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British Land sells Triton Square to Abbey for £115m
Remaining 370,000ft2 of buildings on site to be completed later this year
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Bechtel lands £400m Crossrail delivery partner role
Crossrail has appointed US construction giant Bechtel as project delivery partner to the £15.9bn scheme
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‘A register could make a real difference to the safety of people who work in construction’
Work and pensions secretary James Purnell reveals how the government was won over to Building’s Safer Skyline demands – and his plans to bring in a crane safety register next April
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HSE to recruit up to 30 inspectors
Safety body will seek applicants with a background in construction
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British Land sells land to High Street bank
High Street bank sells 200,000 sq ft office block to Abbey
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Late-payer Mann Construction goes bust
Specialists call for payment security after Enfield-based firm calls in administrators
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Margaret Ford to be named 2012 legacy leader
New chair will help select chief executive from five shortlisted candidates
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Bellway bosses keep bonuses despite shareholder criticism
Finance director apologises for ‘not communicating’ and says housebuilder has set up new bonus structure
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Vinci turnover tops £1bn after Taylor Woodrow acquisition
Vinci has broken through the £1bn barrier in 2008 after its £74m acquisition of Taylor Woodrow last September
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We're in the worst recession on record, says Construction Products Association
The spring round of forecasting has brought more gloom with the Construction Products Association taking an even dimmer view of industry prospects than in the winter.On the basis of the current data available the materials producers' body predicts a drop of almost £15 billion in construction work at current prices ...
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Annual construction output forecast to fall £23.5 billion over next two years
The first of the spring forecasts for construction has winged its way into my inbox. It is the Hewes and Associates' forecast.Hewes expects on the basis of current data that levels of construction output will fall back to those last seen in 1996 before we see a recovery.This may seem ...
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Annual construction output forecast to fall
The first of the spring forecasts for construction has winged its way into my inbox. It is the Hewes & Associates' forecast.Hewes expects on the basis of current data that levels of construction output will fall back to those last seen in 1996 before we see a recovery.This may seem ...
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Halifax figures dampen hopes of spring bounce in house prices
The Nationwide figures published yesterday provided some cheer for those selling homes with the announcement of a 0.9% rise in its house price index for March.That hope has been rather squashed with the Halifax today releasing figures suggesting the price of an average home fell in the month by 1.9%.What ...
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Five reasons why the G20 summit is great news for UK construction
I meant to get in an early night, but George Soros was billed to appear on Newsnight and while I know it's shallow I am a sucker for celebrity.I legitimised my decision on the grounds that I wanted to see how broad the consensus was over the success of the ...
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Wates and AHMM sweep the board at 2009 Building Awards
Contractor takes two prizes and architect takes three as gongs are dished out for exceptional projects, people and companies
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It was meant to be a £4bn refuge from recession
So how did a government programme to renew further education colleges blow its budget by 150%, putting 144 schemes and 40,000 jobs at risk?
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Entertainment at the Building Awards
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Bricks and mortarboards
There aren’t many positive sides to a recession, but while things are quiet it might be worth adding an extra qualification to your CV – whether it’s an HND, a BSc or a PhD