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Gleeson ‘to spend year in hibernation’ as slump deepens
New chief executive outlines ‘do nothing’ plan for 2009 as staff numbers are cut to the bone
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Citywatch: How to lose a hundred pounds
No prizes for guessing which two housebuilders suffered the greatest share price plummet in 2008. Yes, Taylor Wimpey and Barratt.
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Currie & Brown cuts 18 staff as Dubai downturn takes hold
Currie & Brown has become the latest consultant to lay off staff in the Middle East as the region continues to be hit by the downturn.
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Keller Group issues bullish 2008 forecast
Groundwork specialist says emerging markets will bolster year
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Dubai contractor to axe up to 1,000 staff
Al Shafar General Contracting admits overstaffing to cater for expected growth
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Repossessions, arrears to rocket in 2009, trade body warns
Half a million households to miss payments
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HSE turns a deaf ear to calls for tower crane register
Safety agency ‘has rejected’ calls from a select committee to bring in national scheme
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Safety fears over Heatherwick’s Shanghai job
Thomas Heatherwick could be forced to revise his designs for Britain’s pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo following the safety debacle on his B of the Bang project in Manchester
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Network Housing Group develops 171 hospital staff apartments
Flats will accommodate keyworkers at Central Middlesex hospital
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£425m pricetag agreed for Shard
The developer of London Bridge’s Shard tower is understood to have agreed a price of about £425m for the scheme with main contractor Mace
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Fears for future as 600 trainees are laid off
Training body ConstructionSkills has revealed that 610 apprentices from its 11,000-strong programme have been laid off since July
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Play the Sustainability buzzword game
The perfect chance to start 2009 – formulate a jargon-filled green strategy or play buzzword bingo at meetings
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Comment
My digital life: Richard Burgess
This festive season, Mr Burgess will be watching TV and meeting friends – strictly offline. But he did bravely venture into the ether to make sure his daughters meet Father Christmas
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Features
Nothing could be better
Empty sites and redundant buildings can be colonised for all kinds of creative purposes, says Amanda Levete. It just needs a little imagination on the part of government to get them going
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The tracker: Bleak midwinter
No tidings of comfort or joy here, especially for the shrinking residential sector, as employment prospects plummet and order books languish, says Experian’s Business Strategies division
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Comment
Luck of the Irish
On a recent visit to Northern Ireland, I was amazed by how easy it was to acquire a CSCS card there compared with mainland Britain.
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Negative charge
I cannot disagree more strongly with the media’s dismissal of the government’s zero-carbon target for new housing.
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A game of risk
Confidence in the construction sector is at rock bottom. What construction firms badly need is a scheme that eliminates most of the risk associated with doing business.