in the Bank, I was looking forward to my early retirement when the financial institutions’ house of cards came tumbling down.Now I read in the press that the very same culprits that got us into this mess ...
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Tender of the day: £20m college in Solihull
Bid deadline is 20 August for new build and demolition scheme
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Passivhaus diaries, part six: Thermal bypass
After champagne at the palace, it's back to the build and the sober question of insulation efficiency
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Wolseley warns of worse ahead as profit dives 60%
Materials firm predicts in trading update that markets will 'continue to deteriorate' although new homes sector stabilising
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20% of firms are trading without credit insurance
CPA slams government’s insurance top-up scheme after it finds only one company has taken advantage of it since April launch
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Tender prices fell 4.9% in first quarter
BCIS predicts a total fall of 14.9% before recovery in 2011
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WSP profit falls 40% after 1,000 jobs cut
Engineer's half-year profit sharply down despite 4% rise in revenue, following 1,000 redundancies last year
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Celcon blocks take a knock in record domino-topple
Thousands of H+H aircrete blocks were set up and knocked over as part of arts festival in East London
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And the slump goes on ...
Optimists beware: the economy is still shrinking at a sharper rate than expected
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Housing market sees North/South divide opening up
Hometrack survey suggests split in market conditions between northern and southern areas of England
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Government reveals 270 Kickstart schemes
Housing minister says £925m fund will lead to 22,400 homes and 20,000 jobs being created
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Yvette Cooper examines options for official workers' memorial day
Work and pensions secretary wants to look at ways those who die at work can be remembered
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Victorian bandstand reopens in Brighton and Hove
Grade II-listed structure, restored by A:B:I:R architects, now includes cafe and bridge linking it to road
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ODA makes construction pledges for 2010
Olympic team hopes to achieve latest goals two years before 2012 opening ceremony
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Abu Dhabi's new cultural district wins British Museum support
Exhibits will be loaned to Foster-designed Sheikh Zayed National Museum within new Saadiyat Island development
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And the slump goes on …
The UK economy shrank by another 0.8% in the second quarter, according to preliminary figures. While the drop was markedly slower than the 2.4% decline in the first quarter of this year, it was still a much sharper contraction than many analysts had hoped for. It also marked the fifth ...
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House prices are flat lining, says Hometrack
For the third month in a row Hometrack has registered steady house prices, with a perkier southern market compensating for weaker activity in the north.But this has not led Richard Donnell, Director of Research at the housing market data provider, to call the bottom of the market.Viewed in isolation, ignoring ...
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Odd ideas to kickstart house building No 93: Just give first-time buyers £10,000
What would happen if the taxpayer (via the Government) decided to give first-time buyers otherwise unable to raise a deposit £10,000 so they could buy a new home?The answer, at least on the face of it, is a bit quirky and, perhaps, for house builders quite delightful.The sums suggest the ...
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Battersea Power Station: Photography - Until 29 September
The RIBA is exhibiting 'Battersea Power Station: Photography by Michael Collins' at its headquarters in London from 3 to 29 September. A series of large scale colour photographs (4’ by 5’) of the site will give a fascinating and faithful account of this British landmark as it exists today. Collins ...
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RICS supports initiative to up-skill chartered surveyors
University of Westminster launches Build Up for out of work surveyors to develop skills in recession