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Solar panels and wind turbines are just eco-bling for houses
Professor Doug King of the University of Bath has poured cold water on claims that solar panels and small wind turbines placed on peoples’ houses will reduce the UK’s carbon emissions. In the report,...
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Morgan Sindall saves 2,500 Connaught jobs
About 2,500 jobs at the troubled firm Connaught have been saved after Morgan Sindall stepped in and paid £28 million for the bulk of the business. Morgan Sindall’s share price has ended up nearly 10%...
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Construction leads the way
The economic recovery that the UK has recently been experiencing may not be as solid as it appears on the surface. Indeed it may all still be held afloat by government spending despite what politicians...
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GDP may be up but construction is still tanking
The government hailed a breakthrough yesterday as GDP appeared to bounce back with a 1% rise over the third quarter of 2012 taking the UK out of its double dip recession. But while overall GDP may well...
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Blacklisting is nothing new in the construction industry
The recent media hysteria surrounding blacklisting in the UK construction industry has evoked a resounding silence amongst many practitioners because this widespread clandestine practice is nothing...
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Offices to homes plan welcomed by construction industry
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has confirmed today that planning permission will not be required for converting unused office space into homes. Mr Pickles wants the previously developed land to be...
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Construction sector leads jobs market growth
UK jobs market continues to grow at steady pace – July Job Index six points higher than year to date average of 2013 * Data shows 17% year on year growth in job opportunities * Construction and...
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Construction sector leads jobs market growth for second consecutive month
• UK jobs market growth holds steady this summer – year-on-year growth in job opportunities stands at 16% • Construction and property sector leads growth for second consecutive month – 67% increase...
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AECOM Consulting team appointed to produce construction indices
AECOM’s Consulting group has been appointed by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) to produce and disseminate construction price and cost indices (PCIs) over a four year period....
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Balfour Beatty Awarded Coastal Defence Projects Totalling £73 Million
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces the award of two UK coastal defence contracts totalling £73 million for Blackpool Council and Wyre Council. The £20 million...
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UK GDP on the rise
In good news for the UK economy GDP increased in the last quarter of 2013 by 0.7 percent over the third quarter. It was though also 1.3 percent lower than the peak in 2008. In Q4 2013 GDP was 2.8...
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Chancellor Starts Work On Rail Project Generating £4 Billion For North Of...
The Chancellor George Osborne will today launch the start of the Northern Hub rail upgrades, a £600 million rail investment programme set to create up to 20,000 jobs and boost the northern economy by...
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Attention to detail and diligence: What it takes to be a Clerk of Works
There are a number of qualities expected from someone who is fulfilling the role of Clerk of Works and irrespective of whether this is their job title or they are referred to under the guise of Site...
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Construction and Property jobs boom leads recovery
• New jobs in Construction and Property up 81% on last year, with 10,700 new vacancies advertised so far in 2014 • Record growth in Estate Agency jobs, rising 67% on 2013 • Across all sectors, UK...
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Small construction firms leading sector recovery as large suppliers squeezed
Today’s construction PMI marks a return to form for the sector, following an easing of growth last month due to heavy rain and flooding across the country. However Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert...
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Consulting Association Black List – what are your legal rights if you’re on it?
If you work in the construction industry then you’ll no doubt be aware of The Consulting Association. Their blacklist has had a terrible effect on plenty of construction workers who have found...
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£383 Billion Infrastructure Pipeline Announced
The Government has today published its updated National Infrastructure Pipeline, which shows that planned infrastructure investment has now increased to £383 billion up to 2020 and beyond. The...
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£7.8 Billion in Construction Projects at Risk if Scotland says ‘Yes’
Over £7 billion of planned construction works could be in jeopardy if Scotland votes to leave the United Kingdom next Thursday. New data from construction intelligence specialists, Barbour ABI, shows...
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Northern Powerhouse a step closer following Higgins HS2 phase 2 report, says...
Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK Head of Infrastructure, Building and Construction comments on the HS2 phase 2 update by Executive Chairman David Higgins. Richard said: “Future generations will look back...
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Self build properties fall to six year low as figures continue to decrease
Figures released yesterday reveal that UK-wide self build planning applications in 2014 have decreased by 28% compared to 2008. Data from Barbour ABI, the chosen provider of the Government’s...
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