More news – Page 2608
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NewsRyder's Newcastle library handed over
Council takes formal delivery of £24m building set to open in June
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NewsEnnstone sells UK and Polish arms as administrators take over
Attempt to achieve solvent restructuring abandoned but deal to sell subsidiaries will save 1,000 jobs
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NewsScott Wilson slashes worldwide workforce by 10%
Design firm predicts profits will be broadly in line with expectations as it reveals staff cuts to save £20m
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NewsDubai has more empty buildings than ever
Researcher blames low visitor figures while government cites greater number of rooms
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NewsConstruction will be one of industries 'worst hit' by recession
Poll reveals 22% of consultants believe construction will be in top three sectors worst affected, while just 10% thought UK firms were well positioned
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NewsSaudi Arabia bans off-plan property sales
Ban will prevent practice of repeated off-plan selling partly blamed for Dubai property crash
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NewsRevenue soars 38% at Mears as repairs hold strong
Profits also up as maintenance firm benefits from resilience of 'non-discretionary' repairs sector
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NewsISG’s profit rises 9%
Construction mangagement firm relies on regional work to raise turnover by 11% despite drop in London offices work
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NewsInquest launched into death of worker crushed by crane
26-year-old man was dead by the time ambulance crews arrived
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NewsSidell Gibson acquires Birmingham architect
Large commercial practice buys long-standing Edgbaston firm Crouch Butler Savage
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NewsGensler unveils China's tallest building at Mipim
Standing 632m tall, the architect's Shanghai Tower will dwarf the neighbouring Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center
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Comment
Window shoppers aplenty but buyers dwindle in the housing market
There has been a big surge in window shoppers, but no increase in sales. In fact they are a little worse. That is the nub of the latest housing market survey from the surveyors' body RICS.Much will be read into the surge in interest with suggestions that this represents the ...
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NewsCivil Procedure Rules: Dalkia Energy and Technical Services vs Bell Group
Fenwick Elliot discusses a row over terms of a station repair project
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NewsBovis Homes posts £78m loss after 60% job cuts
Housebuilder writes down £93m and lays off almost 600 workers during 2008
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NewsVideo: The house built of water
Eco's new ECO2H2OUSE uses tanks of water in ceiling voids to help achieve thermal mass and Passivhaus standards. Tim Fenn explains
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine 'paid £26,000' to blacklisting firm
Details emerge of contractor's payments to private detective accused of keeping blacklist
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NewsRail union warns of safety hazards from delayed works
Whistleblowers identify 200 locations and 1,000 jobs under threat from deferred maintenance work
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NewsZaha reaps boom as pre-tax profits increase 400%
Turnover doubles and pre-tax profits hit £5m in year to 30 April 2008
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NewsBuro Happold puts 1,000 UK staff on notice
Engineer starts 90-day consultation on a new round of cost cuts