DOWNTURN
Helical Bar back in black with focus on London
Developer Helical Bar has returned to profit and will turn its focus to projects in London.
America main bright spot for Lupus Capital
UK demand remains flat for all but the smallest building products.
Full list of 261 schools to benefit from £2bn Priority Schools revealed
A total of 261 schools, from 587 applicants, will be rebuilt, or have their ‘condition needs met’ under the £2bn Priority Schools Building Programme.
EDF seeks extension to existing nuclear power stations
EDF has held talks with the nuclear regulator about extending the lifetime of existing nuclear power stations.
Cash flow brings down McGoff & Vickers
An 87-year-old Merseyside building services from has gone into administration.
Steel group sees 'distant' recovery
Construction market recovery in the UK “remains distant”, structural steel group Severfield-Rowen has said in its interim management statement.
Investors urged to buy Keller shares
Investec Bank has urged investors to buy shares in Keller, whose revenue and profit is ahead of last year.
Interserve looks to new infrastructure and commercial markets
Chief executive Adrian Ringrose tells CN that ‘flexibility’ is key to retaining skills despite delays in public sector work.
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Aecom and NBS combine to offer BIM joint venture
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Clugston back in profit with turnover up 34 per cent
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Surplus land to create 102,000 homes as Build Now, Pay Later extended
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Chelsea FC in bid to buy Battersea Power Station
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Specialists survey shows good news for 2012 workloads
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Receiver appointed to Westlife star's property company
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Search to replace Paul Morrell as chief construction adviser begins
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Civils leader calls for end to 'years of neglect' in North-east
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Tesco set to confirm scaled back UK store expansion
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Four forced to wait until 2014 for revised £350m defence deal
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Major contractors have not voiced concerns over PFI uncertainty to me, says Mark Prisk
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Wates loses Chesterfield job after failing to agree on price
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Budget 2012: Industry reaction in-depth
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Government under fire for scrapping construction waste plans
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Green Deal £200m incentive detail not due in 2012 Budget
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Rail regulator: We need up to £29bn five-year investment in rail
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J Reddington looks to create 300 jobs after reviving Olympics concrete firm
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England and Wales facing a 'pothole pandemic'
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Transport department slammed over cuts to highways maintenance
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Irish government announces 275 schools projects in £1.25bn programme
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Scottish government seeks backing for 300 shovel-ready projects
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Government looks to SMEs as Balfour, Amey sign up to open supply chains
ANALYSIS
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Construction downturn pushes economy into double dip recession
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Construction recession hits North-East economy hardest
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Osborne has put infrastructure at the heart of economic recovery
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Construction Trade Missions
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Lafarge cement merges its resource recovery firms
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Downturn looms for Scots
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Civils bucking construction downturn
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Construction downturn blamed as Atlas Copco withdraws from Intermat
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Client 6: Private Clients
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Is export the answer?
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Office market faces tough start to 2009
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Construction Downturn
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Construction Downturn: Northern Ireland
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Construction Downturn: Wales
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Construction Downturn: North East
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Construction Downturn: North West
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Construction Downturn: Scotland
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Construction Downturn: South West
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Construction Downturn: South East
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Construction Downturn: London
ADMINISTRATIONS
ISG in u-turn over subcontractor fee
ISG has scrapped a controversial £300 registration fee it was asking subcontractors to pay to prequalify for its national supply chain after it was approached by Construction News.
JOB LOSSES
Exclusive: Balfour Beatty confirms 650 jobs to go under restructure plans
UK’s biggest contractor will unveil a new senior leadership team for UK construction in May
