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NewsShock rise in house prices in January
Experts warn public not too place too much weight on the surprise figures
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NewsStrike deal accepted by oil refinery workers
British workers set to be awarded 102 jobs on Lincolnshire oil refinery site
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NewsUnion workers protest at Alstom offices
Unemployed labourers gather in central London to demand a halt to practices 'excluding British workers'
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NewsGDF Suez and Iberdrola bid jointly for UK nuclear work
French and Spanish firms join forces to compete against German RWE/E.ON joint venture and EDF
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NewsBovis wins £4m case against London Clinic trustees
Adjudication in dispute over £11m redevelopment settled in construction firm's favour
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NewsTitan jails could start on site next year
Justice minister says construction work may start in 2010 on the first of three massive new prisons
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NewsSite death co-workers had not read instruction manual
Inquest reveals scissor-grab machine that killed construction worker was being used inappropriately
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NewsInterserve picked for £600m Scottish health framework
Building services group named as one of five principal supply chain partners for new healthcare construction programme
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £3m Edinburgh scheme
Firm will supplying mechanical and electrical services to seven-storey Quartermile Two office building
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NewsMan crushed to death on site in Scotland
Labourer on site of Lidl store was airlifted to hospital after accident
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NewsTfL puts work on 44 rail stations out to tender
Closing date is next week for tender to rebuild or refurbish dozens of aging overground stations
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NewsPhase One heads for Bristol's Cabot Circus
Come for advice and a little light refreshment at Building's next networking event for new construction industry professionals
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Comment
Rightmove wrong interpretation?
Why is it that when I looked at the data presented in the press release covering the newly launched Rightmove consumer confidence survey I came to a very different interpretation from that given?I am not an expert in survey work, but I am always interested in how they are put ...
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Gladedale vs Paul Rogers: Failure to pay
Norfolk entrepreneur Paul Rogers has launched a £1m legal battle against the UK's largest independent housebuilder. Rogers, who sold his business Premier Homes to Gladedale Group for almost £50m in May 2006, accuses Gladedale of failing to pay in full for the transaction. Gladedale builts about 5,000 new homes a ...
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Comment
...on the subject of gloom, here's the latest state of trade survey
The latest industry state of trade survey covering construction product manufacturers and contractors gives a reasonable view of just how rosy things are. It is put together by the Construction Products Association. I will leave you to judge.Here are a few key findings: 78% of construction product ...
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Don't look for a paradigm shift in one month's Halifax figures
Those in the housing industry will be mightily relieved by the Halifax figures released today.Seasonally adjusted the rise in the price of an average house was put at 1.9%. Unadjusted the rise was a less spectacular 0.9% with about £1,300 added to the average house price.However shortlived this upward blip ...
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Lack of grit and the economic crisis
Why is it understandable in the current British economy that councils are running out of grit? That was the thought that came to mind as I walking to work this morning.For me it was an enjoyable walk as the fresh snow creaked under my boots and I had the extra ...
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FeaturesIn defence of Dubai
That Dubai too has been hit by the slowdown has caused much glee among those envious of its dynamism, but in the long term the recession can only make it stronger
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FeaturesIsrael's controversial Museum of Tolerance
A plan to build a Gehry-designed 'Museum of Tolerance' on the site of a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem has led to an intercontinental war of words