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NewsWhat's your point?
... the point is he'll get a spike somewhere painful if he falls in the void
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NewsPersimmon slashes boardroom pay by half
Housebuilder cuts pay to top directors as revised bonus targets are missed in 2008
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NewsFive £100m-plus projects on-site in Birmingham
These are the big projects currently driving construction growth in Birmingham
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NewsGovernment reveals 11 sites for nuclear power stations
Nine of the locations are on the site of existing nuclear reactors
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NewsRate your boss - take our quiz
Has your manager got what it takes to get your company through the recession? - Rate your leader in our psychology-based quiz
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NewsAtkins loses £10m through 1,200 job cuts
Despite loss group says profit growth remains in line with expectations and orders remain solid
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NewsAnother US firm nabs Crossrail contract
Jacobs Engineering's appointment as project representative follows wins by Bechtel and Transcend
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NewsPochin appoints John Moss as chief executive
Moss spent 12 years at Amec and will replace David Shaw who retires in May
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NewsSite worker pay rates frozen for two years
BATJIC says 2008 recommended levels will remain for a further year as small businesses suffer
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NewsCosts drop 30% on City of Arabia
Falling demand has pushed costs on $5bn Dubai mixed-use scheme down
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NewsRecord contraction for Singapore
Economy shrank by 19.7% in first quarter as a result of sharp drop in exports
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NewsJoyriders crash 75-ton crane into ditch
Two teenagers were arrested after crane in Indiana was hijacked
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NewsPolish government asks IMF for $20bn
Cash will increase bank reserves and help make Poland 'immune to the economic virus'
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Comment
HCA makes hay while the rain pours
On the face of it the achievement of the Homes and Communities Agency looks impressive - 50,000 affordable homes delivered "despite" the downturn and targets ticked off as met with the exception of one.Now, I am an advocate for the establishment of the HCA, but I am also an advocate ...
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Official figures put house prices 14.2% below peak
The latest official figures produced by Communities and Local Government to gauge house prices suggest the decline in prices accelerated in February to an annual rate of -12.3%, which puts them 14.2% down from peak.No particular surprise there. But there is a scrap of hope in the figures for those ...
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Is the housing market out of the woods?
More encouraging news for those involved in selling houses came from the surveyors' body RICS today with the release of its latest housing market survey.The survey adds further weight to the argument that the catastrophic collapse in house prices has been arrested, with the balance between surveyors reporting falls in ...
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Knowles vs DMW Developments: Payment row
Consultant and developer battles over unpaid and late invoices
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NewsFifteen firms under threat as Wolseley pursues debt
The materials giant will petition to have 15 small businesses wound up in bid to recover debt, according to reports
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NewsMortgage approvals up 4%
Forecasts remain unchanged as February figures show no increase in total loan value despite increase in approvals
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NewsRok wins housing contracts worth £86m
Moat Housing Association framework deal will see Rok deliver homes across London and the South East