All Data articles – Page 25
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NewsLaing O’Rourke climbs league with Oxford Westgate deal
Contractor grabs top spot after winning £440m shopping centre development contract for Crown Estate
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NewsBarbour ABI's March market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for March is now available to download
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Energy transmission
The UK’s energy transmission networks need to attract large volumes of investment to respond to a rapidly changing energy market. David Porter and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris review progress as new regulatory systems bed down
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: Hong Kong
How is Hong Kong to maintain its competitive edge with the rise of the emerging Asian cities? Barbra Carlisle of EC Harris, Constance Lau and Tim Robinson of Langdon Seah explore its unique positioning
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FeaturesTracker: January 2015
The construction activity index holds steady for the month at 62 points, meanwhile the majority of the regional indices feel an increase in activity
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NewsConstruction boosted by spike in new work
Latest Markit/CIPS surevy finds February activity bounced back from December’s 17-month low
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FeaturesCost update Q4 2014
Construction output rose 5.5% over 2014, but construction materials and consumer price inflation have both slowed.
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FeaturesMarket review: Silver linings
Growth may have slowed in the fourth quarter of 2014, but there are positive signs for the UK economy and construction elsewhere. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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NewsBarbour ABI's February market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for February is now available to download
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NewsKier returns to top spot with £508m contract haul
Firm’s 37 project wins bring in double the value of work than was won by closest rival Laing O’Rourke for the month
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FeaturesCost model: Data centres
Demand for data centres continues to reflect the growing and changing needs of a connected world. Aecom’s Luke Kubicki (engineering lead), Amy Daniell (strategy director) and Giles Scott (development director) examine the latest trends in low-energy data centre design
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2014
Seven trades are reporting an increase in lead times this quarter, with several more anticipating increases over the next six months due to demand
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FeaturesTracker: December 2014
The construction activity index sees a one-point increase for the month to take it to 61 points, while the majority of regional indices saw a decrease in activity
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in December 2014
The number of private registrations takes a giant leap when compared with the same period the year before
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Speed shift
The recovery rolls on with expectations of tender price increases still firm. But a change of pace in activity is expected to emerge this year. Michael Hubbard and John O’Neill of Aecom report
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FeaturesMarket review: Slowly does it
Growth continues throughout the UK economy and construction sectors, but the gains being made are slowing down significantly. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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NewsBarbour ABI's January market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for January is now available to download
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FeaturesSustainability: Thinner insulation
High-performance insulation materials enable much thinner profiIes to be used than their counterpart products. Sweett Group investigates if the benefits from the use of these thinner insulation materials outweigh the costs
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NewsMajor road projects put Balfour Beatty top of contractors table
Aberdeen A90 Western Peripheral Route and M25 improvements form part of firm’s £203m haul