All Building articles in 03 May 2013
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NewsAedas chief executive steps down
David Roberts says he wants to travel less following health issues
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NewsOsborne agrees next wave of spending cuts
Chancellor says spending review cuts in seven departments have not come from capital budgets and will help government to spend more on infrastructure projects
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NewsLend Lease bags BBC TV centre job
Lend Lease has won the job to refurbish Stage 6 of the BBC television centre, part of the wider development of the iconic site
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NewsRace starts for £1bn Southampton Green Deal scheme
Firm wanted to work across multiple counties in the south of England
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NewsISG’s UK construction boss departs
Firm appoints Balfour Beatty Rail director to lead construction division
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NewsBam lands £75m priority schools package
This is the second win for the contractor under government’s £400m investment programme
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CommentIndustry needs investment, not gimmicks
The coalition should replace a patronising attitude with incentives to build
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CommentRemove energy firms from equation
It doesn’t make sense to rely on energy firms to reduce their profitability
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CommentA taxing problem for construction
The government should use targeted VAT cuts to boost the construction sector
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CommentListen closely
All the noise from Westminster is about saving another £11.5bn. But more quietly, some areas of government are working to rationalise estates and provide construction work
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CommentWonders & blunders with Matthew Woodthorpe
Matthew Woodthorpe thinks he may have found the perfect cemetery chapel in Stockholm, but finds St George Wharf in Vauxhall discomforting to look at
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NewsSeventeen councils retain block on office-to-resi conversions
London councils and handful of others exempt as government rolls out planning relaxation
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NewsSweett shareholders reject chairman coup
Former boss Francis Ives fails in bid to regain control of consultant
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NewsMichael Dyke leaves role as Lend Lease boss
Exclusive: EMEA construction MD departs post with immediate effect as 90 jobs are put at risk
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NewsGreen Investment Bank sparks £2.3bn of investment
Energy infrastructure and Green Deal benefit from bank’s investment in first six months.
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NewsEngineering firms back Severn Barrage plan
Mott MacDonald, URS and Bechtel all join forces to work on Severn Barrage
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NewsBarratt sales soar on Help to Buy programme
Housebuilder says sales per site up by almost a fifth
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NewsParsons Brinckerhoff wins £78m US rail job
Balfour Beatty subsidiary awarded extension on existing high-speed rail contract
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NewsMorgan Sindall issues profit warning
Construction giant says margins impacted in construction, infrastructure and affordable housing
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NewsSweett shareholders vote on leadership
Shareholders vote today on whether or not to oust chairman