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CommentA fair exchange is no robbery: Currency fluctuations
Money matters: Currency fluctuations have never been much of a concern, but with the pound at an all-time low, parties need a more advanced approach to managing risk
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NewsSaudi Arabia to spend £275bn on infrastructure
Kingdom will take advantage of low materials costs to spend $400bn in the next five years
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NewsSheffield seeks partner to build 2,500 homes
Council will form local housing company with private firm to build units for sale and rent on 20 sites
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Comment
O ye who believe... : Sharia and mediation
This second of two articles on dispute resolution under Islamic law looks at arbitration – a system that has found wide acceptance in the Islamic world
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NewsPycroft to step down as Mace boss in five years
Chief executive names trio of insiders in line to succeed him when he hands over the reigns
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NewsCabe audit slams social housing design
Unreleased report by watchdog says most publicly subsidised housing is no better designed than private housing
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NewsLand Securities finally gets permission for Victoria scheme
After two rejections £2bn interchange project to go ahead
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NewsScottish parliament scores high energy rating
Controversial building gets second from top EPC score despite being designed by 1997
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NewsDemolition firm heads into the red despite soaring turnover
John F Hunt reports £381,000 loss but confident of weathering recession as income rises 62%
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NewsLeaked report reveals long row behind wildcat strikes
Union and energy company in dispute over whether UK pay deal was adhered to on Staythorpe site
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NewsSubbies renew appeal despite Lords scandal
SEC chief asks 100 peers to back changes to Construction Bill that would favour specialist contractors
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NewsMcBains Cooper wins £2m cricket pavilion job
Worcestershire cricket club's Graeme Hick Pavilion is scheduled to complete this year
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NewsLondon council in crisis talks over affordable homes target
Row over mayor’s housing policy grows as Newham seeks ‘realistic’ alternative to 6,000 homes by 2011
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NewsRenewable energy funding at risk
Renewable energy leaders warn that sector could be 'strangled at birth' by proposed closure of £50m micro-renewables fund
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Comment
The Taylor Wimpey "debt deal buzz" that isn't
Taylor Wimpey shares moved up 8% last Friday and the Daily Mail thinks it knows why.The move came on the back of a similar-sized jump on Thursday.According to the paper, it's the result of a buzz in the City that "an agreement had finally been reached" between the housebuilder and ...
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NewsCurtains up for Allies & Morrison ballet school
London borough of Southwark grants planning to 9,300m2 Central School of Ballet
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Comment
Rapid rise in company failures underlines threat to construction firms
The latest insolvency figures make bleak reading and confirm the stress on construction businesses in the wake of the credit crunch.If you add up all the construction companies falling into receivership, administration or company voluntary arrangements in England and Wales in the final quarter of last year you get 226. ...
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Features
Lead times: November 08 - January 2009
Unsurprisingly, a weak economy has led to a reduced workload for many contractors, a few of whom are dropping lead times to a level not seen since 2003
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FeaturesSpotlight: How hard will the credit crunch hit?
Demand is low, unemployment is up and so are stockpiles. Prepare for a deep impact
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News
T Clarke ups profit forecast
Engineering and contracting group revises forecasts upward after review of contracts