Source close to the rescue talks said lenders refused to find the money within a month to fund rescue package |
Social housing contractor fails to find funding to secure survival |
Drop is in line with seasonal trend, says housebuilder |
One hundred and five of the 165 Kickstart and Local Authority New Building housing schemes under review by the HCA have had their funding approved |
ISG has seen a £74m drop in turnover as its construction division puts the brakes on recovery |
Food retailer says the first store will open in central Manchester this November |
Colleges have been handed £50m to carry out vital renovation work over the next 12 months. |
Social housing business will hive off two profitable arms for sale |
Shares suspended as social housing group teeters on the edge of administration |
Sustainable building association warns that biomass is leading to higher carbon emissions |
Producers promise to co-operate fully with the OFT claiming the current market ’works well’ |
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Consultant blames government cuts and weak economy for redundancies |
Norwich, Renfrewshire and Gosport make emergency plans following suspension of Connaught shares |
Latest CPA forecast shows industry output will fall for the rest of 2010 and into 2011 |
Reports say government will announce this month that public money will not be used to build £20bn tidal energy scheme |
HSE prosecutes boarding school after it hires five inexperienced workers to demolish a classroom |
Only 16 free schools will open next year, but education secretary says he is not disappointed |
Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency, is to take up a senior position within the Department for Communities and Local Government |
Contractors that won the 33 sample schools will be able to negotiate for further schools work with the councils involved. |
Consultant hunts for alternatives as Sweett’s £5.4m Chinese deal wrecks takeover talks |
US giant on the hunt for ’the biggest or near biggest architect’ to add to global portfolio |
Energy bill to introduce ’pay as you save’ scheme for commercial sector in major boost for refit market |
New figures show construction orders fell 14% in the second quarter, with the private housing sector suffering the biggest fall |
Council says move will help protect greenfield sites after government abolishes spatial strategies |
Firm will work with local contractor to replace terminal gate |
Graeme W Cheyne found at fault for joiner’s burns after HSE investigation |
Site Electrical provides services to waste and water companies |
Several of the 25 contractors appealing against a combined £79m fine by the OFT for pricing collusion have said they expect to get back “millions” as the legal arguments draw to a close |
The Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating the leak of confidential files naming blacklisted construction workers, writes Andrew Hankinson. |
AutoCAD makes a return to the Mac operating system and launches an app for on the move editing and sharing of designs |
Survey shows third successive month of slowdown for industry |
The house price index has fallen for two consecutive months for the first time since February 2009 |
French contractor’s road business is particularly hard hit by European public spending cuts according to reports |
HSE says builder Nicholas Roberts was extremely lucky to survive 30ft fall |
Planning officers’ recommendations are ignored by councillors in Hull and Consett |
French builder only firm on shortlists for both Connaught Tunnel and Pudding Mill Lane job |
No let-up for Irish housebuilder as it struggles to restructure business |
Consultant shrugs off financial woes – medium and longer-tern outlook is positive, it says |
Housebuilder pleads guilty to breach of HSE regulations that led to bricklayer being crushed |
Publicly owned land for the North Prospect development was provided by the HCA Delivery Partner Panel |
Healthcare architect to team up with multi-disciplinary firm Stantec |
The Marylebone Cricket Club drops Grosvenor and Londonewcastle from bid process |
Earnings at Dutch giant up a third to €20.6m despite BSF woes |
Insurance giant AXA signs up contractor to provide emergency home repairs for customers |
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A man has been jailed after stealing a JCB from a Taylor Woodrow site |
Hard evidence of method’s vulnerability triggers calls for better practice and tougher regulation |
Davis Langdon & Seah says it doesn’t need Aecom - but sources claim it had been eyeing a deal |
As few as five “free” schools - a quarter of the government’s target - could open next September, according to sources involved in several of the pioneering schemes |
Colchester council hopes to recover “substantial funds” from Turner & Townsend over its role in the town’s disastrous Rafael Viñoly-designed art gallery |
Housebuilder may seek fresh capital as it parts ways with deal adviser Morgan Stanley |
Development agency research into impact of new housing standards lays out worst-case scenario |
French utility EDF has asked bidders to tender for the third time for the same £180m earthworks and preliminary works package at the Hinkley nuclear power station in Somerset |
Dumper truck overturned on site of new bottling plant in Fife |
Hertfordshire County Council names contractor as preferred bidder on schools PPP |
Services group sees half yearly revenue and profit fall but order book expands by a third |
Land Registry figures show the strongest growht in the South West |
Architect in talks with banks over paying tax bill as revenue and profit fall below expectations |
Two main tunnelling packages have been put back from mid-2010 until 2011 |
Property and construction firm reverses last year’s £20m loss but not without cuts |
Contractor reaps benefit of focusing on higher margin support services work rather than construction |
Contractor’s pre-tax profit soars to £2m as volumn of work from telecommunications increases |
Planning permission given for 363 meter tower despite opposition from Empire State Building’s owner |
Fit-out firm reports on healthiest month for two years and says it’s optimistic about the future |
John Dodds joins Severfield-Rowen as the firm predicts more steel companies hitting the wall. |
Contractor’s pre-tax profit for first six months rises 19% as it builds on rail and highway contract wins |
Six-month results see strong return to growth for office specialist |
Building group purchase of M&E contractor widens services portfolio |
Laing O’Rourke has been fined by the HSE after one of its workers fell 21 metres |
Network Rail publishes new images of Jacobs-designed station |
Company will continue to cut costs in response to uncertainty over spending cuts |
Two Northern Irish firms have picked up a contract to build five mental health hospitals on Merseyside. |
Improvements at Hawbush Primary School will see new single-storey classrooms and the refurbishment of existing facilities |
Materials supplier says earnings will be 10% lower than last year because of unexpected slowdown in US |
Housebuilder’s revenue increases 27% to £777m for first six months of the year |
Listed developer warns there is little prospect for short-term improvements |
Architects and engineers have won places on two frameworks for Gatwick Airport’s £1bn investment programme |
Half-year results show housebuilders is now in the black having turned around last year’s £8.6m loss |
Turnover falls 14% to £4.1bn as contractor feels the effects of direct employment model |