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NewsFirst-half profit falls 28% at Morgan Sindall
But contractor says it remains confident of meeting expectations for the year
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NewsTen framework partners sought for £300m of Tube civils work
Transport for London puts work on seven London Underground lines out to tender
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NewsJames May walks across Atkins' Meccano bridge in Liverpool
BBC presenter makes virgin crossing over bridge engineered entirely from toy components
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NewsOne million evacuated as typhoon hits China
Winds of up to 74mph destroy thousands of homes across the south-east pf the country
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NewsCould the torment almost be over?
The CPA may still be predicting gloom, but there has been a notable drop in the rate of decline
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Construction trade survey confirms worsening slump
The latest trade survey covering both the contracting and materials sectors underlines both the depth and the rate of decline in the construction sector with pessimism rampant across all sectors.As in all surveys there are glimmers of light and hope. The survey, compiled by the Construction Products Association, showed that ...
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Forecasters call the bottom of the house price slump
The increasing stretch of stable house prices is leading forecasters to call the bottom of the slump.The Nationwide late last month tentatively said it may be time to think the unthinkable that house prices may exit 2009 higher than they entered it.Last week much was made of the RICS saying ...
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NewsVinci to bid for Haymills
Four offers for £181m-turnover contractor due to be made by end of the day
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NewsStephanie Baker vs Quantum Clothing Group: Noise-induced hearing loss
An worker in a knitting factory won an appeal against her employee for not sufficiently looking after her health
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NewsJB Leadbitter vs Devon council: A deadline is a deadline
In this week's case the claimant was given a lesson commonly taught in school
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NewsPrimus Build vs Pompey Centre and Slidesilver: Contractual wording
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a case in which the meaning of 'personal delivery' was questioned
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Construction lags behind in stamping out racism
Racist “banter” that would be unacceptable in other industries is still tolerated in parts of the construction industry, a report by the government’s equality watchdog has found
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WYG postpones financing deal and shakes up board
Engineering consultant White Young Green has announced a shake-up of its board and bought more time to agree a refinancing deal
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NewsForever blowing bubbles
Jon Neale is concerned that everyone seems to think a big building programme will prevent boom and bust. The evidence suggests otherwise
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NewsBouygues prepares to swoop for struggling Haymills
French construction giant in talks to agree final terms for £181m-turnover contractor
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NewsBalfour Beatty M&E arm sues Shepherd for £1.4m
Contractor goes to court over Hull hospital as legal bodies report record rise in construction disputes
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NewsBalfour Beatty Ground Engineering creates 'one stop shop' in Ireland
Contractor’s ground engineering firm consolidates various Irish businesses into one
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NewsMore contractors at risk as banks move the goalposts
Haymills may not be the only contractor fighting for survival if banks don’t offer support
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NewsThink tank proposes scrapping council tax
Left-wing body Compass' report suggests stabilising house prices by taxing land value
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NewsBartlett and Cambridge double-nominated for research award
RIBA's President's Award for Research shortlist names 12 pieces of work that contribute to architectural knowledge