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NewsAnother crane topples on US building site
Latest incident comes just weeks after new safety rules issued to halt run of crane accidents
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Housing downturn forces Renew to cut 80 jobs
黑洞社区 and engineering services group takes 拢1.5m hit from redundancy costs but still on track for 拢9.4m profit before exceptionals
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Construction firms unprepared for minimum wage rise
Research shows 76% of industry firms have failed to make provision for the rise in the statutory minimum wage happening today
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NewsNew York authorities charge two workers over crane collapse
Brothers accused of compromising safety when dismantling crane, which fell and killed a site worker
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NewsVigil remembers Battersea crane deaths
Strategic Forum launches crane safety initiative on anniversary of 2006 south London tragedy
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Ibstock cuts jobs in brick crisis
The UK鈥檚 second biggest brick maker, Ibstock, is to make up to 136 redundancies as the continued housing slump forces it to close two plants and mothball a third.
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NewsPolish exodus threatens 2012 construction
Fast-track training scheme set up to raise Britons' skills to match those of departing Poles
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NewsAiling Ennstone in takeover talks with Marwyn Materials
Informal approach made following share price collapse and announced departure of chairman
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Nuttall purges its Olympic subcontractors
Nuttall has terminated its contracts with three of its suppliers on the Olympic Park site.
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NewsAll too calm at Little Britain, before Mitie storms home
FM group conquers mixed weather conditions to take the cup at 21st Isle of Wight regatta
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NewsGetting by with a little help from its super-rich friends
SME profile聽Holloway White Allom鈥檚 A-list clients are helping it expand during the downturn
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Planning rules waived for home extensions
BPF and RICS welcome new regulations that will remove 80,000 applications a year from the planning system
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NewsAdvertising watchdog rules in favour of Kingspan
Advertising Standards Authority upholds manufacturer's claim over costs of disposing insulated panels
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Firms suffer from rise in theft of building materials
Insurer Axa says soaring prices has led to criminals stripping buildings of electrical and metal fittings
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NewsImmigration priority for engineers welcomed
But dismay at removal of M&E from list of sectors in which migrants allowed to fill skills gap
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Drilling contractor AE Yates hits trouble over water main
Poor ground conditions lead to claim for recovery of costs and losses
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NewsRoger Bullivant cautious despite piling up profit
Piling contractor reports 45% pre-tax profit rise in year to October 2007 but warns downturn starting to bite
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CommentA matter of some interest: Ruttle vs secretary of state for the environment
It can be difficult to judge when interest on money owed starts to run. But firms will get short shrift from the courts if they claim without having issued an invoice first
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NewsODA checks suppliers credit
The chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority has revealed the body is carrying out credit checks on its suppliers in the wake of the deepening financial crisis.
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NewsDemolition firm fined 拢15k after electrician suffers serious injuries
HSE warns companies to undertake risk assessments properly after a fall from height