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NewsCorus cuts 400 jobs as steel demand slides
Distribution workers axed after 'significant decline in demand' from construction and plant markets
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NewsGalliford Try issues profit warning
Shares fall 12% after announcement of new £50m writedown and deteriorating prospects for housebuilding arm
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Morgan Sindall and Rok the latest to slash jobs
Morgan Ashurst division expected to lose at least 30 staff. Rok redundancies reach 750
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NewsRDAs could speed up £4bn lifeline for small firms
Trade body in talks with ministers over using regional agencies to deliver critical EU funds
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NewsBovis to install black box recorders on tower cranes
£12,000 safety system to be fitted on all contractor’s major projects by mid-2009
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NewsOver half of manufacturers expect to cut jobs
Research reveals that over 80% of 'heavy' manufacturers expect to reduce staff levels
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NewsPrivate housing orders halved
Total orders down 20% as housing slump partly offset by 37% rise in public work
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NewsMorgan Sindall the latest to slash jobs
Morgan Ashurst division expected to lose at least 30 staff
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NewsGreen Dragons sift suppliers in eco quest
Property Merchant Group will hunt for suppliers on Sustainability TV
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NewsHousing firm fined after rooftop fall
Berneslai Homes blamed for inadequate planning and supervision after employee broke three ribs in 5m fall
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NewsConsultants picked for revamped BSF framework
New names will compete for work on £45bn programme as two existing lists are combined
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FeaturesProfiled cladding
Rigidal Systems, manufacturer of metal roofing and cladding, has introduced a range of profiles designed to bring a new dimension to the use of profiled cladding
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Gas safety warning after landlord fined
HSE warns rented property owners of need for regular maintanence
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NewsRedrow defends £216,000 payout for four bosses
Housebuilder says ‘strict performance criteria’ were met, despite £194m loss and 550 redundancies
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FeaturesCurtain walling
Architectural aluminium systems specialist Technal, has launched MX Acoustic – a new design option for its MX curtain walling range, for more demanding acoustic requirements.
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Comment
Fancy a 40% discount on a house? Then just wait, says the futures market
The futures market has downgraded it expectations for house prices which now points to a fall in cash terms of more than 40% from the peak in August last year to the bottom of the market in 2011.According to Tradition Future HPI an average house measured by the Halifax index ...
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IMF sees major decline in UK economic prospects
The prospects for the global economy are declining so fast that it has prompted the updating of an IMF forecast released just last month.The prospects for the UK now look decidedly gloomier to the IMF, which has revised its forecast of 0.1% fall in GDP to a fall of 1.3% ...
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Company collapses add to construction industry woes
The financial stress within construction firms caused by the credit crunch is made stark in the latest official insolvency figures. And the problems facing the sector are being increased as property firms collapse in massively swelling numbers.Between July and September this year there was an increase of almost two thirds ...
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CommentRomania: land of opportunity
Europe’s fastest growing economy is an excellent place to seek refuge from Britain’s wintery economy. So, here’s a quick guide to the legal landscape
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CommentGetting paid: If the mountain won't come...
Here’s a clever way of getting your claim paid: go straight to those who owe the payer money. Unfortunately, it can be a little tricky to navigate