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NewsBachy Soletanche acquires Simplex Foundations
Leading geotechnical specialist Bachy buys piling contractor Simplex
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NewsCampaign urges government to help construction sector
MPs join trade bodies in Get Britain Building campaign proposing 10-point plan to boost the industry
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NewsRICS E-tendering champion defends underused system
System was a 'bold' move to make electronic tendering free and available to all QSs
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NewsGiant horse to welcome visitors to Ebbsfleet
Mark Wallinger’s 50m sculpture of a horse wins competition for art project in £3bn Ebbsfleet development
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NewsTender prices predicted to fall 10%
RICS report says tender price and construction output will full by about 10% over next two years
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NewsHOK snaps up Alsop director for science division
Colin Gilmore-Merchant will join HOK as head of science and technology
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NewsACE selects new international chairman
WSP international consulting director to take over as many firms look overseas for opportunities
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NewsFinance problems hit major Saudi schemes
Government building projects held up as banks delay loans and increase interest rates
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NewsAustralian PM pledges total rebuilding after bushfires
Kevin Rudd says no cap will be placed on federal spending in reconstruction of devastated neighbourhoods
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NewsWYG reshuffles board again
David Wilton takes over as finance director from Bob Hartley, who becomes services director while remaining company secretary
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NewsGDP growth in Gulf set to fall by half
International Monetary Fund blames decline in oil prives for prediction of drop to 3.5%
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NewsArabtec Construction appoints chief executive
Tom Berry will replace Riad Kamal in top spot at UAE construction firm
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NewsMoorfields Eye Hospital appoints advisor to £1.3m project
Manchester-based Property Tectonics will attempt to minimise disruption at London hospital
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NewsBDP wins Wellington Academy contract
Kier Education also selected as preferred bidder for Wiltshire school building
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NewsDeyaar puts 25% of schemes on hold
Global downturn blamed as Dubai developer halts all projects not already launched and sold
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NewsEducation Now: Building on last year's success
Now in its second year, Education Now is set to return on the 10th and 11th June. This fully online and interactive event provides industry professionals with a unique platform to learn, discuss and share knowledge of the education sector and its importance within the built environment industry.
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Comment
Trades not professionals have been hit hardest by construction job losses
I read with interest the Sunday Times story about how quantity surveyors were joining the dole queue at a faster rate than any other group in the UK economy.So I looked at the base figures and, well, came to a remarkably different interpretation.Put it this way, if the Sunday Times's ...
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Comment
RICS report stamps on signs of green shoots in the housing market
For all the excitement created by the Halifax upward blip in house prices in January it now looks increasingly like a freak result, at least that is what the latest housing market survey from the surveyors' body RICS would suggest.Yes I know it seems that for every green shoot spotted ...
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NewsRem Koolhaas TVCC building in China on fire
Online reports claim fire has broken out on OMA’s showcase development in Beijing
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NewsRLB appointed on residential resort in St Lucia
Consultant is project manager on Jalousie Enclave luxury resort