All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 2
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NewsJohn Laing reveals £270m infrastructure fund details
PPP specialist will invest in infrastructure projects by issuing shares in newly set up fund
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NewsGreen tax could drive cement firms out of UK
Green tax burdens are forcing manufacturers out of UK says think tank
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NewsGalliford Try wins two contracts in commercial sector
Contractor to build hotel in Birmingham and motorway services in Oxfordshire
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FeaturesSikh place of worship: The gurus of Gravesend
A cash-strapped project to build a Sikh place of worship in Gravesend procured the large marble domes, arched windows and highly ornate stonework from India - and saved more than £2m along the way
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NewsHouse prices continue to fall
October sees fastest rate of fall in house prices since April 2009 according to Nationwide index
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News£100m Manchester opera house put on hold
Arts project cuts sink plans for Royal Opera House North
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NewsPlanning approval for wind farms drops by half
Local opposition groups jeopardise government’s 2020 renewable target
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News£6.1m project launched to investigate UK preparedness for extreme weather
Funding has been announced for research into the impact climate change could have on infrastructure
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NewsGovernment rules out sprinklers for new homes
Proposals to make sprinklers mandatory for all new homes dismissed
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Mott MacDonald launches cost and carbon tool
Consultant has developed online tool for assessing embodied carbon and project costs
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NewsGreen investment bank could be funded by nuclear sale
Government may raise cash for £1bn low carbon technology fund by selling stake in uranium company
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NewsCanadian firm signs deal to build £340m Cheesegrater
Oxford Properties-British Land joint venture will seek to complete 47-storey London tower by 2014
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NewsGalliford Try wins place on Yorkshire Water framework
Contractor in joint venture with Aecom secures first two schemes on water upgrade framework
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NewsThe use of force: Building information modelling
Building information modelling may make everything better, but most firms don’t want to use it. But that might change now the government plans to make it compulsory on all public projects. Stephen Kennett reports
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NewsGovernment accused of green stealth tax
Changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment energy efficiency scheme will cost businesses £3.5bn
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NewsGovernment publishes standard pre-qualification questionnaire
New questionnaire aims to save time and money and simplify bidding process
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News3i to dispose of stake in Foster + Partners
Private equity firm sounds out banks about possible sale of shares
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NewsBalfour Beatty Rail scoops Crossrail design contract
Company awarded design for south east London Crossrail link
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NewsFirms lift recruitment freeze
Survey shows companies are gearing up for recovery with targetted recruitment and lifting pay freezes
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NewsInfrastructure projects to escape spending cuts
Mersey Gateway and Thames Gateway bridges among those that will be spared in cuts