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NewsWalking on water in Dubai
Construction will begin this month on the headquarters of the Road & Transport Authority in Dubai, designed by Zwarts & Jansma Architecten.
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Profit leaps 122% at demolition firm
Demolition firm Keltbray has reported a 122% jump in pre-tax profit to £7.3m for the year ended 31 October 2007.
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Interserve boss bullish as turnover soars to £1.7bn
Support services and building hybrid Interserve has reported a 23% jump in turnover from £1.4bn to £1.7bn in the year ended 31 December 2007.
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Amec posts £150m profit
Amec has posted a pre-tax profit of £151.6m for the year to 31 December 2007.
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NewsSharewatch — Fluctuating fortune
Last week Sharewatch bought £100 of imaginary shares in construction-related companies to see which way the wind would be blowing this year.
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Clare tops bill at two-day forum
Mark Clare, chief executive at Barratt Developments, will top the bill at a two-day housing conference being put on by Building magazine in May.
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OFT industry survey delayed
Publication of an investigation into the housebuilding industry by the Office of Fair Trading is to be delayed until the autumn.
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Pinpointing London’s eyesore brownfield sites
A list of every brownfield development site in London is to be compiled to help developers and councils tackle eyesores across the capital.
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FeaturesSnug as a bug in rug
When the Natural History Museum decided it needed to house 20 million insect and plant specimens within one structure, building a giant shiny, ivory coloured cocoon seemed to make perfect sense. Thomas Lane buzzed over to find out more …
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The tracker: Cracks emerge
Responses to this month’s survey were more downbeat than usual, with uncertainty in the wider market starting to make its presence felt, says Experian Business Strategies
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Project of the Year 2008
On 1 April, Building's awards judges will announce their Project of the Year. But which one would get your vote? Building TV can take you inside the shortlisted projects and show you the angles the photographs don't. You can watch videos of all the shortlisted projects here, and then vote ...
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NewsBudget reaction from Gleeds
Tax expert Clive Curd offers his reaction to Wednesday’s Budget while at property event Mipim
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NewsPolice probe Metronet fraud allegations
Company says it is co-operating with British Transport Police over awarding a contract to refurbish Oxford Circus station
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NewsNorman Foster: from Russia with love
The UK's relationship with Russia may be frosty but Lord Foster is guaranteed a warm welcome at Mipim's equivalent of the Kremlin
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NewsDarling buys time by delaying PFI decision
Chancellor postpones putting PFI assets on government books by a year
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NewsRise and shine
A balcony edge gives an extra boost for a window cleaner who can't quite reach – we dread to think how he tackles the next storey
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NewsTaylor Wimpey falls from FTSE 100
Housebuilder follows Barratt from top table of investment market amid nerves over property slowdown
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Robots to replace construction decision-makers in the future
Management study suggests technology will play a key role in construction's future