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UK civils work costs ‘60% more than EU average’
Review recommends overhaul of civil engineering procurement, as fears grow for Thameslink
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London likely to hog affordable homes
Almost half of new “affordable” homes are likely to be built in London under the plans unveiled in the spending review last week
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Berkeley to fund more homes for private rent
Berkeley Group is setting up a second fund to build homes for private rent next year, chairman Tony Pidgley has announced
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The road ahead
David Cameron launched the government’s £200bn National Infrastructure Plan at the CBI annual conference this week
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Good morning,Vietnam
A ground-breaking cerexmony has been held for Foster + Partners’ VietinBank Business Centre in Hanoi, the practice’s first project in Vietnam
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Construction fatalities down, but sector still has most deaths
The number of construction workers killed fell to 42 in the year ended 31 March 2010, but the sector still accounts for more deaths than any other industry.
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Insolvencies up 5%
The number of insolvencies in the construction industry rose by 5% from 240 in August to 267 in September, according to the latest data from Experian
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CBRE revenue up
Jones Lang LaSalle and CBRE, the world’s largest commercial property service firms, reported strong turnover growth in the third quarter of 2010.
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Interserve wins bids
Interserve has won three schools contracts worth a total of £42m: £23m of improvements for Farnley Park High School in Leeds, £11m of extensions on the Nottinghamshire Construction Framework, and an £8m contract to increase the capacity of four schools for Coventry council.
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Roads come off worst as details of transport spend emerge
Road building emerged as the biggest loser as the Department of Transport released further details of how spending changes will affect transport projects.
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Waste PFIs axed
Defra has halted funding for seven waste PFI projects that the government says are no longer needed to meet EU landfill diversion targets
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More advice for TfL
The Independent Investment Programme Advisory Group has been set up to oversee Transport for London investment and will help select engineers and consultants to carry out work on the underground.
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DoT confirms cut-off
Local authority transport projects that had not submitted business plans by June will not get state funding until 2015, the Department of Transport has confirmed
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CIC chief warns of ‘double dip’
The chief executive of the Construction Industry Council has warned that the sector faces a “significant double dip” next year, despite the recent spike in output
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Big contract haul for Galliford Try
Galliford Try has won a place on Yorkshire Water’s £330m framework this week, as well as four contracts worth a total of £23.2m.
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Latest construction appointments
Morgan Sindall has appointed Paul Butcher as the new special works manager for Suffolk and Essex.
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CityWatch: In the hot seat
You have to wonder whether some housebuilding bosses haven’t begun putting out feelers to headhunters
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Telford: mortgage market will stay in doldrums until 2012
There will be little improvement in the mortgage market until 2012, according to a trading update from Telford Homes