What’s ‘normal’ in 2010?

Davis Langdon makes some bold predictions about the year ahead and pinpoints 10 factors that will shape the economy and decide the fate of construction


 

Snow day protocol: handling employee absence in bad weather

With arctic conditions still ruling the UK, an adverse weather policy is essential for employers


 

Starting up your own business, part eight: Satisfying the customer

So, the first job’s in the bag (pretty much), but how’s the best way to begin?


 

Why the forecast of a shallower recession is bad news

The latest forecast from the Construction Products Association suggests the drop in future workload will not be as large as the forecasters had previously thought


 

Are UK houses really worth 6% more than a year ago?

According to the Halifax index just out they are, but then we need to look carefully at the raw data to understand the true situation


 

Building the Burj

Building interviews the structural engineer who worked on the Burj Dubai in the week it officially opened


 

Workload drops as snow falls

Construction output figures show us the huge impact a cold snap like this can have on projects and losses construction suffers


 

Ending in a whimper

Figures from buyers’ body CIPS showed the industry continued to decline in December


 

Starting up your own business, part seven: A job at last?

Just as you run out of ideas and even the dog’s in a sulk, a promising email arrives


 

Starting up your own business, part six: The elusive first commission

Time flies at the speed of a jet aircraft when the money is running out…


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