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Housing rescue plan? What housing rescue plan?
Caroline Flint has just announced the much talked of rescue plan for the housing market - couched in terms of affordable housing, but in essence an attempt to bolster the crumbling house building sector.It has been welcomed by the National Housing Federation, so it must be good. And I am ...
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If this is recession - here's what not to do
Given the slew of shocking data and the seemingly inevitable fate that awaits construction I thought it worthwhile casting my mind back to the horrors of the early 1990s and to try to recall the mistakes firms made in reacting to recession.So here is my: Top five mistakes in a ...
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If this is not recession - what is?
However much you may have been expecting it, the pace of bad news is overwhelming. Back to back, undiluted and dismal.The buyers body, CIPS, today reports on construction and unsurprisingly, given the current wave of shocking statistics, its Purchasing Managers Index for the industry plunged to unchartered depths - from ...
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Workload and job prospects crash, confidence plummets - RICS
A dramatic reversal of fortunes saw confidence in the future of construction workload plunge in the second quarter of this year to the lowest level ever recorded by the chartered surveyors body RICS.The figures suggest that more than 11 years of almost uninterrupted growth has come to a shuddering halt, ...
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NewsM&S's sustainable factory in Sri Lanka
Marks and Spencer supplier proves every building can be sustainable, including factories
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NewsReport provides guide to cost savings for reclaimed materials
WRAP guide will help construction firms save cash on re-use
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NewsBringing sustainability to the heart of the process
We take a look at how one construction company has brought sustainability to the very heart of how it does business
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NewsCareless talk costs confidence
Constant speculation about a possible recession isn’t doing the industry any good
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NewsMcBains Cooper wins low-carbon technology award
Consultant awarded ACE Engineering Excellence Awards for largest operational geothermal heating and cooling system at Gloucestershire police HQ
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NewsHill to help Al Maabar extend beyond UAE
Risk consultant enters partnership with Abu Dhabi investment company to boost international projects
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NewsPlowman Craven promotes two
Also QS Robinson Low Francis announces a new partner along with promotions to associate in Brighton and partner in Birmingham
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NewsBarratt secures refinancing package with lenders
Banks agree to relax covenants with housebuilder and allow it £400m fresh debt
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NewsTotal insanity
Thankfully these mad men are fenced off from the crowds attending the Le Mans 24 hour race
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NewsMorgan Sindall issues profit warning for 2009
Construction group issues warning following weaknesses in housing and fit-out sectors
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NewsHouse prices 'largest ever quarterly fall'
Nationwide figures estimate largest ever quarterly fall in value in the last three months but show less drop in June than previous months
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NewsWorld Trade Center redevelopment delayed until 2013
Libeskind, Foster and Rogers towers to be $3bn over budget and two years late, says report
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NewsISG urges caution on commercial fit-out market
But company predicts “substantial progress” following large wins
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NewsCurrie & Brown lands £100m BSF deal
Halton borough council scheme involves up to eight secondary schools being replaced or refurbished by 2013
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NewsEast of England re-use exchange seeks warehouse
Eastex, the east of England reclaimed materials exchange, is looking to invest £550,000 in a warehouse to complement its online operation.At the moment, the exchange relies on companies picking up reclaimed materials from those companies offloading or selling them, meaning the usefulness depends on the fortunate timing of supply and ...