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NewsHouse of horror
If it's this scary on the outside, just imagine what death traps could await inside...
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NewsCivils defy downward trend as construction activity slides
May purchasing index shows accelerating decline in construction activity, particularly in housing, with civil engineering the only sub-sector on the up
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NewsHome improvement costs up 20%
RICS and BCIS report blames shortage of skilled labour, high oil prices and demand for raw materials
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NewsRefurb half a million homes by 2013, new group proposes
Coalition calls the Existing Homes Alliance calls for radical action to tackle old stock
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NewsConstruction work starts on 2012 Olympic Village
But financial agreement between ODA and Lend Lease remains unsigned
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NewsMBO at McKean Group ends 90 years of family rule
Directors David Noar and Mark Fallon take over Scottish contracting group including Mayfield Construction and Hudson Group for close to £1m
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NewsFamilies fight for asbestos compensation
Nine-week High Court battle begins today to force insurers to pay up
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News
Liverpool fans build 'shrine' under Gary Neville's pool
Two builders claim they buried Liverpool FC memorabilia at Manchester United star's £6m mansion
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NewsBrentford FC hires former 2012 exec
Mike Power joins football club board to oversee building of new stadium near Kew Bridge
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NewsJarvis wins £40m extension to Rugby Network Rail contract
Work starts on the Rugby Station Remodelling Project this week
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Mystery claim for £200,000 stash found by Beetham workers
Someone has stepped forward to claim the £200,000 found by contractors in an air vent in the Birmingham Beetham Tower
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NewsPlans for 28 luxury villas on the 'Island of Passion'
Glanville Consultants wins structural design contract for luxury development on tiny island in the Seychelles
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NewsRegent's Canal bridge cleared for King's Cross renewal
Massive crane lifts out bridge in preparation for first construction phase of Argent's 27ha King's Cross super-project
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Comment
Batten down the hatches here is a construction recession warning
The buyers body CIPS registered the fastest monthly fall in construction activity since it began surveying the industry in 1997. The figure for activity in the housing market was pitifully low.The survey of purchasers sets "no change" at 50, below that is decline, above increase. Well at 43.9 in May ...
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Comment
20% hike in two years in cost of home improvement work
Figures from the cost information service BCIS point to an inflation-led threat to the housing repair and maintenance market, as prices rise 20% over two years.Energy inflation, skills shortage and rocketing global materials prices are combining to pump up inflation just at a time when may households are considering staying ...
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Features
E-stack ventilation system aces classroom tests at Queen Alexandra College and Unity College
A ventilation system that recycles heat generated in classrooms to save energy has been put to the test. Shaun Fitzgerald and Andy Woods go over the results
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Features
An analysis of heating systems for sports halls
What is the most efficient way to heat the vast spaces of sports halls, which may be in use for extended periods, for a variety of activities? Andrzej Krawecki outlines the options
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NewsPersimmon to make 'several hundred' redundant
Spokeswoman at housebuilder estimates that several hundred will leave but says no offices will be closed
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NewsHill wins New York City Hall contract
Consultant is construction manager on £40m renovation scheme
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NewsUrban Splash takes a green angle with Lakeshore scheme
Eco-credentials include heat being drawn from the ground, low energy appliances and recycling systems