All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 44
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NewsCredit crunch ignites boom in construction fraud
Average building firm's loss to fraud rose 69% last year, says new report
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Property returns continue downward slide
IPD figures show 1.1% fall in August on heels of 1.3% in July
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NewsSafety warning after liftshaft plunge
Liverpool firm is fined £15,000 after concrete layer is seriously injured following fall through unprotected liftshaft well
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Inventive vendors offer Grand Designs home as raffle prize
Owners to sell £845k house by raffle after housing market turmoil dries up usual channel of buyers
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NewsHSE official takes on Olympic safety role
Stephen Williams, HSE chief inspector of construction, to become director of field operations for 2012 Games
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Costain wins £80m Newbury retail scheme
Parkway scheme for Standard Life is part of wider town-centre regeneration project
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Balfour Beatty wins £370m Canadian infrastructure deal
Group to provide engineering and construction services on ATCO Electric capital programme
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Recession predicted for UK, Germany and Spain
European Commission expects UK economy to grow just 1.1% in 2008
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NewsContractors fined £38k after pelvis injury incident
HSE highlights dangers of lifting after 600kg glass panel falls on worker in Kensington
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NewsAdvertising watchdog rules in favour of Kingspan
Advertising Standards Authority upholds manufacturer's claim over costs of disposing insulated panels
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NewsImmigration priority for engineers welcomed
But dismay at removal of M&E from list of sectors in which migrants allowed to fill skills gap
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NewsCommercial project work falls at record rate
Activity in commercial property development falling at fastest rate in Savills survey's five-year history
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NewsLondon mayor launches green theatre plan
Green Theatre scheme will force suppliers to sign contracts that ensure energy use is minimised in London's theatres
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Manchester students flee collapsing house
HSE orders halt to building work after structural damage forces evacuation
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Nottingham to get UK's first indoor surf facility
Indoor surfing facility to star in £10m revamp of water sports centre at Holme Pierrepoint
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Chelsea barracks partnership under threat
Sunday Times reports Candys may be bought out from Chelsea site by Qatari ruling family
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NewsVideo: Latest 2012 velopark designs revealed
Chris Hoy unveils plans for 6,000-seat velodrome to host cycling events for the London Games
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Oxford vigil to mark death of worker at Simons site
Ucatt and Construction Safety Campaign to stage minute's silence outside Marriotts Close site
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Former KBR chief admits using bribery to win contracts
Nigerian officials were allegedly bribed over 10 years in efforts to obtain engineering and construction contracts
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NewsMorgan Ashurst to build £6.8m school on stilts in Manchester
St Thomas primary's new building will be raised on stilts to counter flood risk