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NewsSkanska wins £75m Polish road contract
Construction group will build two bypasses in south-west Poland
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Banks pledge to help small firms
Bankers set out proposals for supporting small businesses through the downturn
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Plant hire division rescued at Northants firm
Jobs saved after administrators of Mainland Construction Group find buyer for division
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Mitie fined £300k over electrician's death
Firm fined for safety breach that caused 2005 electrocution, but directors are acquitted
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Construction worker to appear in 'Polish Eastenders'
Producer says drama about young immigrants in Britain will be about 'Polsih people screwing over other Poles'
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NewsUS doctors try to reattach builder's severed foot
Accident occurred during pile driving works at New Jersey power plant site
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NewsSustainable design to go into hibernation, expert says
Building regulations chief sees no profit in sustainability
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US are repossessing more homes per head than the UK is building
Now here is a thought. Over the past months, the rate of foreclosures (repossession) per head of population in the US has been running ahead of the rate of new homes built per head of population in the UK.I haven't got the precise figures on UK completions, because they haven't ...
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NewsSecond homes are pushing out locals, says council
Last week the government's planning advisers said there was little evidence that second homes squeezed out first time buyers. The deputy leader of a council in a second-home hotspot gives his view
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NewsThe suburban carbon slashers
It looks like a thirties terrace but it's leading the way in getting rid of almost all carbon emissions
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NewsLaing O'Rourke buys struggling concrete firm
Takeover of pre-cast concrete specialist Bison will safeguard 450 jobs
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NewsHousing associations primed to bail out troubled landlords
Tenant Services Authority makes list of take over partners for bankrupt associations
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NewsDirector behind T5 leaves BAA for Balfour Beatty
Capital projects director Andrew Wolstenholme to head Balfour Beatty's professional and technical services division
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NewsNorthern exposure
Sarah Webb of the Chartered Institute of Housing tells us what the UK and Canadian housing sectors could learn from eachother
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NewsGovernment extends athletes' village funding deadline
Construction expected to be under way before agreement is reached with Lend Lease
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NewsBank of England warns recession is imminent
Governor predicts several years of economic hardship for the UK
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NewsArgent selected for £1bn Birmingham scheme
Redevelopment of Paradise Circus includes the existing City Library
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NewsIndian PM appeals for continued Japanese support
Singh urges investors to maintain faith in Indian financial system and commitment to enterprise
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NewsBRE to build hemp house at Innovation Park
A 'natural house' built by the Prince's Foundation will also feature at BRE's Insite 09 event
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BDP still operating at loss despite booming revenue
Turnover up 18% but architect's operating loss deepens on back of rising staff costs