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Jarvis woes continue as it borrows again
Troubled support services company says it needs extra £17m to cover higher than anticipated working capital requirements.
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NewsTasty contract win for Balfour Beatty's Gammon stake
Balfour Beatty’s interest in Hong Kong wins £175m construction contract for Macau hotel.
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NewsEnterprise snaps up JJ McGinley
Support services firm buys housing services firm JJ McGinley for £5.25m.
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Expert predicts recession in 2010
Rising land prices will precipitate a housing recession in 2010 according to a new book.
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EDF Energy to spend £2bn on electricity infrastructure
Upgrade works will include a new substation and a Thames tunnel.
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Bennetts wins role as Shakespearian hero
Architect signs contract to transform the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Carillion wins £150m schools contract
Wolverhampton construction firm signs PPP deal with Renfrewshire council.
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Amey signs £300m highway contract
Cumbria council awards seven-year contract to maintain 7700 km of roads.
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Gladedale to buy Country and Metropolitan for £78m
Private housebuilder finalises takeover deal at 300p per share
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Godfather of Japanese architecture, Tange, dies
Death announced of 91 year old architect of Hiroshima Peace Centre.
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NewsThom Mayne wins Pritzker Architecture Prize
Maverick California-based architect, designer of the LA transport HQ, collects prestigious honour.
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Grimshaw plans tropical eco-centre for Merseyside
Eden Project architect to create rainforest in a giant glasshouse, dubbed ‘Kew in the North’, in St Helens.
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Comment
One jump too far
The claimant was injured when she was attempting to leave a hotel. Rather than taking the designated exit she had attempted to jump over a wall onto the adjacent road. Unknown to her there was a 6-ft drop to the road and she suffered substantial injuries as a result of ...
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Lend Lease set to build Sheffield student housing
New University village will bring students together, and release property for local families.
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Review of Construction Act to reform payment practices
Government consultation paper hailed as a ‘bold’ approach by industry leaders as it tackles contentious issues.
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Alfred McAlpine sues after paying 10m for company
Contractor claims former shareholders of Eastern Contracting Holdings duped it into paying double its value.
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FeaturesJust the job
QS Tony Wood talks about a far-flung career that has taken him from Manchester to Australia
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CommentBritain’s foreign legion
The construction industry must brush up on its social skills and welcome its ever-expanding foreign workforce – a larger pool of labour is vital to its success
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