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CommentThings to take into account
Project bank accounts are in the spotlight again. If you use one yourself, make sure you’re aware of all the pros and cons, particularly with regard to insolvency
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NewsPersimmon to double social housing to ride out crunch
Housebuilder aims to boost affordable output to 5,000 in medium term despite lower margin
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Green paper will focus on building homes to let
Government moves to reform private rental market as part of draft legislative programme
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Multiplex vs Cleveland Bridge reaches end of round two
Lawyers for Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge (CBUK) have begun their closing statements in the second part of the trial between the two firms.
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NewsPain worsens for housebuilders as 1,000 jobs go in a week
Bellway axes 370 staff, Taylor Wimpey slashes 600, Land buyers and designers worst hit
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NewsKier closes two offices in housing division
Contractor says redundancies will be inevitable after closure of Lincoln and Spalding offices
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NewsWill Alsop designs a jelly for London
Maverick architect enters jelly competition for London Festival of Architecture
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NewsOFT under fire for ‘wrongful’ accusations
Investigation into bid rigging is labelled “incompetent” as OFT is accused of gung ho approach
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FeaturesJohn Dodds: Listen carefully
A slump in private housing and a boom in the social sector – not to mention a certain OFT inquiry – have led to restructuring plans at Kier. Its normally outspoken chief executive, John Dodds, tells Tom Bill as much as he dares
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NewsRenew Holdings ‘immune’ from credit crunch
Renew Holdings has been immune from the credit crunch, according to chief executive Brian May.
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CommentThat bubble, reputation
What happened at BAE should have us all thinking about not just the legality of what we do but the morality. Our good names can so easily be damaged, even lost
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System? What system?
Egan thought things went wrong in construction because we were all at each other’s throats. Actually, we get on fine – it’s the way we manage projects that floors us
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NewsOffice schemes could offer solution to overheated tubes
Plan to use surplus power from nearby buildings is latest move in the struggle to cool the underground
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NewsOnly one in ten Olympics employees are female
Just 11.9% of construction, design, consultancy and admin workers are women
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Edinburgh fires prompt concerns for timber safety
Firefighters push for tighter regulation for timber-frame buildings during construction
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NewsStradform enjoys financial rewards of life under Vinci
But Cardiff contractor lives with raised expectations after takeover by £24bn French giant
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Let’s be reasonable
Insurance companies are notorious for finding ways not to pay out on their policies, but that may be about to change
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NewsEdinburgh fires prompt concerns for timber safety
Firefighters push for tighter regulation for timber-frame buildings during construction
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in April 2008
The private sector plummets in April, but social housing completions climb by more than 50%
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NewsBRE to establish base at University of East Anglia
BRE is recruiting environmental scientists to work on project which will start in Autumn