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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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NewsMore 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
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NewsConstruction marks seventh quarter of contraction
Industry blames pre-election nerves and rising costs for winter dip in workload and profits
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Data: Planning applications in January
The South-east had its busiest month for a while, and Langtree topped the clients list
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NewsOrders have fallen 拢17bn since 2007
ONS figures reveal largest drop took place in commercial and private housing sectors
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FeaturesSpotlight on lifts
The complexity of lifts can vary immensely, which means that their lead times do the same. Here Brian Moone looks at what鈥檚 involved 鈥� with special reference to the lifts at one very special building 鈥�
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Activity falls at slowest rate in two years
UK construction activity fell at its slowest rate for almost two years last month, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
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Lead times: July - September 2009
There鈥檚 good news for anybody waiting impatiently for structural steel 鈥� it鈥檚 arriving three weeks earlier. Other packages are pretty static, and once again none have increased
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What it costs: Tiled cladding
Tiles, shingles and slate can provide traditional and thermally efficient covering for external walls. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance considers the options
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Market forecast: Another tough year
Now that 2009 has come into focus, we can clearly see what a disastrous year it was. Unfortunately, the process of recovering from it will not be quick, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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The tracker: Key to the door?
Though the industry faces its 21st consecutive month of activity decline, the residential sector is looking positive and tender enquiries are up as well. Experian Business Strategies does the detail
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FeaturesEurope鈥檚 big beasts: Top contractors on the prowl
Europe鈥檚 governments have been throwing bloody haunches to contractors to get them through the famine, says Michael Glackin, but soon they鈥檙e going to be hunting on their own
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黑洞社区 intelligence - 22 January 2010
The worst of the slump may just be over, but we鈥檙e still becalmed in the doldrums. R&M, though, has done surprisingly well, says Experian Business Strategies
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions December 2009
The monthly figures show some good news 鈥� private registrations are up 130% on last year
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FeaturesSustainability: Carbon reduction
The Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme launches in April, but what will it mean for your business? Richard Quartermaine and Steve Smith of Cyril Sweett talk you through it
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News鈥榃e will have worked for a decade to get back to 2002鈥�
Economic forecasts reveal 鈥榮ickening鈥� fall in output for 2009 and a long struggle to regain lost ground
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FeaturesCountry focus: Ireland
Ireland鈥檚 reliance on the property boom has seen it in a bad way since the economic crisis began, says Richard Fitzpatrick of EC Harris in Dublin. But can government action prompt a return to stability?