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FeaturesMarket forecast: Orders holding up
Despite the pessimism all around, most contractors have strong order books and there are few reports of projects being cancelled or delayed. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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FeaturesAbsolutely Fabio
Fabio Capello picks his first England team on Wednesday, and although he wouldn’t share his thoughts on selection with Building, there’s an Irish bricklayer who looks just like him – and he was happy to tell Katie Puckett what he thinks of Frank Lampard …
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CommentHansom Eye candy
This week, why the Candy brothers’ £1bn Fitzrovia scheme is a no-no, subcontractors are put in their place and sex, politics and housing policy become strangely conjoined
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FeaturesPilot project
BAA used Terminal 5 to test-fly a number of exciting, but highly experimental practices. As Thomas Lane discovers, they all took off – then suffered very different fates
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Constructing Excellence
The Phoenix isn’t always this busy on a Tuesday night in January, apparently. Despite the markets going into freefall a few hours earlier, every chair and table in the room is taken and it’s standing room only at the bar.
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CommentThat was then, this is now
So once the project team have finished sighing with relief, no doubt their chests will swell with pride: Terminal 5 has come in on time and to budget.
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McCarthy & Stone reports strong results after takeover
Retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone has announced bullish first figures since its £1.1bn acquisition by a private equity group in September 2006.
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Sharewatch — One man’s scam wrongfoots US stock exchange
Jérôme Kerviel, the 31-year-old French derivatives trader who cost Société Générale £7bn, was the new name on people’s lips last week.
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Connaught claims £370m of new work in January
Social housing contractor Connaught has made a strong start in 2008 with £370m of new work in January.
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Contractors tighten overheads
Contractors will tighten their overheads in 2008 as a result of the credit crunch, consultant Davis Langdon has predicted.
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Pochins profit slide
Cheshire-based contractor Pochin has revealed a 52% drop in pre-tax profit to £4.4m in the six months to 30 November 2007.
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Halstead confident
Commercial flooring maker James Halstead has reported that its turnover growth in the first half of 2008 will be at least 13%.
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Busy year for McAslan
Architect John McAslan + Partners has reported a 30% jump in turnover to £8m for the year ended 31 October 2007.
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Caterpillar’s progress
Equipment maker Caterpillar has reported an 8% rise in turnover to $45bn (£22.6bn) for 2007.
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McInerney output
Irish developer McInerney Holdings has announced a significant increase in output in the UK in 2007.
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Bullish Frank
Sunderland-based housebuilder and refurbishment contractor Frank Haslam Milan has said it expects to see turnover grow by £25m to £85m within a year.
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NewsThe communities department is inviting entries to the 60th annual Housing Design awards.
Since they were launched in 1948, they have celebrated innovation in housing, from Frederick Gibberd’s The Lawns in Harlow – the UK’s first residential tower, completed in 1951 – to last year’s Sinclair building in Sheffield by Project Orange.
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Salford link
English Partnerships has agreed to an £8.5m funding package for an urban development linking Manchester and Salford.
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Prices fall again
Hometrack has reported falling house prices for the fourth consecutive month.