All articles by Vern Pitt – Page 25
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Contractors call for Budget boost to green construction
UKCG calls for ‘proper programme for retrofit’ as energy secretary Ed Davey pledges reforms to help market
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'Lazy' contractors holding back recyclable buildings
Ecobuild latest: Foster and Partners architect hits out at contractors over low levels of recyclable content in buildings
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Davey pledges to fix 'disappointing' and 'clunky' Green Deal
Ecobuild latest: Energy secretary pledges to fix Green Deal and launches consultation on changes to ECO
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Industry 'treading on eggshells' with green lobbying
Ecobuild latest: The construction industry needs to employ more gentle tactics when lobbying government, says political guru
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Lack of skills to blame for energy ‘performance gap’
Ecobuild latest: Zero Carbon Hub report examines reasons why buildings so often fail to achieve the level of energy efficiency performance they are designed to
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Government announces Green Deal boost
Ecobuild latest: The government unveils £19m boost for the Green Deal
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Welcome to the future: Ecobuild week
Come and meet ǿմý’s Stars of Sustainability today at Ecobuild
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HS2 cancellation would signal crash in investment
Industry leaders warn of stagnating UK economy if the scheme is shelved
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Kier knocks £45m off May Gurney assets
Firm reassesses value of loss-making waste collection contracts
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50 sustainability stars
In the expanding universe of sustainability, many stars shine out in the firmament. ǿմý celebrates the sector’s top 50 brightest talents
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Problems in Spain drag down Costain's profit
Costain also seeking to raise £75m through a share placing to help finance bids for large scale projects
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May Gurney cost halves Kier profit
Contractor hit with £22m of integration and acquisition costs, which brings down its half-year profit to £6.3m
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Uncertainty on zero carbon 'damaging investment'
Ecobuild latest: Lack of clarity on regulations for non-domestic buildings is holding back the supply chain, report by the UK Green ǿմý Council finds
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Lend Lease construction arm falls further into the red
Lend Lease’s European construction business reports an operating loss of £9.3m in the last six months of 2013
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Government invests in further CCS development
Investment in projects to reach £100m as government backs Peterhead scheme
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Persimmon profit jumps 50%
Housebuilder attributes growth to greater availability of mortgages and government schemes
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Consultants appointed to £300m Network Rail frameworks
Aecom and Amey among winners to provide examination services to the rail network provider
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North Midland forecasts £6m loss due to problem jobs
Firm said it had been hit by “unfavourable” settlements
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City surprised by exit of Kier boss
Analysts surprised Paul Sheffield has decided to leave the firm so soon after Kier’s acquisition of May Gurney
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Morgan Sindall poaches Bouygues regional director
Former Bouygues man to head up operations across the southern home counties