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City praises Persimmon’s performance despite credit crunch
Persimmon has fared best among the volume housebuilders over the six months since the credit crunch began, according to a straw poll of six City analysts by Building.
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Building Awards: 'This is the most fantastic industry'
… With lines like that, no wonder Nick Raynsford was a popular choice as Personality of the Year at the Building Awards 2008 last Tuesday. Katie Puckett reports on all the night’s winners
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NewsThe housebuilder’s plan - City lofts
Our company profiles continue with a developer that is attempting to cope with the drop in sales of city-centre flats in northern England. Jon Neale takes a look around
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for the Timber Trade Federation
It must be thirsty work at the Timber Trade Federation. Their chosen watering hole is directly opposite their front door in Store Street, just off Tottenham Court Road.
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Fit-outs
Economic caution has led some office clients to put larger schemes on hold and internet shopping is taking its toll on the retail sector, but landscapers are seeing a rise in activity. Gardiner & Theobald reports
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Small housebuilders squeezed by the credit crunch
The credit crunch hit the results of two small housebuilders this week.
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NewsSharewatch: Housebuilders’ good patch comes to end
The housebuilder rally of recent weeks came to an end amid what one analyst called a “uniformly bleak” week for companies.
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More woe for SMC as losses mount to £5.2m
Architect SMC fell £5.2m into the red in 2007 after a disastrous first-half of the year that accounted for £4.5m of the loss.
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Edmund Nuttall’s turnover up
Edmund Nuttall has posted a 4% rise in turnover from £572m to £594m for the year ended 31 December 2007.
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WSP boss’ good year
Christopher Cole, chief executive of consultant WSP, took home £684,000 last year, up 9% on last year's £627,000.
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Severfield results
Structural steel group Severfield-Rowen posted a 1.9% jump in turnover to £300m in the year to 31 December 2007.
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Problem contracts
Pre-tax profit at Nottinghamshire-based North Midland Construction slipped from £5.5m to £3.1m in 2007 after losses on two jobs.
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Rok buys contractor
Rok has bought north of England social housing contractor Richardson Projects for up to £40.5m.
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30,000 homes plan
The government this week disclosed the location of public sites with a capacity for 30,000 homes.
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Welsh sustainability
Carwyn Jones, the Welsh environment minister, has announced a sustainability standard to guide the refurbishment of social housing in Wales.
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Limb for Milton Keynes
Ann Limb, the former chief executive of Ufi, the government’s internet education company, is to replace Sir Bob Reid as chair of the Milton Keynes Partnership Committee.
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Salford’s homes
Countryside Properties has submitted planning applications for 828 homes in the New Broughton regeneration project in Salford, Greater Manchester.
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Homebuyers’ grants
Cash grants of £1,500 will be offered to first-time buyers who use the government's Open Market Home Buy scheme, in which buyers take 50% equity in a new home.