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Credit crunch drives construction shares to year lows
Barratt worst hit as price slumps more than 50% in three months
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Credit crunch wipes 23% off house sales in October
Number of homes changing hands falls from 661 a day in 2006 to 510 this year
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NewsBovis entices back Carillion man to rebuild northern arm
Former Bovis associate director Tony Lenehan to take over troubled division after £40m loss
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Number of apprenticeships in construction set to double
New taskforce pledges to help 14,000 trainees over the next four years to tackle skills crisis
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NewsProfit rises 11% at defiant Berkeley
Housebuilder says the fundamentals in its main markets in London and the South East remain strong
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NewsCherry family to buy back 50% stake in Countryside
Founding chairman Alan Cherry aims to buy £111m share from HBOS over next five years
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CommentNames can be hurtful
Nicknaming buildings just reduces complex ideas into simplistic soundbites. Having said that, the Vol-au-vent does seem quite appropriate for HOK’s vile Olympic stadium …
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CommentOne over the eight at 8am
Christmas means parties, and that means drinking alcohol, which is okay as long as you aren’t out first thing with a forklift or using heavy tools while still under the influence
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NewsProfit rises 56% at McBains Cooper
McBains Cooper is set to report a jump in profit of more than 50% as it continues an ambitious drive for growth.
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News‘Too little money on offer,’ say Gateway corporations
Development agencies asked for twice the £210m grant announced at Thames Gateway Forum
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Talks begin over post-2012 body
Olympic bosses are in talks over creating an organisation to take charge of the regeneration of the lower Lea Valley after the 2012 Games.
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NewsAtkins and Balfour to bid for Tube return
Atkins and Balfour Beatty try to resurrect relationship with London Underground with new bid
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Cherry family to buy back 50% stake in Countryside
Founding chairman Alan Cherry aims to buy £111m share from HBOS over next five years
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CommentGet stuck in
HOK Sport’s Olympic Stadium Vol-au-vent is merely the hors d’oeuvre. We’re about to tuck in to a rich feast of design excellence at reasonable cost. It’s a victory for common sense
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Atkins and Balfour to bid for Tube return
Atkins and Balfour Beatty, the firms that led the failed Metronet consortium, are to try to resurrect their relationship with London Underground by bidding for a place on a future tube maintenance framework.
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News‘Too little money on offer,’ say Gateway corporations
Development agencies asked for twice the £210m grant announced at Thames Gateway Forum
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French contractors dominate European market
Vinci heads league with sales of £16bn – but no UK firms appear in the top 10
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Audit office to probe Hips fiasco
The National Audit Office is to launch an inquiry into the failed attempt to bring in home information packs this summer.
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FeaturesMulti-service beams
Multi-service beams are helping to meet the lighting, acoustic and energy-efficiency requirements at the new Horbury High School in Wakefield.