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Construction new orders: the Good the Bad and the Ugly
The latest new orders figures confirm the dire state of work in the construction pipeline.There was a drop of £6 billion in new work construction won in 2008 compared with 2007, which points to a rough road ahead.While there are some reasons for optimism within the infrastructure sector and public ...
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NewsGet a grip!
Taking your sandals off so you can get a firm grip on the top edge of the stepladder with your toes doesn't really count as proper safety procedure, we suspect
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Capita appointed on new community sports facilities scheme
Consultant and S&P Architects appointed to a propose feasibility study for proposed Thames Gateway development
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NewsThe answer to recession is to get Britain building
Trying to boost consumer spending won't bring economic recovery – constructive action is what the UK needs
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NewsAtkins cuts 5% of global workforce
International engineering consultant cites 'challenging' market conditions as 1,000 redundancies planned
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NewsConstruction loses 48,000 jobs in three months
Government figures show redundancies in final quarter of 2008 rose 50% on previous period
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NewsCrest Nicholson strikes rescue deal with lenders
Refinancing deal sees banks take a 90% stake in the housebuilder
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NewsCan sustainability survive the recession?
Tell us what you think in the Building/Saint Gobain survey and you could win an iPod Touch
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NewsVideo: Cycle to Cannes riders undeterred by cold climate
A 65-strong peleton aims to raise £100,000 for charity in this year's industry bike ride to MIPIM
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NewsBrits fail to make Mies van der Rohe prize shortlist
EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture shortlists five projects – but none are from UK
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NewsTfL and government reach agreement over East London Line funding
Long-running wrangle over funding gap could come to an end tomorrow
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NewsMayor unveils Olympic legacy vision
Plans include a university, several schools and academies, community facilities and a business hub, as well as 10,0000 new homes
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NewsGalliford Try wins £47m Welsh jail scheme
Group 4 Securicor hires contractor to refurbish and extend category B prison at Bridgend
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NewsChinese firm wins £1.2bn Mecca monorail job
China Railway Co will build rail link to holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Musdalifah
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NewsFirms fined £80,000 after concrete death
HSE says simple risk planning would have prevented the accident and cost nothing
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NewsDP World turns to Africa to offset global downturn
Dubai-based ports operator plans to step up investments across the continent
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NewsPopular superstitions explained, part I
Rob Henderson of Davis Langdon spotted this excellent example of just why it’s unlucky to walk under ladders at Meknes train station in Morocco
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More than 100,000 construction workers made redundant last year
The latest employment figures provide yet more grim reading for those in construction with the numbers made redundant in the final quarter of last year rocketing to 48,000.The official figures out today show that 109,000 construction employees were made redundant over the year. Some will have got new jobs, but ...
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NewsChina's state broadcaster blamed for Rem Koolhaas tower fire
Investigators find illegal fireworks caused the blaze at the 44-storey TVCC building
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NewsMcGuckin leaves Land Secs after £3bn scheme stalls
Steve McGuckin leaves after Ebbsfleet Valley regeneration project is scaled back due to the recession