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Kier eyes challenge to OFT ruling
The UK construction company may launch a challenge against the fines issued by the Office of Fair Trading over price-fixing in the construction industry
JCB reshuffle heralds next generation
Construction group to replace chief executive after less than 18 months in the role. Move comes as group announces steep fall in profits
Retailers and builders spur recovery hopes
Retailers and housebuilders provided fresh hope of an end to the UK recession on Wednesday, in spite of mixed messages emanating from the financial sector
Middle East begins to rebuild
This time a year ago, the party that the global construction industry had enjoyed in the Middle East looked to be well and truly over.
Backlash at building sector tax proposals
A proposed crackdown on tax-dodging by builders would penalise the self-employed, boost the black economy and increase construction costs, according to critics
Fears of homes shortage
The UK housing shortage will return with a vengeance in the next decade, as building levels remain stagnant while demand soars, suggests new research
Charges and debt drag on Ferrovial
Infastructure group sees pick-up in traffic at airports and on toll roads but Spanish construction buisness suffering
Amec to pay out after SFO action
The engineering consultancy is to pay almost £5m under a civil recovery order obtained by the Serious Fraud Office
Caterpillar boosts US recovery hopes
The world’s biggest maker of earth-moving equipment and heavy duty engines is rehiring workers
Cash raisings by building groups soar
Surge driven by Chinese infrastructure spending, which has soared as as Beijing tries to break the economy out of the global slowdown






