All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 40
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NewsPlans for £5.6bn scheme in Baghdad
Developer Al Maabar has hired consultants to masterplan mixed-use scheme that included cinemas and parks
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Mitie forced to reinstate five young workers
Ucatt wins employment tribunal case after Mitie Property Services terminated five carpenters and plasterers' contracts
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NewsFMB survery shows fall in construction workload
All sectors of building industry are suffering, but private sector housing is hardest hit
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NewsMortgage lending down 63% on last year
Council of Mortgage Lenders says only 42,200 house purchase loans made in August
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Redrow Homes loses appeal at employment tribunal
Ucatt celebrates legal victory as judge says housebuilder drew up 'sham' contracts to avoid holiday pay obligations
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NewsHow to set up business in India
India's bureaucracy is notorious, but the government is so keen to attract foreign firms to help build infrastructure that it is even cutting back on the red tape
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NewsLondon Monument gets new viewing platform
Crowds gather to see Julian Harrap's new design winched into place atop 61m column
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Ucatt wants housing chief sacked over asbestos exposure
Union furious after MD of Carlisle Housing Association blamed workers for the health risk
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NewsIndustry fury as Vadera leaves construction post
Reshuffle makes Ian Pearson eighth minister in seven years and Margaret Beckett housing minister
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Indian construction workers' conditions set to improve
Government introduces provisions to ensure basic housing and services to improve living conditions on sites
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NewsGovernment approves Stansted airport expansion
Green light for BAA's controversial expansion plans despite fierce opposition from environmental groups
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Ucatt angry at lack of safety inspectors
Union upset that HSE recruitment drive will only replace retiring staff
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Train to Gain scheme reaches 12,000 construction firms
Government training service boasts success in first two years, but calls on more employers to get involved
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NewsCentral banks cut interest rates 0.5%
Bank of England joins five other central banks in coordinated move, bringing UK rate down to 4.5%
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NewsKashmir Valley railway nearing completion
Penultimate section of India's most ambitious rail project since independence will be finished this month
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Pittsburgh builder suffers fatal fall
US authorities investigating death of construction worker after 20-storey site fall
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NewsShepherd's Bush tube station reopens after revamp
Eight-month renovation of 108-year-old station is latest in tube network upgrade
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NewsUAE real estate shares hit by banking crisis
Shares in five largest real estate firms fall more than 6% on average
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NewsNew Olympic village legacy designs released
ODA reveals latest look for 2012 village and images of work on site, despite ongoing funding issues
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Unsafe practices rife in home refurbishment
Work halted on two-fifths of sites after HSE inspections in three London boroughs