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NewsContractors abandon quest for profit as margins fall to 2.5%
Increasing numbers of firms are bidding for work on a zero-profit basis as contractors resort to cut-throat tactics to win work
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NewsBouygues UK signs £240m BSF schools contract
Programme for London's Tower Hamlets will transform 18 schools
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NewsUnions plan strike as 1,000 jobs are axed from Tube
Transport for London aim to make up cash shortage with £2.4bn savings this year
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Protest at refinery as foreign workers take building jobs
Union rails at 'exclusion' of UK workers from major schemes, as rem hires 250 Italians at Lincolnshire refinery
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NewsMitie on course to hit earnings targets
Trading update reveals specialist outsourcing firm is holding up well against the economic downturn
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NewsBanks shun £400m scheme for homebuyers
The government’s £400m scheme to help people buy new-build housing in the recession is struggling to win support from mortgage lenders
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FeaturesSprung sports hall flooring
St Joseph’s College in Ipswich has fitted Altro Mondoflex sprung sports flooring in its new sports hall.
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NewsMcColl oozes optimism with new architectural venture
Former SMC boss refuses to rule out acquisitions despite starting new firm with no funding
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NewsIndustry snubs RICS’ electronic tendering service
Institution ‘baffled’ after online bidding system is used by only 50 projects in 15 months
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FeaturesParquet-effect floors
The grade I-listed Stowe House, home to Stowe School, has refurbished its period Garter Room, which included laying a porcelain parquet-effect floor
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NewsEco-consultant sues Kent developers for £40k
Peak Ecology accuses Corporation Properties of failing to pay for Wrotham site surveys
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NewsCostain wins £85m contract at Bidston Moss viaduct
Highways Agency hires contractor to strengthen box girder bridge at Birkenhead
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NewsMouchel and Halcrow axe Dubai jobs
Mouchel has begun a consultation about redundancies with its staff in the Middle East, with as many as 200 jobs under threat
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NewsMitie wins £65m Derbyshire BSF contract
Specialist will provide FM services to 46 schools as part of Equitix consortium
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NewsHelpline calls treble as firms seek advice on staff cuts
Sharp rise in contractors turning to NFB for guidance on redundancies and late payments
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Mead General Building vs Dartmoor Properties: Payment dispute
Devon company Mead General Building is heading for a High Court showdown with housebuilder Dartmoor Properties over a £1.6m project in Okehampton near Exeter. Mead carried out substantial work on the scheme over a long period, but argues that housebuilder Dartmoor Properties has not paid in full. An adjudicator was ...
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CommentStop navel-gazing and look up
We are so focused on our own disciplines that we fail to see there’s a bigger universe out there. What’s more, this universe is a lot more connected than we think
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Money can’t buy you love
Open mike: Successful projects rely on much more than hard cash, says Martin Murphy. Emotional investment by the local community and end users is what ensures success
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NewsTo me … to you …
Thanks to John Nolan of DMG Delta for spotting this game of catch in east London