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Tender of the day: £7m law school building in University of Herfordshire
Tender for health centre in Welwyn closes on 18 December
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Comment
Growing evidence of double dip collapse for construction
The latest round of trade survey data points to an ugly acceleration in the rate of collapse of workloads.Persistent sightings of green shoots over the late spring and summer now look to have been little more than a mirage.The construction trade survey compiled by the Construction Products Association says the ...
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NewsPassivhaus diary, part 13: windows and doors
Windows and doors can never be as well insulated as the rest of the building but with the right design and positioning they can help to reach the Passivhaus standard
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News'Significant' drop in sales of construction products
Data from Construction Products Association shows manufacturers experiencing falls in trade while price of raw materials rises
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NewsBabcock buys UK Atomic Energy Agency for £38m
Support services firm takes ownership of commercial arm that decommissions nuclear plant sites
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NewsVideo: Lord Falconer on cross-party support for Thames Gateway
Former minister talks about why the Thames Gateway has the backing of all political parties
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NewsVideo: Jonathon Sadler on PPPs in the Thames Gateway
Seeda's Thames Gateway boss explains the importance of public private partnerships
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NewsHouse prices rise in October
Hometrack survey shows price increase for third consecutive month but warns demand beginning to fade
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NewsScottish body calls for 5% VAT cut
Scottish Building Federation says reduction on 15% VAT on home building works would help firms suffering in the recession
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NewsWhat's next for the housing market?: read the online debate
Will house prices rise or fall next year? What will be the fate of housebuilding targets? Find out what the industry thinks
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NewsAsbestos campaign targets building trades
Safety campaigners say tradesmen think asbestos is a historical problem and they are not at risk
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NewsPedestrians try out new criss-crossing at Oxford Circus
Johnson says £5m makeover of London landmark, designed by Atkins, is a 'triumph of British engineering'
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NewsDemand of pre-qualified suppliers up 15%
Rise in use of government’s Constructionline list chimes with data that says new orders rose 22% between first and second quarters of the year
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NewsEricsson AB vs EADS: Interim injunctions
Our Fenwick Elliot expert discusses a dispute over a government contract
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NewsWYG posts £129m loss but seals rescue deal with lenders
Engineering consultant makes massive writedowns, but secures its future with debt-for-equity swap
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NewsCurrie & Brown follows rivals by restructuring
Consultant restructures UK operations to boost energy and infrastructure to 40% of the business
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NewsHSE issues nuclear alert
Watchdog warns £20bn programme faces delay unless reactor designers improve performance
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NewsDavis Langdon to lose partners in 64-job cutback
Also, G&T has closed Exeter and Swindon offices and Cyril Sweett has merged Birmingham and Leamington Spa operations and made several redundancies