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• Yacht builder cutting 297 staff
  A Worcestershire yacht building company blames the economic downturn as it axes staff.
  
  
• £9m bid to assist housing sector
  The Scottish Government brings forward £9m of funding to try to help house builders fight the credit crunch.
  
  
• Builders planning to shed 90 jobs
  A building firm with 2,000 employees is planning to cut about 90 jobs as some of its larger projects come to an end.
  
  
• Shipyard work recruitment drive
  An aircraft carrier builder in Cumbria tries to lure shipyard workers from the North East during a jobs fair.
  
  
• Man grew cannabis to pay mortgage
  An unemployed builder who grew cannabis to pay his mortgage is given an 18-month supervision order.
  
  
• Builder rescued after falling ill
  A man had to lifted off a building site in the Isle of Man after he became ill while working on a roof.
  
  
• Home builder faces administration
  A West Midlands house builder is facing administration after being hit by the downturn in the housing market.
  
  
• Builders unearth wartime shells
  Thousands of wartime anti-aircraft shells are being cleared from a business estate in Oxfordshire.
  
  
• Speeder blames his pregnant wife
  A builder caught travelling at 132mph was speeding because his pregnant wife needed the toilet, a court hears.
  
  
• Retrial for builder murder case
  Two men jailed for life for kicking a retired builder to death in a Surrey street have their convictions quashed.
  
  
• Builders profited from beach huts
  Two builders in Brighton profited from beach hut plots they were given for free with the help of a council, a probe reveals.
  
  
• Rogue builders preyed on elderly
  Three rogue builders who defrauded 43 elderly home owners out of more than £880,000 are jailed.
  
  
• Fines over teenage builder death
  One person and two companies are fined for health and safety breaches over the death of a teenage builder in Ayrshire.
  
  
• Amphibious car maker escapes jail
  The builder of an amphibious vehicle, described as a "floating coffin" by a judge, narrowly escapes jail.
  
  
• Construction 'action plan' appeal
  A group of property developers, contractors and builders are meeting to discuss what it says is a crisis in the NI building industry.
  
  
• Armed thieves target cash guard
  Two men disguised as builders confront a security guard delivering cash and steal the money.
  
  
• Ambulance 'used to move timber'
  An investigation is launched after an ambulance is used to transport timber at a builder's yard.
  
  
• Keys for new schools handed over
  Builders hand over the keys for two new schools in Guernsey to the Education Department.
  
  
• Power station builders end strike
  More than 300 workers building a power station in Devon return to work after a walk-out over claims men were being laid off.
  
  
• Power station builders walk out
  More than 300 workers building a power station in Devon return to the site after a walk-out over claims men were being laid off.