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Public sector to root out bid rigging after OFT bombshell
Highways Agency begins wide-ranging review NHS issues alert to all finance directors Construction Confederation warns councils not to remove named firms from frameworks Wildgoose Construction is still trading and is not in administration as incorrectly stated in Building magazine
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Connaught escapes credit crunch and plots expansion
Social housing contractor reveals 60% profit jump and looks at defence and education markets
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NewsNew private sector body to lead drive towards zero-carbon
The government is to set up a private sector body to drive the move to zero-carbon housing by 2016.
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in March 2008
This month’s data reveals that private housing starts are down almost 40% on last year
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NewsD&H is Erinaceous’ latest victim
Dearle & Henderson, the last large acquisition made by failed property consultant Erinaceous, has been broken up as part of the sell-off at the firm, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Family of dead woman calls for carbon monoxide alarms
Police and HSE investigate death of 26 year old killed by carbon monoxide in Barratt home
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NewsCover pricing? Baloney!
“We will have to get a cover price on this one,” said the chief estimator. I was then a mere baby to this building lark.
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D&H is Erinaceous’ latest victim
Dearle & Henderson, the last large acquisition made by failed property consultant Erinaceous, has been broken up as part of the sell-off at the firm, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Winner tipped for last Olympic job
Stanton Williams emerges as favourite for Eton Manor as MPs slam spiralling 2012 budget
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NewsCity unconcerned by ‘storm in an OFT cup’
The City reacted with studied indifference to last week’s accusations of bid rigging by the Office of Fair Trading, writes Tom Bill.
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Developers could defer payment on public land for housing
Developers planning to build homes on publicly owned sites may be able to defer payment for the land under plans being developed to stimulate housebuilding during the market downturn.
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T&T turns into public company
Turner & Townsend has changed its structure and become a public company as part of its continuing efforts to float on the stock exchange.
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Morgan Sindall reports fall in demand for fit-out work
Morgan Sindall has said the credit crunch began to hit areas of its fit-out business in the first quarter of 2008.
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NewsAlsop's reveals designs for Headingley cricket ground
Five-storey pavilion at Yorkshire test ground will become a university teaching facility during the winter
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Industry misses integrated teams target
The head of Constructing Excellence has said he is disappointed by the industry’s progress towards integrated project teams and supply chains.
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Capita makes another purchase
Capita Symonds has bought consulting engineer NRM Bobrowski for an estimated £1.5m.
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NewsIce cream cocktails on the house at Phase One Shoreditch
Ices laced with cocktails and the tales of an Olympic fencer were the highlights of Building's latest social for new professionals
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Vadera pledges that Whitehall will become model client
Baroness Vadera, in her first interview as construction minister, has promised to make Whitehall sign up to the best practice charter originally produced for the 2012 Olympics.
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Small builders feel the chill as housing market evaporates
Construction workloads have fallen to their lowest levels since spring 2006, according to figures from the Federation of Master Builders.
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NewsFamily of dead woman calls for carbon monoxide alarms
Police and HSE investigate death of 26 year old killed by carbon monoxide in Barratt home