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Construction lifts with $4.5bn projects CONSTRUCTION activity in Victoria and Tasmania is expected to grow strongly for the rest of this year and into 2011... More... | Creation Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 GMT Tradies battle over BER scheme WHILE managers of the $16 billion school stimulus are accused of creaming off millions in fees, tradies doing the work battle each other just to get paid. More... | Creation Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 GMT $550,000 canteen too small for a pie warmer BARELY bigger than a cubby house, canteens built under the federal government's schools stimulus scheme are costing taxpayers $25,000 a square metre. More... | Creation Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 GMT Jobs the focus of Queensland budget More jobs, higher growth, lower deficits, lower debt and an earlier return to surplus have been detailed in Queensland's budget as the state continues its economic recovery. More... | Creation Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 GMT Construction 'stuck in recession till 2011'
Construction Products Association report says industry is lagging behind the UK economic recovery
More... | Creation Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 GMT Downturn puts a third of UAE projects on hold!
Report shows more than 800 developments in the region have stalled owing to the recession.
More... | Creation Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 GMT Commonwealth to establish Building Education Revolution Taskforce Julia Gillard announces the formation of a Commonwealth BER Implementation Taskforce to insure the Commonwealth Government’s $16.2 billion school infrastructure investment. More... | Creation Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 GMT More jobs, pay boom tipped PAY packets for property and construction workers and executives could start edging towards heady heights due to the redevelopment on Sydney's harbour. More... | Creation Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 GMT Education revolution leaves pupils in limbo THE federal government's education building program has left hundreds of primary schools as building sites, with some losing their entire play area. More... | Creation Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 GMT Dubai government asks for six-month debt freeze UK contractors may not be paid until May 2010 as owner of developer Nakheel seeks delay on $60m debt. Dubai’s government has asked creditors of Dubai World............ More... | Creation Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 GMT China construction to overtake US in 2018 Report predicts reshuffle of global markets will also favour Nigeria, India and Poland. China will overtake the US to become the world’s largest construction market....
More... | Creation Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 GMT Lockerbie bomber's release boosts opportunities for UK firms in Libya Source says 'final obstacle' to doing business has been removed. The return to Libya of a man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing will increase business for British construction firms operating there
More... | Creation Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 GMT Risks remain despite rebound in June building approvals BUILDING approvals rebounded in June, but economists said concerns about housing supply constraints and the potential for overheated prices in the future are set to persist.
More... | Creation Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 GMT Burj Dubai's final cladding panel ready to go Last of 24,348 panels will be installed in next few weeks More... | Creation Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 GMT Skills shortage persists despite downturn CIOB survey shows widespread concern about lack of skills and later effect on recovery More... | Creation Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 GMT Staff walk out of Abu Dhabi Formula One job Developer insists row over payment will not delay Yas Marina circuit, which is due to make its F1 debut in November
More... | Creation Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 GMT UAE site workers are slaves, says lobby group Pressure grows on UK firms to push for improvements in conditions after Panorama investigation More... | Creation Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 GMT Bovis Lend Lease wins $675m schools jobs Lend Lease Corporation Ltd's subsidiary Bovis Lend Lease has won two New South Wales education-infrastructure projects worth $675 million More... | Creation Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 GMT Slumdogs and Millionaires - Dubai workers & Dubai's Wealthy Elite Behind the glitz and glamour of Dubai often lies a murky world of exploitation and an immigrant work force living on the breadline. More... | Creation Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 GMT US woos investors to buy toxic assets The Obama administration on Monday offered a raft of incentives for private investors to help rid banks of up to $US1 trillion ($1.4 trillion) in toxic assets that plunged the world economy into crisis. More... | Creation Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 GMT Obama approves £548bn kick-start for US economy Package includes massive funding for infrastructure projects to boost employment More... | Creation Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 GMT
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