All articles by Vern Pitt – Page 27
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NewsCaterpillar profits up in third quarter
Earthmoving equipment giant expects recovery in US and Japan markets to gather pace in 2012
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NewsISG buys French fit-out company for £7.4m
Alpha International to merge with ISG’s European fit-out offering.
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NewsSolar tariffs below 28p will devastate PV industry
The government is warned that cuts in Feed in Tariffs fall for PVs would be massive blow to sector
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FeaturesThe North/South housing divide: A tale of two markets
With so many firms focusing their efforts on London and the South-east - Crest Nicholson and Linden Homes are just the latest - you might be tempted to write off the North. But it’s not that simple.
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NewsGreen Construction Board to examine future of DECs
Move comes after government halts roll-out of energy policy to commercial buildings
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NewsFMB: 'Green Deal installers need to be able to self-certify work'
Alignment of standards is needed to keep costs down says FMB and CITB-Construction Skills
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Archive TitlesTurkish PM claims builders' negligence 'amounts to murder'
Massive earthquake turned poor quality concrete ‘into sand’, Erdogan says
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NewsDecline in Chinese property causes fears of collapse
Drop in property demand could affect steel and copper prices
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Archive TitlesKingerlee start work on £12.5m college at University of Oxford
Bennetts-designed blocks will house 54 postgraduate students
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NewsFirst recycled plastic bridge in Europe built in Scotland
Thermoplastic material used in construction of road bridge will be sold by Vetech next year
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NewsEnergy boss: 'PV subsidies a waste of government funds'
PV panels are not efficient enough to justify investment, says chief executive of RWN npower
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Archive TitlesMorgan Sindall picked for £200m Basingstoke regeneration
Urban regeneration division Muse appointed by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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NewsDavid Willetts tops out £100m lab by Shepherd Construction
Institue of Animal Health lab funded by government, Biological Sciences Research Council and Skills Large Facilities Capital Fund
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NewsMansell to build £18m academy in Norfolk
Jestico + Whiles-designed scheme will comprise new and old buildings
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Archive TitlesMembers of government's Green Construction Board announced
Members include 15 drawn from firms including Wates, Arup, Skanska and Balfour Beatty
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NewsIndustry output to fall further than expected over the next two years
Opportunities remain in rail and energy construction
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NewsWillmott Dixon tops September barometer after big Tesco win
A £85.6m contract with Tesco in Woolwich saw Willmott Dixon leapfrog rivals to top September’s contractor league table