All articles by David Matthews – Page 9
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Babcock accepts cuts
Engineering giant Babcock, whose order book is up £1bn, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cabinet Office agreeing to savings on existing and future government contracts.
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FeaturesStep 1: Standardise your public building
Efficiency has long eluded the construction industry - but now the government is demanding cuts in costs of up to 20%. So any company wanting public sector work had better think up some pretty clever ways to help make that happen
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NewsEaga wins £210m extension to Warm Front contract
New Carillion company will provide housing insulation and renewables for the government-funded scheme
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NewsWYG posts £22m loss as revenue slumps 27%
Engineer says it is moving away from ’challenging’ UK to focus on global markets
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NewsTaylor Wimpey sells US arm for £595m
Housebuilder will now focus on UK market and reduce its debt pile
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NewsRamboll buys Gifford to create leading UK engineer
Engineer acquires public sector focused firm to almost double in size
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NewsPotholes boost May Gurney
Infrastructure support company says it saw higher than expected highways spending in past six months
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NewsUKGBC: commercial buildings must have DECs
Energy use certificate should be rolled out across commercial sector, says green building group
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NewsHMRC cuts late payment fines
HMRC has cut some late payment fines for contractors filling out Construction Industry Scheme returns.Among several areas where fines have been lowered, there will be a new upper limit on the amount of penalties that can be imposed on contractors new to the scheme.HMRC said that lower charges could apply ...
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NewsNakheel misses another debt deadline
Debt laden Dubai developer puts off repaying creditors for second time
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NewsUS hedge fund 'takes control of Crest Nicholson'
Varde looks to restructure debt after taking over at least 80 per cent of housebuilder, reports claim
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FeaturesSustainability: The power to persuade
Our industry now has a plethora of initiatives to encourage us to build sustainably, either through sanctions or incentives. Has the government has got the balance right?
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FeaturesGreg Barker interview: 'We've got to transform the built environment'
Minister for climate change is nothing if not ambitious. He’s pushing through the government’s Green Deal to retrofit Britain’s 26 million homes. Fine idea, of course, but will it actually work?
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NewsBudget: Public construction costs to be cut by 20%
Government to force huge savings by standardising design, as housing and planning overhaul outlined
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NewsMPs ask Osborne to explain 'sustainable development'
Committee demands details on Budget statement of ’Presumption in favour of sustainable development’
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NewsBudget will create construction jobs, says CBI
Business body says measures should help boost construction pipeline and speed up planning
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NewsGovernment to cut construction costs by 20%
Standardisation of buildings will drive down procurement costs says Budget Plan for Growth