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Jarvis brings in Deloitte to quell financial concerns
Accountant examines books and cash flow as support services group renegotiates banking agreements
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CommentReturn to sender
Attention all clients! If an adviser turns itself into a limited liability partnership and writes to ask you to change your contracts accordingly, don't. This is why …
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CommentLegal aliens
The little green men from Euroland love to stamp on anything the British are good at, such as the PFI – although 'competitive dialogue' may mark a lighter touch
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NewsPension change slaps £500m liability on contractors
Quoted companies are ill-prepared for next January's accounting rule that pension deficits must be declared
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NewsMultiplex boss Gandy steps aside in company shake-up
Noel Henderson becomes UK chairman of Australian construction giant as predecessor moves to development
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US giant swoops for Babtie
US engineering giant Jacobs is set to buy UK consultancy group Babtie.
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FeaturesThe short straw
Changes to the way in which the government funds research and development means that construction now has to compete with the rest of UK industry for the DTI's money. The prospects are not good …
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Plan for £200m school fund
Indian businessman Sunny Varkey is looking to set up a £200m property fund in the next six months in order to build 15 low-fee private schools.
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Contractors face tough rules on site waste
The government plans to force contractors to implement strict site waste management rules under legislation that could take effect by next summer
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NewsCIC boss slams government in CABE chairmanship row
Graham Watts defends former CABE chairman Sir Stuart Lipton and calls for body to be 'run by people in industry'
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NewsBAA furious about national pay deal for steel erectors
Airport operator complains about trade association's failure to consult it over increased pay for Terminal 5 workers
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DTI axes dedicated research funding for construction
Industry leaders warn that knowledge will 'wither' after government ends Partners in Innovation programme
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Montpellier calls in police after animal rights threat
Construction group Montpellier has called in the police after shareholders received threatening letters from animal activists.
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CSCS launches card fraud crackdown
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is to crack down on the use of fraudulent cards in the industry.
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Factfile
Planning approvals Scottish planning approvals are soaring compared with April's 617, whereas numbers in the South-east have unexpectedly plummeted from 796 last month. Wales is gradually coming back with an eight-fold increase This data is provided by Glenigan, the development monitoring service. More than 10,000 new UK housing projects are ...
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Barker but no bite
After Kate Barker's review of housing supply, the industry looked forward to tough changes sparking a housing bonanza. Get one thing straight - it isn't going to happen
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FeaturesInside: Now/Next
Is it a wall or is it a window? Some designs may get you guessing, but only about the back of the house – house fronts remain traditional.
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FeaturesThe taste temptation
Once dismissed by housebuilders as a diversion, optional extras are now seen as a way of luring the customer into shelling out for the show home look. We look at ways you can cook up business