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Olympic deal sends Sir Robert McAlpine to top of May table
Business barometer - Olympic stadium contract boosts McAlpine as credit crunch begins to bite
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NewsGovernment signs up to 30-day payments
Contractors could be forced to shorten payment periods for their supply chains on public sector contracts after government clients signed up to a set of construction standards this week, writes Olivia Boyd.
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NewsWilson James worker killed on Sky TV site
HSE is investigating fatality at Bovis Lend Lease site
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NewsBritspace denies sale rumours
Offsite construction specialist Britspace is up for sale for an estimated £12m, according to industry sources
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Olympic media centre deal on verge of sign off
Carillion edges closer to £400m 2012 contract as Bouygues waits to be repaid bid costs
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Fit-out specialist Ibex Interiors prospers in sub-£2m market
Fit-out specialist Ibex Interiors is increasingly competing for work against larger players at the sub-£2m end of the market as the credit crunch continues.
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New York cracks down after 15 site deaths in six months
Mayor Bloomberg launches a package of tough legislation as crane inspector is arrested
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Olympic media centre deal on verge of sign off
Carillion edges closer to £400m 2012 contract as Bouygues waits to be repaid bid costs
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News£133m Croudace sale collapses at last minute
Economic climate blamed as bidder pulls out of year-long talks for South-east housebuilder
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Sharewatch: How to lose £3m in a quarter of an hour
In the 15 minutes it took to write this article, David Wilson lost £3m.
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NewsCullinan’s polystyrene bird is not be trifled with
Edward Cullinan and Ramboll Whitbybird beat giant dessert at Red Bull Flugtag in Hyde Park
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NewsGovernment signs up to 30-day payments
Contractors could be forced to shorten payment periods for their supply chains on public sector contracts after government clients signed up to a set of construction standards this week, writes Olivia Boyd.
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NewsHSE to crack down on site fire risks
The Health and Safety Executive is planning to reduce the risk of fires on sites by clamping down on dangerous working practices, writes Thomas Lane.
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Project managers lead skills crisis
Site and project management are the areas where the industry is facing its biggest skills shortage worldwide, according to a major report released this week by accountant KPMG
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Comment
More gloom for US housing market
Confidence in the US housing market has been further dented by a sharp rise in foreclosure (repossessions) in May according to RealtyTrac figures.
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Comment
House prices are still up on a year ago, says FT survey
It flies in the face of other house price measures, but the FT house price survey puts prices in England and Wales up by 2.7% on a year ago, despite a 0.6% fall in May.
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CommentEgo-friendly
We’re all depressed. Nobody has cash to buy all our wharfside flats any more. But take heart, says Chris Addison, help is at hand in the form of the the insane, the vain and the very, very rich
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Building buys a pint … for Scott Tallon Walker
The London office of Irish architect Scott Tallon Walker is despondent on this rainy Monday evening. Why? Because their colleagues in Ireland are enjoying a bank holiday.