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Rok and Connaught force repairs in-house
Housing associations launching in house contacting arms to battle VAT increase
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Brookfield offered to fund Pinnacle Tower
Lack of funding for London鈥檚 tallest building means contractor may habve to step in
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Energy-rated box sash
锘縈umford & Wood鈥檚 double-glazed box sash window range has achieved a British Standards Institution A rating for its energy performance. Called Conservation, the range is designed to replicate the look of the original windows in older properties while offering good energy performance. The company says the range has an overall ...
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NewsEx Ujima and FWA West bosses face trial in March
The trial involving ex directors from FWA West, which Apollo acquired last year, will hear their pleas next month
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NewsWillmott Dixon boss predicts five-year recession
Rick Willmott warns main contractors are yet to face the worst and should start preparing
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NewsEaga takeover offer boosts share price
Light at the end of the tunnel for Eaga as announcement leads to a rallying of their share price
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NewsIndustry leaders join 星空传媒鈥檚 editorial board
New appointments to 星空传媒鈥檚 editorial advisory board include Lend Lease鈥檚 Dan Labbad
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Pickles gives Battersea go-ahead
锘縋lans for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station have been given final approval by communities secretary Eric Pickles.In a letter to Wandsworth council, which has already approved the plans, Pickles confirmed he would not be calling in the application, meaning developer Treasury Holdings can start work on the site next ...
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Doorsets fit for the barbican
锘緿oorsets from Urban Edge, part of Leaderflush Shapland, have been used for a project on the Barbican Estate which involved converting the former London Business School into flats. The grade II-listed building at Frobisher Crescent was originally intended as flats when the Barbican was built in the fifties. When the ...
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Back-to-wall WC redesigned
锘縄mpulse Bathrooms has redesigned its back-to-wall WC pan in response to feedback from plumbers. It has remodelled the trap and horizontal outlet so plumbers can now configure the pan as a P or S connection. The company says this makes it easier to install and ensure a reliable connection. Impulse ...
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Subcontractors attack Carillion over price cuts
Agressive pricing by main contractors has been attacked by squeezed subcontractors
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NewsDecember mortgage approvals fall to new low
Mortgage approvals fell to the lowest level for almost two years in December, according to figures from the Bank of England
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Cala Homes to appeal High Court decision over planning
锘縅udgment means councils can let the abolition of regional strategies influence planning decisions
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CityWATCH:聽it all rests on the results
锘縎ometimes it鈥檚 better to travel than arrive and this could be the case come results season for the listed construction firms. Over the past couple of months, relatively upbeat trading updates have been met with relief, rather than euphoria.There were no big surprises in the trading statements we have seen, ...
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NewsActivity revives in January
Improved weather conditions and new business gains contribute to all parts of construction sector recording increase in activity in January
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Contractors line up for 拢600m medical facility
Medical research facility at St Pancras approved by government
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NewsBam Nuttall bags 拢500m civils
Crossrail contributes to positive start to the year as work goes 48% up on previous month to 拢2.6bn
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Bellway reports positive 2011 despite more house price falls
锘緽ellway said this week that trading in the first few weeks of 2011 has been 鈥渆ncouraging鈥� after revealing it has sold 2,322 houses in the first six months of its financial year, which ended 31 January. This is a 3.8% increase on the 2,247 it sold in the same period ...
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NewsCompany failures jump 20% in fourth quarter of 2010
Small firms hit hardest as severe weather pushes them over the edge, but numbers are below the peak
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NewsDriver Group chairman scoops 拢250,000 in share sell-off
Consultancy firm gives executives almost three million shares as financial incentive to turn the company around