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Balfour Beatty M&E workers vote to strike
03/02/2012: Unite members at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) have voted for a second time to strike. more »
Trump halts Aberdeenshire golf course construction
03/02/2012: US billionaire Donald Trump has stopped construction work on his controversial £750m Aberdeenshire golf course, while he awaits a decision on an offshore windfarm. more »
Cumbria contractor ceases trading
03/02/2012: West Cumbria contractor Mossom and Sydney has ceased trading, with up to 20 job losses. more »
OFT probes Travis Perkins' acquisition of Toolstation
03/02/2012: The Office of Fair Trading is to review Travis Perkins' recent acquisition of the remaining 70% of Toolstation. more »
Bomb experts examine Crossrail tunnel
02/02/2012: A team of bomb disposal specialists is examining the Connaught Tunnel, part of the Crossrail route, for any ordnance which failed to detonate during World War II. more »
More job cuts at Simons
02/02/2012: Another 10 workers have lost their jobs at Lincoln-based Simons Group. more »
Huge cost of burying cables revealed
01/02/2012: It is five times more expensive to put power cables underground than above ground, an authoritative new study has found. more »
Builder fined for lax site security
01/02/2012: The partner of a development company has been prosecuted after dangerous conditions were found at a demolition site in Dover. more »
Builders' federation parts company with boss
01/02/2012: Federation of Master Builders director general Richard Diment has been let go. more »
Pochin’s still close to concrete sale
31/01/2012: After four months of advanced talks, struggling construction group Pochin’s insists that it is still on the verge of completing the sale of its concrete pumping division. more »
Construction insolvencies fall 25%
03/02/2012: Construction insolvencies fell by almost a quarter during the last three months of 2011, according to the latest figures from the Insolvency Service. more »
BBC and Royal Mail sites could be used for new housing
03/02/2012: The Government is working with organisations including the BBC and Royal Mail to identify disused land that could be earmarked for housebuilding. more »
Burnley building firm goes into administration
03/02/2012: Burnley-based building firm Gavin Ward has gone into administration, but its heating and plumbing division will continue trading. more »
Optimism grows among construction buyers
03/02/2012: The construction industry's confidence is on the rise, with January's Markit/CIPS survey revealing the second-greatest monthly jump in business confidence in the study's history. more »
MPs condemn 'scandal' of asbestos in schools
02/02/2012: Most UK state schools contain asbestos " a "national scandal", an all-party group of MPs and peers has said. more »
Civils workloads increase for first time since 2008
02/02/2012: Civil engineering contractors are reporting increasing workloads for the first time since the onset of the economic crisis nearly four years ago. more »
Ilford building collapses during construction
01/02/2012: A five-storey building under construction in Ilford collapsed yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. more »
Bids called for last tranche of station development funding
01/02/2012: The final £20m tranche of a £100m fund to improve stations in England and Wales has been announced, giving Network Rail, train companies, local authorities and other organisations a third chance to submit bids for funding. more »
Keepmoat-Apollo board places nearly all filled
01/02/2012: The senior management team of newly merged Keepmoat and Apollo is taking shape under new chief executive Ian Sutcliffe. more »
Mace is on the move
31/01/2012: Mace has confirmed the relocation of its London office to Moorgate Hall, consolidating all of its five London offices to one location and creating new corporate headquarters. more »
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