Vern Pitt
Covers: Sustainability, engineers and architects, as well as transport and infrastructure including nuclear and major projects, such as HS2 and Crossrail.
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Contact info
- Tel:
- 020 7560 4026
- Email:
- vern.pitt@ubm.com
FeaturesInterview: Steve Edge
Six years ago designer Steve Edge was advocating corporate rebranding as a way of surviving the recession. Now that the market place is hotting up again, he thinks firms should be even more aware about their image
NewsConsultants appointed on Crossrail 2
Mott Macdonald and Atkins among successful bidders to develop plans for the £16bn scheme
NewsHeat network investment to reach £800m in next 10 years
Government to invest in low-carbon heating source that could provide 43% of buildings’ heating requirement
NewsUKGBC appoints new chief executive
JLL sustainability boss takes helm of UK Green Building Council
NewsBalfour JV to face review after Christmas rail chaos
Signalling Solutions’ “management processes” to be reviewed by Network Rail after London Paddington closure
NewsBalfour Beatty scoops £1.5bn Scape framework
Exclusive: Construction giant appointed as contractor to public sector body’s infrastructure framework
NewsCanary Wharf owner rejects takeover bid
Songbird Estates management advises shareholders to reject £1.6bn takeover bid
NewsLand deal for £2bn Kent theme park
Developer of London Paramount signs agreement with Lafarge Tarmac to buy Kent site
NewsThe BREEAM awards: Sophi Taylor Building
National Institute of Agricultural Botany among more than 50 buildings nominated for 2015 awards
NewsBalfour and Amey JVs to face scrutiny on London rail delays
Overrunning engineering work caused unplanned station closures at King’s Cross and Paddington at Christmas
NewsContractor duo scoop £55m Crossrail job
Skanska and Costain joint venture win job to link Crossrail and Bakerloo lines
NewsHS2 hires ex-Lend Lease boss
Infrastructure firm hires procurement boss who left the Australian construction giant at the end of last year
NewsNew Balfour boss challenged to double share price
Chief executive Leo Quinn offered bonus of up to £10.5m in shares to hit target in three years
NewsCundall's pre-tax profit surges 17%
Engineer reports “notable improvement” in the market as profit and revenue grow
NewsCanary Wharf shareholders urged to shelve Qatari takeover bid
Management of Songbird Estates tells shareholders to “take no action” in response to formal £2.6bn bid
NewsBerkeley rated most sustainable housebuilder
Crest Nicholson and Barratt Developments round out the top three in JLL study
NewsConstruction orders grow 5% in Q3
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show £12.6bn of construction work was ordered over the third quarter of the year
NewsSir Robert McAlpine to build £70m Southampton scheme
Contractor appointed by Hammerson to build latest phase of WestQuay development
FeaturesCalling time on the coalition
From the Green Deal to Crossrail, the government made a number of pledges back in 2010 to keep the industry afloat during the grim five years ahead. But how well has it stuck to them?
NewsGreen Deal solid wall insulation cashback scheme closed
£24m fund spent less than 48 hours after it opened to applications