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Wolseley to save £20m in tax by moving to Switzerland
Wolseley has said it will save more than £20m in tax by relocating to Switzerland
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United House names money man
Social housing specialist United House has appointed Simon Jones group finance director
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MJ Gleeson reveals £400k profit after last year’s slump
MJ Gleeson has posted a pre-tax profit of £400,000 for the 12 months to 30 June 2010
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NewsTwo arms tied behind our back
Open mike It is in the interests of both landlords and tenants to improve a property’s energy efficiency - but they won’t until we change the law that constrains them
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NewsDealing with dragons
I was interested to note that it has been considered normal for a deal in China to include a large proportion of consideration (up to 100%) paid in advance (17 September, page 44)
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Coalition abandons academies framework renewal
The government has scrapped a retendering process for its academies project management framework amid continuing uncertainty over the future of schools procurement
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NewsCivic service
English Cities and Cartwright Pickard Architects’ Wakefield civic offices development has started on site. The 123,000ft2 scheme will provide accommodation for more than 1,200 council employees and has achieved BREEAM “excellent” status. It is being built by Morgan Sindall.
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NewsWYG runs the rule over acquisitions in SE Asia
Engineer looks at deals in emerging markets as part of six-year recovery plan
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NewsBalfour Beatty names five divisional chief executives
Balfour Beatty has created five new divisional chief executives following the restructuring of its business in the summer.The five will all report to chief operating officer Andrew McNaughton (pictured). They are:Mike Peasland, chief executive of Construction Services UK, responsible for civil engineering, ground engineering and MansellGeorge Pierson, chief executive of ...
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NewsCITB hatches post-privatisation survival plan
CITB-ConstructionSkills is drafting survival plans after a leaked government list revealed that the industry training body might be privatised, writes David Matthews.
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HCA about to reveal new boss
The government is poised to announce a new chief executive for housing quango the Homes and Communities Agency as early as today.
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Morgan Sindall secures 42 of Connaught social housing jobs
Morgan Sindall has said 42 of Connaught’s estimated 100 social housing deals have been transferred to the company since it bought it for £28m this month.
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NewsRoyal green: 2010 Sustainability Awards
Shortlist for the awards include Arup’s Harlequin 1 and the Miller Zero development by Frazer Brown Mackenna
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Government spending cuts ‘had an impact’ on Archial collapse
The cancellation of government building programmes had a direct impact on the collapse of top-10 UK architect Archial, the rescued firm’s chief executive said this week.Chris Littlemore said the firm had a number of schools, academies and custodial projects cut or frozen in the past six months which “certainly had ...
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NewsPassivhaus goes to school
Hadlow college in Kent is the first educational building in Britain to meet the stringent demands of the German low-energy standard
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NewsDesigns on Dundee: Six proposals for the V&A
Six designs have been shortlisted for the proposed £47m V&A Dundee museum
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NewsRender for timber frames
Reinforced render finish systems from Weber have been used on a number of new-build and refurbished schools for Aberdeen council
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Movers and makers - 01 October 2010
Latest news from the world of construction product manufacture
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NewsFibre cement
Natura Pro fibre cement cladding from Marley Eternit has been used on the £23m Sir Thomas Wharton Community College in Doncaster
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Communities department ‘struggles’ with homes incentive plan
The communities department is in chaos over how to implement the coalition government’s proposed housebuilding incentive scheme, according to the previous Labour housing minister.John Healey told a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference that his former department had no idea how to implement the New Homes Bonus scheme, a ...