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NewsMaterials sales down 10% at SIG
First-half trading 'exceptionally challenging' at construction supplies firm
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NewsInterserve may cut jobs in private sector divisions
Services group plans to review cost base as workload shifts further into the public sector
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NewsMiddle East shareholders to force Panceltica privatisation
Barwa and Ithmar plan to de-list structural steel contractor despite opposition from minority investors
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NewsSpace standards to be enforced on private housing
Mayor’s office says Parker Morris principle plus 10% will be consulted on in the London Plan review
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NewsSpeedy Hire rights issue scores 92% take-up
Plant rental firm will use cash to reduce estimated £248m debt
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Deaths inquiry calls for labour agency curbs
Gangmaster regulations brought in after the deaths of 23 Chinese cockle-pickers in Morecambe Bay five years ago could be extended to the construction industry
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Firms fear accounting rule change
Proposed changes to accounting rules may punish contractors that sign up to large projects
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NewsThey’re remaking Casablanca!
Our thanks to Gavin Edwards, who sent us this picture of a project in a certain well known Moroccan city
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CommentPrivates on parade: Mediation
You probably like to think that mediation is a private dispute resolution method where everything is kept secret. But it seems the courts can order you to reveal all
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FeaturesOur young designers revisited
Jacking in your job to set up a firm of your own is a dream shared by many architects, but few take the leap in their 20s. Back in 2006 we had a BBQ with some who did. Three years later, Emily Wright reunites them to find out what happened ...
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NewsBuilding's 2009 Dragon Boat Challenge
Popeyes, pirates and sundry other nautical coves took to the water to race in the industry’s annual dragon boat challenge. Eloise Sweeney watched the action
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Citywatch: A tough sell
Those who believe the worst is behind us this week cited the London Residential Opportunities fund launched by former Redrow boss Paul Pedley
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Wonders & blunders
Guy Austin revels in Renault’s stunning underground Oxfordshire laboratory but a Hampshire new town is about as much fun as having your teeth drilled without anaesthetic
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CommentHansom ’tis the season to be what?
In the building industry this week we find tidings of joy, hustle and bustle at train stations, cosy quilts, lots of presents and a fun quiz. Um … it is July, isn’t it?
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NewsNow even newer: Harlow town centre
Plans for a 1.3 million ft2 addition to Harlow town centre in Essex have been unveiled by Harlow council and developers, Stockland
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NewsRDAs fear raid on budgets to fund £1.6bn housing package
England’s regional development agencies have appealed to the government not to raid their budgets to fund its £1.6bn housing package
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FeaturesTurner & Townsend's unseasonal success: Vince Clancy interview
There aren’t many companies that are hiring senior staff, opening offices and preparing themselves for the stock market. But then there aren’t many chief executives like Turner & Townsend’s all-conquering Vince Clancy
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Do your own dirty work: Land remediation
Cleaning up contaminated land is one of the more scary tasks that developers face, so it’s vital to make sure that your contract is up to snuff. Here’s how to do it
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FeaturesWhat we lose if we lose Crossrail?
With the government rumoured to be looking to cut £30bn of transport investment, Crossrail is looking increasingly vulnerable. Sarah Richardson looks at what would happen if the project were scrapped now