All articles by Iain Withers – Page 4
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Aggreko wins Olympic role
Firm wins exclusive £37m contract from London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games
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Skanska targets UK housing market in global expansion
Swedish contractor opens UK residential development arm with first projects on site early next year
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Tribal confirms takeover approach
Consultant’s shares jump 18% after revealing it has been approached with a possible offer
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Information errors are putting lives at risk, survey finds
Two thirds of information professionals in the construction industry have seen builders’ lives put at risk by information mismanagement, according to a survey by the Institute of Document Control
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Green army: How the Green Deal will work
The government hopes its Green Deal will encourage homeowners to install energy efficiency measures and create an army of 250,000 to do the work. Sounds great, says Iain Withers - but will anyone join up?
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Construction sheds 17,000 jobs
There are now only 2.1m employed in the UK construction industry according to new data
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Dismay at 'watered down' Green Bank plans
Chris Huhne indicates government could rein in Green Investment Bank plan
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Balfour wins school projects worth £106m
Contractor will work on two new schools in Southall and Oldham
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Mansell wins £24m leisure complex job
Dundee council project is latest development for city’s waterfront regeneration
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Morgan Sindall targets infrastructure and social housing growth
Group expects progress for its social housing business after Connaught acquisition
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Travis Perkins posts strong turnover
Evidence of buying ahead of VAT increase as performance at retail arm Wickes also improves
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Industry reacts to radical Localism Bill
Concerns raised over neighbourhood plans and lack of support for housebuilders
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'NoHo Square' redevelopment back up and running
Old Candy scheme reappears as much smaller Sheppard Robson mixed-use development
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Public works drought drags construction work down 22%
Business barometer Education work holds Willmott Dixon in top spot as government projects decline
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Wembley regeneration scheme goes for planning
Quintain’s 14-acre development includes 1,300 homes as well as shopping and office space
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Mecanoo reveals design for Birmingham library interior
Mecanoo reveals impressions of inside the central rotunda a year into the building work
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Interest rates kept at 0.5% for 20th month
Concerns over falling house prices and weak Eurozone means no rise in interest rates
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Morrison hands over Olympic canoe venue
Morrison Construction deliver Lee Valley White Water Centre 18 months before London Games’ opening ceremony
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Skanska opens UK housing division
Swedish contractor expands into UK residential sector focusing on London and the South-east
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Interserve inks deal for £63m St Helens BSF
Contractor-led consortium Environments for Learning will rebuild two schools