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NewsDeterioration in civil engineering sector accelerates
Civil Engineering Contractors Association’s survey points to deepening recession in all sectors in the second quarter of the year
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NewsRIBA asks architects to rethink public toilet
Alsop, Robert Adam and DSDHA among designers asked to design new public WCs
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NewsBookings down for Dubai's Cityscape event
Venue room rates are slashed by 25% as downturn hits Middle East conference
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NewsPace of decline slows
RICS says despite activity still dropping, it was slowed by improvement in public sector workload
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NewsDubai legal body ‘swamped’ as dispute backlog hits £3bn
Claims expected to triple this year, as payment problems continue for UK contractors
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Haymills subbies fear losses despite rescue
Subcontractors working for £180m-turnover contractor Haymills this week vented growing concern they might be left out of pocket despite its last-minute rescue by Vinci
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NewsDubai's Union Properties reports £37m loss
Trouble at client emerged earlier this year when it put on hold flagship £320m Formula One theme park
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NewsPole position: a novel use for aircrete blocks
Blocks for building house walls have been used to create intricate totem poles sculptures
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NewsVinci buys bulk of Haymills
French company is purchased contractor’s East Anglian contracting business and property solutions division
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NewsWant to get your building listed? Get Banksy to spray it
English Heritage moots listing buildings with painting or decoration of ‘artistic interest’
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NewsJuly: A month of very public success for Laing O’Rourke
Business barometer: £1.1bn schools win takes contractor to top spot, as council work dominates lists
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NewsAlstom warns union off strikes
Lawyers for French engineering giant Alstom have written to the GMB union threatening legal action if it goes ahead with planned strikes in September
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NewsTender enquiries inch upwards
More construction firms reported a rise in tender enquiries in June than reported a drop, the first time this has occurred in a year and a half, according to figures from market analyst Experian
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NewsMorgan Sindall boss warns that clients are shunning SMEs
John Morgan, executive chairman of Morgan Sindall, has said clients are giving more work to large contractors amid fears over the financial health of small and medium-sized firms
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RICS survey finds some breathing space before the real storm hits
The surveyors' body RICS found that public sector funding was providing some much needed relief for the construction sector.The shift in the numbers in its construction market survey was quite marked. The balance of firms seeing a decline in workload reduced to -26 from the -45 figure in the first ...
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Partnerships for Schools: How to get our fingers burnt
It may be more the season for barbecues than bonfires, but the trail of lighter fuel moved a bit closer to one of the most influential quangos in construction this week.Pressure has been mounting on Partnerships for Schools, the body in charge of more than £50bn of the education budget, ...
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NewsCliffhanger
Thanks to William Blake, who noticed these perilous clifftop repairs while on honeymoon in Corsica
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NewsBono Happold: Buro Happold structure for U2 tour
Buro Happold designed this moving video screen for U2’s 360 degree tour, which kicks off this week