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NewsCarillion abandons £70m Swansea project
Company walks off project to build Wales’ tallest tower just two months from completion
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NewsCrossrail selects enabling works framework
17 firms make the cut to bid for inner and outer section packages on the scheme
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NewsInterest rates held at 0.5%
Commentators believe banks are unlikely to pass on benefits to borrowers
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NewsChina unveils £80bn healthcare package
Decision to fund new clinic in each village by 2011 is first phase of 10-year plan to overhaul country’s unpopular health system
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NewsDubai government to investigate labourers' quarters
Ministry of labour to look into BBC accusations of inhumane living conditions for site workers
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News32% of architects are 'underemployed'
RIBA survey reveals fewer architects expect to cut staff than in February but warns of decline in work coming from abroad
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NewsPeter Mandelson appeals to Abu Dhabi funders
Business secretary meets sovereign wealth funds in his quest to attract investment to the UK
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NewsRBS forced towards takeover of collapsed Oakdene
‘Little choice’ for bank after housebuilder, which was put up for sale in January, attracts low bids
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NewsMcBains Cooper wins BSF contract
Consultant will be employer’s agent on £30m secondary school project in Bracknell
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NewsTravis Perkins appoints new non-executive director
Philip Jansen, former Sodexo chief operating officer, joins building materials firm
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NewsG20 deal will do nothing for British construction
Latest forecasts predict longer, deeper recession as trillion-dollar stimulus bypasses UK firms
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NewsHanson opens new factory despite 30% staff loss
Building products boss says despite downturn ‘pent-up demand for housing’ remains
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NewsArup hits £800m turnover, but cuts still loom
Arup has boosted turnover by 10% in the past 12 months and expects to hit its full-year profit targets despite planned job cuts, its new chairman claims
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FeaturesLime render
Tradical Hemcrete from Lime Technology has been specified for use on the conversion of a 19th-century foundry into offices. The Baldwin Terrace scheme in Islington, north London, has been designed by Edward Cullinan Architects, which will also occupy it
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NewsLord Best to head up Northern Ireland think tank on housing
Lord Richard Best is appointed chair of Commission on the Future for Housing in Northern Ireland
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NewsBalfour and Carillion face Tube fire safety tests
Demand for further scrutiny may mean reinstalling 6.3km of cabling infrastructure on East London line
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FeaturesNatural ventilation
A Passivent natural ventilation system is being used on the latest phase of the Tamar Science Park in Plymouth, Devon
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News2008 housing losses cancel out boom gains
Losses racked up by housebuilders last year will wipe out profits made at the height of the boom in 2006
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Comment
Experian revises down its forecast for construction output
Industry forecasters at Experian followed their rivals and cut expectations of construction activity over the coming three years.The predicted decline in output in 2009 is now put at 7.8% followed by a slight drop of 1.7% in 2010 and a bounce back up of 1.6% in 2011.This puts the peak-to-trough ...
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Comment
House price futures on the rise
It has been a good spring so far for house builders in terms of sentiment if not in terms of actual sales. This is in sharp contrast to last year when market devastation created more ashen-faced residential developers than you could shake a stick at.There has been a bit of ...