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Three vie for 4000-home scheme
National regeneration agency English Partnerships has announced a shortlist of three consortiums for a plan to build several thousand homes in south and east London.
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NewsSafety drive to use shock tactics
Industry leaders are set to launch a hard-hitting poster campaign in a drive to cut the number of accidents on site,
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CPA calls for tax breaks on green homes
The Construction Products Association has called on the government to back the industry’s environmental strategy by offering householders tax concessions on low-energy devices.
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NewsCool for coppers
A £15m HQ for Gloucestershire Constabulary in Gloucester was topped out last week.
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Union demands talks over Laing O’Rourke contracts
GMB hits out at exclusion from talks between employer and UCATT over plan to directly employ 6000 workers
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NewsBrussels reopens HQ after epic refurbishment
After 13 years of arguments, delays and complaints, the most contentious refurbishment project in construction history has come to an end: the European commission has moved back into the Berlaymont building.
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Poles consider using PPP to build national stadium
Polish officials are considering whether to build a national football stadium in Warsaw under a PPP scheme.
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Primary school by the sea makes waves in Kent
Hythe architect Cheney Thorpe & Morrison contributes to imaginative school design with St Augustine’s
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Winding down
In this month’s Tracker, Experian Business Strategies division reports that growth in the industry is expected to continue but the growth rate is set to decline over the three months to November
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FeaturesTime for change
In the last of this five part series, CITB-ConstructionSkills explains how major breakthroughs in the drive for vocational and on-site training will benefit employers, government and training providers
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Westbury’s profit leaps 20% despite gloomy market
… but housebuilder warns that forward orders are down 21%, and Hometrack survey reports house price falls
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CommentMean streets
If you want to make a difference to the quality of Britain’s environment, let’s have a crack at our ungenerous, confusing and arbitrary signage
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The line is drawn
… but who will cross it? As outraged housebuilders clash with the ODPM over giving planners the power to dictate mix, we commentates on the tug of war
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RICS reports slowest growth for five years
RICS survey reveals significant slowdown in construction workload for third quarter.
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Squatting cows win right to development land
Farmer acquires ownership of greenfield site from Topplan Estates after his cows "squat" on land for 20 years.
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East Sussex six battle for £100m road deal
Ringway, Colas, Amey, May Gurney, Carrillion and Accord are on the shortlist for the seven-year road maintenance project.