All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 11
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TfL buys Tubelines for £310m
Boris Johnson to bring London Underground upgrade work back into public sector
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Interserve performs in line with expectations
Contract wins boost growth in support services division but recent public sector contracts and equipment services remain challenging
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Sir Roy Gardner joins Connaught as non-exec chairman
Social housing contractor Connaught has appointed Sir Roy Gardner as non-executive chairman.The firm has been seeking to restructure the business with founder Mark Tincknell taking over as chief executive in February. He has since conducted a review of its major contracts designed to re-focus the business on larger, long-term opportunities.Pre-tax ...
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Galliford Try reports housing order book up £100m
Upbeat interim management statement shows increase on last year in housing reservations and completions
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Cement and aggregate sector calls for government investment
Mineral Products Association reports fall in cement, gravel and mixed concrete sales in first quarter of 2010 and urges investment to create economic growth
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RICS proposes carbon profiling solution
Research paper looks at solution developed by Sturgis Associates to calculate buildings' whole-life CO2 emissions
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Less than half commercial properties have EPCs
EPC index shows an increase, but proves only a minority in the sector comply with energy labelling regulations
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Images: Best buildings at the Shanghai Expo
2010 event reported to be most expensive in fair’s history
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Pioneering UK Passivhaus certified
First Passivhaus in the country to use traditional cavity wall construction cost £141,000 to build and will use 90% less energy for heating than average
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Government publishes Part L Approved Documents
Under new rules some non-domestic buildings will be allowed to achieve less than a 25% reduction while others will be expected to exceed the target
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Features
The Shard: Foot of the mountain
The Shard had already climbed to 21 storeys by the time 700 truckloads of concrete were poured to create its foundation. So what was stopping it from falling down?
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Construction is second worst investor in IT
But survey shows industry is no longer worst performer – and is closing the gap on other sectors
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Householders to rate green refurb policies
Great British Refurb Campaign asks for votes on the best policies for low-energy homes put forward by Tories, Labour and Lib Dems
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Construction 'stuck in recession till 2011'
Construction Products Association report says industry is lagging behind the UK economic recovery
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Balfour Beatty sells stakes in two PPPs for £21m
Contractor sells interests in Aberdeen Environment Services and Consort Healthcare
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Mears wins £300m contract
Family Mosaic awards maintenance firm its biggest ever contract covering over 20,000 homes for 10 years
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Horizon confirms Crest Nicholson bid
Entrepreneur Hugh Osmond is using Horizon as a vehicle to takeover troubled housebuilder in £350m bid
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Tesco plans four 'mini villages'
Times reports on supermarket giant's plan to take advantage of 10% rise in house prices since last April
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Redrow set to return profitability
Housebuilder says second half of the year will see a return to profit and that sales are ahead of last year
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House prices to plateau in 2010
Panel of property experts say prices will be flat this year and rise in line with inflation over next three to four years