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Lafarge acquires Middle East’s largest cement producer
Building materials giant Lafarge has acquired Orascom Cement, for €8.8bn
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NewsPeter Lobban to retire from ConstructionSkills
Search for a new chief executive at skills body will start in the new year
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NewsChristmas comes early for Carillion
Carillion has beaten a potential flurry of competitors with its £572m purchase of Alfred McAlpine, but has it paid too much?
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NewsA bit of a botch
Why does the scaffolding stop one level short of the roof? Why is there no edge protection? And why aren't those workers wearing any PPE?
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CommentHow to survive... contributing to charity
Feeling bad about indulging in Christmas consumerism? You could assuage your guilt by opting for Present Aid instead of frivolous gifts
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Judith Armitt steps down as Thames Gateway boss
The chief executive of the Thames Gateway Delivery Unit has left her job after a year
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NewsCarillion secures £572m takeover of Alfred McAlpine
Carillion says the combined £4.7bn business will make £30m cost savings by end of next year
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Yorkon completes Anglesey airport terminal
Yorkon completes £1m contract for first civilian airport on Anglesey, which it built off-site
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Bouygues snaps up Warings
French contractor makes first major UK acquisition in deal that will double its UK turnover
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NewsOverall budget for Olympic venues set at £1.17bn
Tessa Jowell says all venues will be built for £574m, apart from stadium
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NewsTube Lines says passengers drop 9.5 tonnes of paper a day
Free newspapers left on trains by commuters are identified as cause of the problem by tube operator
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NewsWillmott Dixon scoops £16.5m Leicester media centre
Contractor picked to build seven-story scheme by 2009
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NewsPaper round: Palace views prompt Victoria station rethink
Plus, shares in UK housebuilders take a knock and City forecasts 10% drop in house prices
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NewsGovernment plans massive expansion of offshore wind
Proposal could see all UK homes powered by wind energy within 13 years
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Death knell for string vests
The traditional undergarment of choice for builders has been consigned to the laundry basket of history
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NewsJowell to make statement on Olympic budget
Morning statement comes as report reveals a 20% chance that costs will rise above £9.3bn budget
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NewsEC Harris wins Best QS award
The annual QS Awards sees multiple wins for EC Harris and Turner & Townsend
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NewsLend Lease in merger talks with Mirvac
The parent of Bovis Lend Lease is in talks with Australian property company Mirvac
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NewsDeciphering the Code: part two
The second part of our Question and Answer session on key aspects of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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CommentHow to survive... Secret Santa
Looking forward to the Christmas party? Well, first you've got to buy that ever so witty, but not offensive, present for your colleague...