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NewsDavis Langdon scoops £40m Manchester deal
Irwell City Park regeneration scheme will transform 8km of riverside area
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NewsEmaar posts Q4 loss of £330m
Developer of Burj Dubai blames US recession for 10% slip in 2008 revenue
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NewsSteel frame completes on Olympic 2012 power house
Olympic park building will provide power, heating and cooling for Games and legacy buildings
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News'Crunch month' of June could spell end of partnering
Clients warn summer will be toughest period and study says tender prices will fall 10% in 2009
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NewsEbbsfleet delay prompts McGuckin to leave Land Secs
Head of £3bn Kent regeneration project parts ways with developer after scheme is put on hold
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Carbon Challenge site mothballed
A 650-home flagship zero-carbon development on government land has been put on hold because of the worsening recession
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NewsThe car in front is... a great way to find work in Dubai
Project manager who won fame by scrawling advert on Porsche gets a job – but his car gets impounded
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Lost and found
A Thames Gateway initiative to promote collaboration among local companies proves a helpful antidote to the economic downturn
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NewsSeven ways to get paid in Dubai
What to do if you are asked to retender or you aren’t getting paid by a UAE client
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The FD revolving door keeps spinning
Another week, another new finance director.The latest move sees David Wilton promoted to take over the reins from Bob Hartley at White Young Green. The reshuffle sees Hartley move sideways to become services director as WYG braces itself for the recession.The last few months have seen FD changes at Atkins, ...
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Newham finalises £200M BSF schools deal
Laing O'Rourke consortium steps up work on Newham schools programme
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Bellway margins halve
The profit margin and forward orders at housebuilder Bellway have slumped to half last year’s levels, according to the trading update it issued last week
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Lend Lease arm in the red
Crosby Group, the UK housebuilder owned by Lend Lease, plunged £69.5m into the red in 2008 after land writedowns of £80.4m
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Skanska drops targets
Swedish contractor Skanska has torn up its financial targets for 2010 after it had to make writedowns of 1.27bn kronor (£105m) in the fourth quarter of 2008
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Features'Bomb disposal is very like risk management'
The Afghan desert is a long way from Cyril Sweett’s London office, but for Captain Louise Greenhalgh it’s just another day staying one step ahead of local hazards
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CommentThe new realism
The economic downturn isn’t without its consolations. It seems to be ushering in a new age of collaboration in construction and a more sober reckoning of what we’re about
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CommentBuilding buys a pint... for East
East are a busy lot. In December last year they landed the job of working out what should happen to the whole district of Farringdon over the next 25 years, including planting a Crossrail station in the Smithfield meat market area
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CommentBecause we care
Not yet found the perfect gift for your loved one? How about a bottle of Zaha perfume, a £100m apartment or two or maybe just a trip to the UK’s most romantic building? Wherever that may be...
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Planning applications: January 2009
Only one client passed the £100m mark this month, as project numbers sink ever lower
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CommentThe choice is theirs
In response to your article on the Greater London Authority’s housing targets ("London council in crisis talks over affordable homes target,"), the GLA’s approach is based on realism and focuses on working closely with local councils