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Chancellor provides optimism in the gloom...and that's what's worrying
The direct measures aimed at construction-related activities and businesses in the 2009 Budget will be welcomed in some quarters, mainly among the house builders.Though I am not so sure I would go with the instant view from the surveyors' body RICS that: "Measures announced by the Chancellor will help move ...
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Budget reaction: The impact on built assets
The Budget has placed built assets at the heart of nurturing economic recovery, achieving efficiency savings and delivering better public service outcomes. The Chancellor is now forecasting a budget deficit of £175 billion this year and £173 billion in 2010/11, peaking at 79% of GDP in 2013/14. He is also ...
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Construction job vacancies evaporate as recession bites
The latest batch of employment figures provides little comfort to the thousands of construction workers who are now looking for jobs, as vacancies in the industry have plunged deeper.The figures show that in the three months to March this year there were 12,000 recorded vacancies for jobs in construction. This ...
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NewsBroadway Malyan unveils design for £73m Singapore hospital
UK architect's Singapore and Weybridge offices collaborate with local firm to produce iconic design
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NewsTaylor Wimpey begins rights issue talks
Housebuilder takes informal soundings from investors about the possibility of raising £350m
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NewsHow not to clean a truck
Presumably this chap has Spiderman-type clinging powers – if not, he's heading for a slippery headfirst dive to the ground
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NewsDarling set to give housing industry £1bn boost
Tomorrow's Budget is predicted to include a package of measures to boost housebuilding
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NewsIndustry accuses Tesco of profiting from fee cuts
Association for Consultancy and Engineering boss hits out at Tesco for ‘boosting record profis by arbitrarily seeking cuts in fees of up to 40% from construction suppliers’
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NewsHopkins Architects' Greenwich market scheme in for planning
Redeveloped 179-year-old market in south-east London will include retail units, hotel and new covered market
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NewsOlympic inspectors land in London
International committee will visit site to check on progress of 2012 build programme
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NewsCarillion celebrates financial close on 50th PPP project
Hospital project worth £153m brings contractor to round number
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NewsAldar to build 5,000 homes in Abu Dhabi
UAE developer launches major scheme at Cityscape conference
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NewsGalliford Try scores £38m of academy wins
Contractor to build two London schools at Islington and Finchley
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NewsApprentices may help firms win government work
Office of Government Commerce has advised spending departments on how to include apprenticeship requirements in contracts without breaking EU law
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Local builders set to shed more jobs as the recession deepens
The latest survey of local builders by the FMB suggests that more jobs will shed over coming months with a majority of a third of firms expecting to cut jobs over the coming six months.It has to be said that the survey for the first quarter of this year is ...
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Inflation down but far from out, despite cheaper cucumbers
For the first time in a year the annual rate of inflation measured on the CPI index dropped below 3%, dropping from 3.2% to 2.9%.The main contributor to the fall in inflation was lower energy costs, which contributed to a drop in the rate of inflation for housing and household ...
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NewsThe part-human stepladder
Don't have a ladder suitable for working on stairs? Just get your pal to act as an extension!
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NewsStarchitects barrack Prince Charles over Chelsea meddling
Leading architects including Adjaye, Foster, Gehry and Hadid write letter criticising Prince of Wales' intervention on barracks scheme
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NewsBudget set to slash £15bn from public spending
But Darling also expected to announce £500m package to boost green housing and energy initiatives