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WSP buys Charterhouse Building Services for £2.4m
Consultant agrees acquisition of building services firm based in the South-east
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Brown speaks up for migrants
Prime minister strongly rejects Lords' view that foreign workers do not benefit Britain
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Green housing policy leaves older homes out in the cold
Committee of MPs says focus on new-build homes has led to lack of action on energy efficiency of existing housing stock
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Buyers and sellers feel construction market shudder
If the RICS construction survey is a good indication of what the future may look like, then the monthly Purchasing Managers Index produced by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) tends to give a fair indication of the mood of the moment.So when the March results released today ...
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There may be trouble ahead
How worried should we be about the the findings by the surveyors body RICS in its latest construction market survey showing that the outlook for the industry is at its worst for a decade?The short answer is seriously concerned. But that is only a partial answer. It certainly does not ...
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Property outfit launches green wing
The new dedicated group of NB Real Estate will address political, social and business pressures relating to property management, head promises
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EPCS: unresolved issues
While government has answered some of the outstanding confusion about EPCs in a January guidance, Andy Land, senior surveyor, CNP, raises some outstanding questions over the implementation of the certificates
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Growth in construction hits ten-year low
Credit crunch hits construction sector as growth in workloads fall to lowest levels for ten years
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HSC and HSE merge into one regulatory body
Health and Safety minister announces merger creating one organisation overseeing health and safety at work
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The hidden cost of tax gains
Depressed values mean rushing to sell off ahead of the capital gains tax rise could cost businesses much more than they save
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Ministers blame Metronet for its collapse
Government says Metronet was a corporate failure and that structural weaknesses led to its downfall.
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T5 still struggling under baggage mountain
Government criticises BA for “unacceptable” situation
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Lords reject economic benefits of immigration
Government measure of effects of immigration is 'preposterous and irrelevant', says committee chair
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A parade of blunders
Submitted by Colin Brennan. "The man is fitting a light above a glass canopy, on a ladder, on pallets, on a fork loft truck. I wouldn’t have looked twice only for the lack of cones on the pavement!"
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Lord Foster confirmed for BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing
Sprightly 72 year old elder statesmen of British architecture confirms that he will appear in next series of reality dance-offs
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Government extends green grant scheme until 2010
Homeowners will be able to apply for £10m of grants towards sustainable
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Tunnel planned to link Baltic capitals
Mayors seek EU funding for feasibility study for tunnel between Estonia and Finland
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Office of Fair Trading pledges greater transparency
Annual report also promises revised priorities and an evaluation of the body's effectiveness
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Livingstone has doubled low-cost homebuilding
Mayor plans further boost for affordable homes alongside restrictions on luxury housebuilding
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Jamie Oliver plans giant food museum
Chef hopes to involve other celebrity cooks in lottery-funded national venture