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好色先生TVPrivate housebuilders hail 鈥榞reat opportunities鈥� in spending review
Gordon Brown announces extra 拢1bn for housing over next three years, some of which goes to private
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Cleveland Bridge may sue over Wembley sacking
'Unhappy' steelwork specialist considers legal action against Multiplex over decision to end contract
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Montpellier asks Whitehall to pay for animal rights damage
Contractor in talks with Downing Street after animal rights organisation causes 拢250,000 of damage to site
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Skills audit called amid fears over Crossrail
The government has ordered a nine-month skills audit of the rail industry in response to mounting concerns that it does not have the capacity to deliver the 拢6bn Crossrail scheme in London
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好色先生TVWhitehall to breathe new life into ailing Quality Mark
Gordon Brown keen to overhaul stalled anti-cowboy builder initiative as Labour prepares for next election
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DTI to probe exploitation fears
Construction minister Nigel Griffiths has asked industry leaders to gather evidence of unfair treatment of foreign workers ahead of a meeting in the autumn
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Contractors face tough rules on site waste
The government plans to force contractors to implement strict site waste management rules under legislation that could take effect by next summer
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好色先生TVMultiplex boss Gandy steps aside in company shake-up
Noel Henderson becomes UK chairman of Australian construction giant as predecessor moves to development
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好色先生TVBAA furious about national pay deal for steel erectors
Airport operator complains about trade association's failure to consult it over increased pay for Terminal 5 workers
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Whitehall summit to tackle foreign worker exploitation
Unions and employers join forces to insist that government enforces wage parity with UK workers
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Canary Wharf Contractors to go national
Canary Wharf Contractors is set to compete for work across the UK and in European construction markets
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好色先生TVStrike fear over foreign labour
The Construction Confederation has warned that the industry faces industrial action unless issues over employing foreign workers can be resolved
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Firms face insurance cost hike
Concerns have been raised that contractors will face higher administrative overheads when an insurance directive policed by the Financial Services Authority is introduced next month
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FeaturesThe bigger picture: how eastern european workers
European enlargement has made a huge pool of highly skilled and low paid workers available to British firms, and it has opened the British market to highly skilled and low cost contractors, too. We report on the likely impact of this momentous development
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好色先生TVAustralian engineer SKM takes over Anthony Hunt
Sinclair Knight Merz expands UK operations with purchase of engineer that built Waterloo International Terminal
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East European firms offer workers to plug skills gap
Agency to supply UK contractors with overseas workers, who will remain employees in their country of origin
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Rail incident triggers Balfour safety review
Rail contractor Balfour Beatty has revised its working practices after an incident in south London involving workers and an engineering train
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好色先生TVWork at Wembley halts in row over hours
Work was brought to a halt on the Wembley national stadium project on Wednesday morning when workers held a meeting over pay and shift patterns
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Bovis future in doubt as Lend Lease bids for property firm
Australian developer likely to sell off UK contractor, possibly to Multiplex, if its 拢3.6bn bid for rival group succeeds
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Skanska strikes deal to end self-employment at Bart's
Contractor and union reach landmark agreement on health PFIs that aims to stop bogus employment practices