All articles by Vern Pitt – Page 15
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NewsConstruction growth for 2011 revised upwards
Construction industry grew 3.1% - not 2.8% - in 2011 but the outlook for 2012 remains bleak
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NewsExclusive: Balfour Beatty puts 12,000 jobs at risk
Contractor puts all staff in its construction services division on notice in major restructure
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NewsHeron boss lambasts stamp duty hike
Chief executive Gerald Ronson said bankers and other successful people were a victim of the politics of envy
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NewsMinisters boost renewable subsidy budget by £10m
Budget for Renewable Heat Premium Payment increased
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NewsWolseley sees UK market decline
Plumbing and heating wholesaler sees decline in UK revenue while US business picks up
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NewsFirms scoop £25m of HS2 enviromental work
Arup, Atkins and Mott Macdonald among firms to be awarded the last set of enviromental assessment contracts
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NewsJCB boss attended Tory donor dinner
Sir Anthony Bamford was among a number of Conservative Party donor who attended a dinner with the Prime Minister
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NewsMajority of builders say Part L changes 'not feasible'
Seven out of ten builders say regulations to force people to make energy efficiency improvements won’t work
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NewsKeepmoat and Apollo complete merger
Newly formed social housing provider will have a turnover of around £1bn
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NewsBanks refusing to lend on Green Deal
Private sector refusing to lend unless government backs finance through Green Investment Bank
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NewsSolar slowdown hits Wates expansion plans
Profit down 8% at contractor but construction revenues up 13%
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NewsSupreme Court refuses to hear government FITs appeal
Solar installations completed before 3 March will attract the higher 43p per KWh rate
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NewsCanary Wharf Crossrail station five months ahead of schedule
Station ready for tunnel boring machines to break through
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FeaturesWill Hinkley Point C survive planners and protests?
Hinkley Point C will be the first nuclear power plant to be built in decades and of course construction firms are keen to be part of the £10bn project. But wait: EDF still has to make a final investment decision, the plant hasn’t even got planning permission yet, and then ...
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NewsBidders for £400m Crossrail tunnel fit-out job revealed
Bam Nuttal, Balfour Beatty and Costain among bidders for fit-out of 21km of twin bore tunnels
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NewsDevelopers snub Green Deal as ‘complicated and risky’
Building’s Sustainability White Paper finds no developers currently banking on using the funding
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NewsCost control meetings on RHI spark industry concern
Government already looking at measures to contain costs despite low take-up
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NewsPrisk’s green board on target
But Green Construction Board co-chair warns of tougher times ahead
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NewsCouncil forks out £300k to scrutinise Hinkley plan
Sedgemoor council examining 55,000 page application for EDF for nuclear new build