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NewsRNS Construction fined £8k over death of owner
Court rules that dangerous working practices led to death of owner Robert Sellick when building a dairy in 2005
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NewsKevin McCloud sets up home at Westminster
Grand Designs presenter campaigns for more efficient insulation by building house outside parliament
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NewsSheppard Robson gets thumbs up for Holborn scheme
28,000m² mixed-use scheme will include offices and housing
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NewsPhase One a sell-out at St Martins-in-the-Fields
Nearly 140 networkers treated to exclusive view of stunning refurbishment
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Comment
House prices likely to rise say surveyors
The shortage of homes on the market has provided surveyors with increased confidence that house prices may rise, according to the latest RICS survey.For the first time since May 2007 more surveyors polled by the RICS expect house prices to rise than expect them to fall.And the RICS sales to ...
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NewsA little circus training is a dangerous thing
No, man, no – you have to hold the ladder at right angles to the roof ridge if it's to work effectively as a balancing aid!
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NewsPublic work keeps Kier on track
Contractor says full-year results will match market expectations, buoyed by education and health projects
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NewsCrane collapses follow Delhi bridge accident
Metro corporation denies claims four were injured during clean-up operation, after six died and 15 were hurt in yesterday’s incident
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NewsFive dead and 13 hurt in Delhi metro collapse
Disaster as 4km metal cantilever falls during construction of the Indian capital's new metro system
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NewsLow & Bonar upbeat as first-half profit falls 13%
Materials firm predicts 'slight recovery' in sales for the second half of the year
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NewsEmaar to finish Burj Dubai three months late
Tallest tower in the world, at 818m, is now set for December completion
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NewsCurrie & Brown buys Hill Associates in Jersey
Consultant acquires 20-year-old Channel Islands building surveyor for an undisclosed amount
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NewsMears wins £200m housing services contract for Brighton and Hove
Council approves 10-year upgrade, repair and maintenance agreement for 112,500 homes
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Comment
It's worse in construction than we thought say forecasters
The latest forecasts to emerge in the current round all see the future prospects for construction as far gloomier than was expected when the number crunchers examined the figures three months or so ago.Experian now expects a 12% decline this year compared with an 8% fall and Hewes has shaded ...
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NewsA balanced approach to safety
Wearing no shoes makes climbing the ropes up to the roof section much easier for these Indonesian workers
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NewsTower crane register proposals to be published
Health and Safety Executive will launch the consultation on Monday in preparation for scheme roll-out in April 2010
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CommentOur predicament
Both parties admit that the axe will have to fall on public spending soon, although politicians have been too squeamish to describe this in detail
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CommentChelsea changed everything
The fall of Rogers’ Chelsea Barracks scheme was not so much the cause of an enjoyable public row as the effect of a fundamental change in the way we do design
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NewsHCA contractor partnerships: The right ingredients
The HCA has proposed partnering with contractors to build homes. Will this be a recipe for success?