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NewsScott Wilson wins work on first high-speed rail line in Middle East
Consultant win £14.5m contract to project manage construction work on 440km railway
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NewsWork starts at stalled £1.5bn London Gateway port
Debt-ridden owner Dubai World begins construction work on essential infrastructure for Thames Gateway project
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NewsTwelve hurt as blast flattens Shrewsbury flats
Investigation is focusing on gas leak as probable cause of devastating blast
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NewsUS construction spending falls 13%
Sharp decline in housebuilding drags November's overall construction spending to lowest level in over nine years
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Comment
CIPS figures show construction activity in 2009 ending with a whimper
The buyers’ body CIPS has released its first construction statistics of the New Year and they show the industry continuing to decline in December.The construction index finished the year on 47.1, below the 50 no-change mark for the 22nd consecutive month.But there was some good news. The housing index remained ...
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NewsLiving on the ledge
Well, decorating on the ledge, anyway – while clinging to a drainpipe, balanced on a set of steps above a row of shops
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NewsStarting up your own business, part six: The elusive first commission
Time flies at the speed of a jet aircraft when the money is running out…
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NewsFSA probes HBOS loans to housebuilders
Financial Services Authority is due to report on multimillion-pound loans agreed by HBOS exec to the property and housebuilding sector
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NewsPundits point to flat house prices in 2010
It’s the time of the year for reflections, resolutions and prognostications. And what can be more fun than guessing the likely path of house prices?
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NewsDevelopers and housebuilders to fight Tory planning proposals
Group fears handing planning power over to local councils will mean applications will be judged on 'instincts or political whims'
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NewsDavid Chipperfield knighted in new year honours
Honoured construction professionals also include rail regulator Christopher Bolt and former RIBA president George Ferguson
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NewsThree firms fined £280k after worker is paralysed
Court imposes fines three years after container fell on man at oil refinery leaving him confined to a wheelchair
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NewsGreen energy firm to appeal Oxfordshire planning decision
Viridor to contest council’s refusal to allow it to build ‘energy from waste’ facility in Ardley
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NewsDubai to open world's tallest tower
Opening of Burj Dubai to be celebrated with fireworks display despite emirate's financial problems
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NewsTenders issued for $25bn Arabian Gulf rail network
Up to five companies will be shortlisted to build megaproject to link Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE
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NewsPM to announce winners of £100bn offshore wind job
Gordon Brown is set to name the winning bidders this week to build nine offshore wind zones
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NewsAffordability boost for first-time homebuyers
Halifax research shows prices pass affordability test in 39% of areas of the UK
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NewsDeadline extended for 2010 Building Awards entries
There is just over one week left to submit your entry to this year's most prestigious construction awards ceremony, so hurry
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NewsMark Lawrence takes over helm at T Clarke
Pat Stanborough retires as chief executive of building firm
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NewsSeven workers die in Chinese overpass collapse
A further 34 people are injured as disaster hits £2bn airport construction project at Kunming