All articles by Vern Pitt – Page 26
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Galliford Try targets major jump in construction revenue
Contractor Galliford Try has set itself a target of raising revenue from its construction business by 50% by 2018
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Kier boss hints he's leaving construction
Chief executive Paul Sheffield says he is excited about using his skills to do “something completely different”
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MPs call for greater scrutiny of green energy levies
MPs have called for greater parliamentary oversight of subsidies for renewable energy schemes that are set to rise by nearly £7.6bn a year by 2020
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Builders merchants urge government action on late payment
Builders Merchants Federation backs subcontractors calls to improve payment culture in construction
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Kier chief to step down
Paul Sheffield to step down as Kier chief executive at the end of June, after 30 years with the firm
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Cala launches two regional businesses
Housebuilder looks to expand its market share in the South-east
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Massive Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme set for planning
Developer Hammerson reports jump in pre-tax profit as it prepares to move Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme forward
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Wates slammed for ‘unethical’ two-year retentions demand
Exclusive: Subcontractors hit out at contract terms demanding that retention money be held for 24 months
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Delaying paying
What’s really depressing about Wates’ explanation of its retention period is that it’s symptomatic of how contractors’ view payment
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Projects shortlisted for the 2014 BREEAM awards
Clegg Construction’s building among raft of projects shortlisted for this year’s awards
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Ministers told to open doors to foreign consultants
Construction Industry Council chair lobbies government to lift visa restrictions on white-collar construction professionals
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Commercial growth spreads beyond London
Latest Savills index finds the commercial sector is rising at second fastest rate since 2003
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Bellway reports 41% revenue hike
Jumps in volume and selling price responsible for increase in revenue
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Planning approval rates hit 14-year high
Steady rise in approvals since the start of the recession
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MPs blast Sellafield management firms
Public Accounts Committee hits out at URS, Areva and Amec for failures on multi-billion pound nuclear decommissioning project
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UK lags behind Europe on energy efficiency funding
Campaign group claims Treasury is refusing to earmark £60bn in carbon taxes for energy efficiency programmes
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Morgan Sindall’s £1bn Slough regeneration underway
Contractor starts work on library and cultural centre, The Curve
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First sustained construction growth in five years
Latest CPA trade survey finds construction activity grew in final quarter of 2013, with sector enjoying three consecutive quarters of growth for the first time in five years
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Businesses targeted for third of £16bn Crossrail 2 cost
Developers and businesses should contribute a third of projects costs, London First report finds