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BAA to axe 200 staff from its projects division
Cost-saving measure signals shift away from construction management method used on T5
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Network Rail wage row
A row between Network Rail and engineering agencies over wages may have contributed to delays to the Christmas rail upgrade programme.
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Mott director sues for unfair dismissal
A former director of Mott MacDonald is taking the company to court for unfair dismissal and disability, age and sex discrimination.
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Miller dispute drags on amid downturn in housing market
Chief executive attacks ‘poor timing’ of rebel shareholders as reservations slump 30%
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Job loss fears as Vinci prepares to buy contractor in Wales
Staff at the Bristol office of regional contractor Stradform are said to be concerned for their jobs amid speculation that Vinci is poised to buy it.
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Housing super agency boss begins round of headhunting
Bob Kerslake looks to senior government, EP and Housing Corporation to staff new agency
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Construction industry is ‘on brink of recession’, says report
Construction Products Association and Experian downgrade growth in output this year to 1.1%
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Construction industry is ‘on brink of recession’, says report
The Construction Products Association and Experian have downgraded growth in output this year to 1.1%. The CPA has also warned that this is ‘vulnerable to significant downside risks’
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NG Bailey continues to diversify
NG Bailey has continued to steer away from traditional M&E contracting by purchasing S2S, an IT infrastructure security business.
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Ujima crisis to hit housing association loans
Mortgage lenders have warned that the imminent collapse of a large London housing association could affect the financing of the whole sector.
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Vinci confirms Welsh acquisition
Contractor seals deal to buy Cardiff-based Stradfrom for undisclosed sum
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Gammon scoops £320m Hong Kong contract
Contractor, half owned by Balfour Beatty, to build government complex by 2011
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Bovis Homes' reservations down 19%
Housebuilder becomes latest to issue gloomy forecast for 2008, predicting 29% drop in pre-tax profit
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Fire at Barbican Centre
Blaze damages scaffolding and 11-storey building that was being demolished
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Interserve boasts 'very strong' trading in 2007
Forecast is for £66m pre-tax profit and £1.74bn turnover for last year, ahead of releasing full-year results in March
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Costain in talks to join first nuclear reactor alliance
Firms gear up for work as government confirms commitment to more nuclear plants
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Wimpey imposes 5% cut in prices
Taylor Wimpey, the UK’s biggest housebuilder, is reducing the amount it pays subcontractors and suppliers by 5% in the wake of the credit crunch.
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Construction firms ‘will take credit crunch hit’ in 2008
Insolvencies tipped to increase in building firms this year, say reports into trading prospects
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Liverpool's skyline on canvas
An 8ft by 16ft painting of Liverpool's cityscape will be exhibited as part of its European Capital of Culture celebrations
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Pontcysylite aqueduct bids for UNESCO status
UK puts forward aqueduct built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop for world heritage protection