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Bad debt in Middle East pushes Make into £900k loss
UK revenue plummets in 2009 as private sector dries up but growth in China boosts future prospects
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Construction gives cautious welcome to Miliband’s first speech
Labour leader raises concerns over spending cuts, migrant labour and nuclear power - but steers clear of policy announcements
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Higgins defends decision to leave ODA
David Higgins, the Olympic boss who has been appointed chief executive of Network Rail, has said it was the “complexity of the organisation and its projects” that lured him to the role
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Making tracks …
David Higgins is leaving the Olympic Delivery Authority for Network Rail after five years in the chief executive’s post - and two years before the opening of the Games.David HigginsLondonBy David Levene5/28/10
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Killby boss upbeat despite 40% profit fall
Profits at Killby & Gayford plunged 40% last year but Chris Chivers, its chief executive, insisted that the construction market was “finally starting to turn”, writes Michael Glackin
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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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Two 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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Dealing 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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Civic 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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WYG 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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Balfour 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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CITB 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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Royal 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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Passivhaus 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