Construction
United Utilities starts £3bn AMP6 race
United Utilities Water has launched the £3bn tender process for its AMP6 programme.
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Construction output lowest for 15 years
Latest ONS figures show output falling 2.4% in the first quarter of 2013
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T Clarke order book rises 10%
M&E specialist says it will hit expected numbers
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Balfour Beatty banks another £78m from US bullet train
Controversial $68bn project will link San Francisco and Los Angeles with a 200mph bullet train service.
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Sweett board looks to win back defiant shareholders
Sweett Group’s board will work to win back the one in five shareholders that voted for the reinstatement of Francis Ives, who confirmed he has “no plans” to launch a second challenge.
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Sweett board looks to win back defiant shareholders
Sweett Group’s board will work to win back the one in five shareholders that voted for the reinstatement of Francis Ives, who confirmed he has “no plans” to launch a second challenge.
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62,500 Scottish construction jobs lost over five years
More jobs have been lost in the construction sector than in the Scottish economy as a whole from 2008 to 2012, according to new figures.
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62,500 Scottish construction jobs lost over five years
More jobs have been lost in the construction sector than in the Scottish economy as a whole from 2008 to 2012, according to new figures.
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Sweett shareholders reject chairman coup
Former boss Francis Ives fails in bid to regain control of consultant
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Lend Lease construction MD leaves as 90 jobs under threat
Lend Lease UK construction chief Michael Dyke is leaving the firm, while 90 jobs are also at risk across the UK and European business.
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Lend Lease construction MD leaves as 90 jobs under threat
Lend Lease UK construction chief Michael Dyke is leaving the firm, while 90 jobs are also at risk across the UK and European business.
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IOC drops 2012 marketing ban for British Precast firms
British Precast has claimed victory in its bid to have precast suppliers recognised for their work on the 2012 Olympics.
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IOC drops 2012 marketing ban for British Precast firms
British Precast has claimed victory in its bid to have precast suppliers recognised for their work on the 2012 Olympics.
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Francis Ives Sweett Group boardroom coup fails
An attempted boardroom coup by Sweet Group’s former chairman Francis Ives has failed.
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Francis Ives Sweett Group boardroom coup fails
An attempted boardroom coup by Sweet Group’s former chairman Francis Ives has failed.
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Five engineering firms to advise on £25bn Severn Barrage
Five engineering giants are working with Hafren Power on its proposed £25bn Severn Barrage.
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Five engineering firms to advise on £25bn Severn Barrage
Five engineering giants are working with Hafren Power on its proposed £25bn Severn Barrage.
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Green Investment Bank commits £635m in five months
Funding of £635m has been committed in the first five months of the new Green Investment Bank.
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Green Investment Bank commits £635m in five months
Funding of £635m has been committed in the first five months of the new Green Investment Bank.
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Housing market 'most positive' in five years, says housebuilder Barratt
The housing market is at its strongest in five years, according to Barratt Developments, Britain's biggest housebuilder.
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more