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The power of the brand
So, Sir Robert McAlpine is the best brand in construction.So says a new list of the top 500 “business superbrands” in the UK anyway.The pathologically secretive contractor came in at number 101 on a list that was topped by Google, Rolls Royce and Sony.So publicity-shy is the company that the ...
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NewsÁlvaro Siza to be awarded RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Veteran Portuguese architect to be presented with UK architecture body's highest honour by the Queen
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£1 trillion wiped off the value of UK homes
Let's not get too worked up about the £40 billion loss by RBS - those foolish bankers that went into a bidding war to buy ABN Amro at peak.If the Nationwide figures are any reflection of the true value of houses in the UK then we have just witness about ...
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FeaturesChilling and chilli in Mexico City
The relaxed attitude of Mexico's business community belies the huge opportunities here – and the dangers of the local delicacy
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NewsCapita appointed on Victoria Gardens restoration scheme
Consultant is project manager if scheme secures Stage 2 Lottery funding
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NewsWhite Young Green warns of covenant breach risk
Consultant in talks with lenders as net debt rises 30% amid poor market conditions
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NewsBarratt posts £592m loss and cuts 29% of staff
Housebuilder cut staff by 29% over last six months of 2008 during an 'intensely difficult' period
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NewsFirst signs of life? What Barratt's results mean for the market
Building's business editor Tom Bill looks at market prospects following this week's results news
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NewsVideo: How Bouygues got high on concrete at Pimlico Academy
Watch how one of Britain’s highest concrete pours meant 10.4m-high walls were completed in double-quick time
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NewsLondon Underground chief Tim O'Toole quits
Labour blames mayor, saying Johnson 'clearly cannot hold together the world-class team London needs'
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NewsMayor slams Foster's GLA building – then hands over an award
Boris Johnson has strong words for architect before giving the scheme a Best Built Project award
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NewsPublic work boosts Kier construction division
Half-year results show 43% fall in group profit but construction division bucks the trend with 21% rise
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NewsMJ Gleeson reports £24m half-year loss as 60% of staff cut
Urban regeneration specialist announces gloomy interim results in housing market 'worst in living memory'
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NewsGreen light for London's 100ha Olympic parklands
Contractors sought after 2012 planners approve design by LDA Design and Hargreaves Associates
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NewsDead bodies on US building site could be prostitutes
Remains of 10 people unearthed at a housing development site in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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NewsAbu Dhabi invites bids for 130km metro
Government seeks consultant to carry out feasibility study and initial designs
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NewsMott MacDonald completes first phase of Mongolian wind farms
First of two farms finishes, despite site problems with sand and snow storms
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NewsFive killed on South African construction site
Preliminary investigations suggest site of trench collapse may not have been officially registered
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NewsTwo workers killed on Spanish construction site
Health and safety investigation is launched into fatal concrete collapse in Aragon
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NewsBarr, Kier and Rok join £20m Scots schools framework
Four-year appointment covers new-build and refurbishment work for Scottish LEAs