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NewsGalliford Try JV wins £60m Scottish water contract
JV with Black & Veatch is named as preferred contractor on storm overflow transfer scheme
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UK housing starts sink to lowest ever level
NHBC figures show private home starts have plummeted to about half the level of the last recession
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NewsBrookfield to build Pinnacle for £575m in City…
Australian contractor Brookfield has signed a deal to build the Pinnacle – the tallest building in the City of London – for about £575m
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NewsWelsh builder named as UK’s worst penny-pincher
Tightest Briton cleans house with tiny toy dustpan and uses each teabag three times
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NewsTower Hamlets council fined £15,000 after worker badly burned
HSE slams council and lighting contractor for ‘dreadful’ safety practice on lamppost installation
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Unions threaten legal action as firms aim to slash pay
Contractors rush to reduce payroll costs as recession puts pressure on wage agreements
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NewsRoyal Haskoning JV to design Qatar port
Consultant teams up with Worley Parsons Qatar for 20km2 New Doha Port scheme
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UK Contractors Group to fight for skills overhaul
New trade body chairman warns of ‘dire skills shortage’ in face of slashed training budgets
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Construction shunned in New Year’s Honours list
Paul Morrell one of few industry leaders recognised as architects, developers and housebuilders miss out
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Taylor Wimpey and the drug-crazed marsupials
The leaked email from Taylor Wimpey boss Pete Redfern to his staff caused quite a stir in the City before Christmas.The housebuilding boss talked up the chances of a refinancing deal by the end of February - a claim backed up by other sources in the know.But the email ...
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FeaturesCountry focus: Poland
Poland has been enjoying a construction boom over the past three years, and although it’s not immune to the financial pandemic, it’s still going to record 6% growth. Marcin Klammer of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesIdentity crisis: Construction's corporate rebrander Steve Edge
He’s worked with George Lucas, Cartier and Dior, but is a corporate rebrand from Steve Edge really what construction companies need to survive the recession? Well, Wates, Kier and Skanska seem to think so
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Back to schools: Problems with schools projects
With heavy government spending almost guaranteed, schools projects are an attractive prospect in 2009. But they come with their own particular problems
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CommentA grave omission: Adjudicators decisions
The Construction Act needs to make clear that when an adjudicator tells a party to pay out, that decision should be enforced even if counterclaims are made
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FeaturesNew Year blues: Predictions for 2009
It doesn’t look like a whole lot of fun, but 2009 must be endured where necessary and enjoyed where possible. So, here’s our guide to what’s going to happen, complete with the big stories, the key dates and the people who are going to make the news
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FeaturesThe hot seat: APC supervisor reviews
For first-year APC students, it’s almost time for the first formal sitdown with your supervisor. Jon Lever explains how it works
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Panceltica bosses sell 53% stake ahead of £40m loss
Structural steel specialist Panceltica has insisted it is “business as usual” despite a profit warning last month that prompted a major reshuffle of its shareholders
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Connolly profit down
Pre-tax profit at Bedfordshire housebuilder Connolly Homes fell 42% from £5.3m to £3.1m after writedowns of £1.3m
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Axima takes a hit
M&E group Axima Building Services posted a £6.3m loss in the year to 31 December 2007 as a result of problem contracts dating from 2005