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OFT special: What now?
The OFT has imposed fines of £129.5m on 103 firms that colluded with competitors. Over the next four pages we look at the legal aftermath – starting with Chris Hill on the question of appeals, restitution and discrimination
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OFT special: The cost of a phone call
If you don’t want the job, just ask for too much money and you won’t get it. Nobody can touch you. Phone a friend for a cover price, though, and you’re liable for millions
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Waterman faces 'challenging' future as profit drops 63%
Turnover at engineering and environmental consultant Waterman fell 10% from £136.4m to £122.4m in the year ended 30 June 2009
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Robertson dips £2m into red
Robertson, the construction, development and facilities management group, has fallen £2m into the red for the year ended 30 November 2008
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3DReid profit falls despite doubling turnover to £18.2m
Architect 3DReid more than doubled turnover to £18.2m in the year to 30 April 2008, thanks to its acquisition of Geoffrey Reid Associates in September 2007
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NewsMabey & Johnson costs hit £60m after fraud probe
Bridge builder’s 2008 results reveal £15m hit, following £44m the previous year
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The tracker: Blip or double dip?
Just when we thought we could bask in a few rays of sunlight, an icy wind swept through August with most indicators showing the rate of decline speeding up again, says Experian Business Strategies
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NewsHousebuilders may be given old people's homes option
Ministers consider letting builders fulfil affordable housing obligations with sheltered accommodation
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NewsNationwide: price of new homes rises for first time since 2007
The average price of new homes in the UK rose in the third quarter for the first time since 2007, according to data from Nationwide
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NewsBravo to Zero
Developer ZeroC has started work on 77 family homes on the island of Portland, Dorset
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NewsCentral station: King's Cross Central
Public funding has been secured and a development agreement has been signed to deliver the first phase of affordable housing at the multibillion pound King’s Cross Central development in London
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Scots firm Barr returns to profit
Barr Holdings has posted turnover of £231.9m in the nine months to 31 December 2008
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Bad debt in Dubai pushes Mouchel £13.5m into red
Consultant Mouchel has taken a £15m hit on bad debt in Dubai, pushing it £13.5m into the red for the year ended 31 July 2009
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CommentChris Wise on RIBA's Lubetkin prize: The ugliness of steel
The RIBA was wrong to give the Lubetkin prize to Beijing’s Olympic stadium. A building that contains that much embodied energy is frankly distasteful
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2009: 'As bad as it gets'
That was one consultant’s view of the year when new orders fell 25% and 20,000 QSs, engineers, architects and surveyors received P45s. Roxane McMeeken looks at what went wrong, and what hope there is for the year to come, while Martin Hewes presents this year’s tables
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Grimdex - 09 October 2009
Building’s Gloomwatch panel rates their mood on a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the most unhappy. An average is the “Grimdex” forecast
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Building intelligence Q2 2009: Non-housing a bright spot in the gloom
The gloom continues for construction, though there are more signs that the infrastructure and non-residential sectors are growing, says Experian’s Business Strategies division
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CommentOFT special: Our game
One strange feature of the we play it is that clients pay £10bn a year to cut costs – and encourage incompetent contractors to muck up their schemes. Time to change the rules
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OFT special: This time it's personal
Even if the OFT has found a firm guilty, they can still nail the directors – with a prison sentence and colossal fine. And individual liability is a growth area