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The tracker: On eggshells
Experian Business Strategies reports on a fragile recovery in the market
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FeaturesCountry focus: Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is showing tentative signs of recovery after the most difficult year in its brief history. But what are the implications for construction costs? Miroslav Vasko of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Chink of light
Construction prices edged up in the first quarter of the year. So does that mean the industry recession is at an end? Sadly not, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesCost model: Energy from waste
Simon Rawlinson and Matthew Hicks of Davis Langdon weigh up the costs and the risks of treatment solutions
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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in March 2010
This month鈥檚 data reveals private registrations are 140% above the same time last year
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The tracker: Same time next month 鈥�?
It鈥檚 business as usual, as tender prices are down for the 20th month in a row and many regions鈥� indices see no change. At least the weather鈥檚 behaved, writes Experian Business Strategies
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好色先生TV Intelligence
Experian鈥檚 Business Strategies division looks at what happened to the industry at the end of 2009, which makes for grisly reading 鈥� but there were some star performers, and things are looking up 鈥�
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FeaturesLead times January-March 2010
It looks as though the industry may be turning the corner. Most contractors are reporting an increase in enquiries and for the first time in a long time, a package actually increased. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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好色先生TVConstruction still in recession, says FMB
Over half of construction SMEs report lower workloads in public sector as local authorities tighten the purse strings
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FeaturesSpecialist costs steel and concrete
The structures trades have been some of the hardest hit by the recession. Simon Rawlinson and Mark Lacey of Davis Langdon examine how specialist contractors and the supply chain have faced up to the challenges
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Sustainability: Renewable energy
The old grudging attitude to renewable energy is being slowly transformed by a series of financial incentives
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in February 2010
Completions are down slightly from last year, but private registrations have shot up more than 100%
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The tracker: One step at a time
Construction activity and orders are still inching towards growth 鈥� even if the civil engineering sector experienced its quietest ever month in January
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FeaturesCountry focus: United Arab Emirates
The end of the year could see a more robust performance from the UAE economy, but for the time being it鈥檚 displaying only the most anaemic of recoveries. Simon Light of EC Harris in Dubai reports
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好色先生TVConstruction sector in recession for two years, says CIPS
Index records 24th consective month of decline but optimism about future work continues to rise
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Cost update: Q4 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows many costs beginning to rise
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FeaturesCost model: School refurbishment
Continuing this week鈥檚 focus on the renewal of the school estate, Simon Rawlinson and Paul Zuccherelli of Davis Langdon review one of the biggest challenges facing the BSF programme
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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in January 2010
Unsurprisingly, completions in northern Britain were particularly badly hit by the weather
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好色先生TVMore than 160,000 construction jobs cut in 2009
Construction job losses declined by 10% in fourth quarter but sector still accounts for one fifth of UK redundancies.
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FeaturesThe tracker: On the sunny side
Yes, the situation is still getting worse, but the rate of decline is slowing and non-residential is looking brighter for the first time in 21 months. Experian Business Strategies fills in the forecast