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Metronet to restart Tube station upgrade work
Published on May 14, 2008, 6:00:00 pm
First batch of work is for five station schemes worth £40m.
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Connaught boss in £8.4m shares-for-cash transaction
Published on May 14, 2008, 6:00:00 pm
The king-sized director deal of April was the £8.4m shares-for-cash transaction struck by Mark Tincknell, founder and executive chairman of Connaught. Tincknell.
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Last chance to visit SED, the UK's leading plant exhibition
Published on May 14, 2008, 5:59:00 pm
Thousands of visitors have flocked to this year's SED exhibition at Rockingham Corby.
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Credit crunch may hit plant, warns JCB Finance
Published on May 14, 2008, 5:42:00 pm
Companies buying plant must reconsider their funding options in the wake of the 'credit crunch' and the new tax regime that started in April.
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Construction Act included in Queen's speech
Published on May 14, 2008, 5:12:00 pm
The Construction Act has finally made it into the draft legislative programme for 2008/09, outlined in today's Queen's speech.
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Government plans £200m social housing boost
Published on May 14, 2008, 4:27:00 pm
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled plans for government to spend £200m buying unsold new homes in order to rent them out to social housing tenants.
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Land Securities plunges into the red
Published on May 14, 2008, 4:17:00 pm
Land Securities has registered an £888.8m pre-tax loss as part of its preliminary results for the year to 31 March 2008 amid a sharply falling property market.
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Bell to open two new facilities
Published on May 14, 2008, 4:00:00 pm
Bell to open two new facilities ADT manufacturer Bell Equipment is planning to open new depots in south-east England and South Wales. The locations...
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Tolent's creditor payment figure slips to 90 days
Published on May 14, 2008, 2:37:00 pm
Tolent's speed at paying its suppliers and subcontractors has slipped back to the 90 day mark.
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Lancsville Construction's plans to get insurance cover restored
Published on May 14, 2008, 2:34:00 pm
Lancsville Construction is fighting to restore its reputation. It has declared itself willing to make fundamental changes in order to get all the leading construction insurance providers back on board.
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Edie
Garden grabbing 'doubles under Labour'
Published on May 13, 2008, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/14649.jpg"/><br/>The number of back gardens disappearing to make way for new homes has doubled under Labour, according to the Conservatives.
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Grand Designs goes green
Published on May 13, 2008, 1:00:00 am
Members of the public were shown how to make their homes greener as one of Channel 4's flagship programmes hosted a nine-day exhibition in London.
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Industry gears up for the greatest show on (saving the) Earth
Published on May 12, 2008, 1:00:00 am
With the UK's biggest environmental exhibition just weeks away edie takes a look at what's on offer at SustainabilityLive!
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Government must provide green incentives, building industry says
Published on May 09, 2008, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/14627.jpg"/><br/>Government must provide financial incentives to drive the switch to greener buildings, leading figures in the building and housing industries have said.
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Development go-ahead for contaminated site
Published on May 09, 2008, 1:00:00 am
Environmental health officers have given the go-ahead for developers to build 132 homes on land in Cumbria that was feared contaminated.
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Organic action plan for Ireland
Published on May 01, 2008, 1:00:00 am
A new organic farming action plan has been launched by the food minister Trevor Sargent.
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Lack of resources 'hinder commercial development'
Published on April 18, 2008, 1:00:00 am
Development on brownfield sites is being hindered by a lack of resources to handle contamination assessments.
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Changes made to Irish forest protection scheme
Published on February 13, 2008, 12:00:00 am
Irish government chiefs have announced changes to a scheme to protect the country's woodland.
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Ireland looks at urban sustainability
Published on February 12, 2008, 12:00:00 am
The Irish Government has launched a new set of planning guidelines which it hopes will act as a blueprint for the future sustainable development of Irish cities, towns and villages.
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Deadlines 'needed' for energy efficient building
Published on February 04, 2008, 12:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/14144.jpg"/><br/>EU member states have been "disappointingly slow" to implement legislation on energy efficient building and should be set deadlines to meet zero-energy and low emissions requireme
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Desalination eyed as US water crisis solution
Published on April 25, 2008, 1:00:00 am
Ever-more-frequent water shortages and a growing population are forcing the USA to look long and hard at how it will provide fresh water for the public and industry.
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Zero energy homes take a step closer
Published on April 22, 2008, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/14534.jpg"/><br/>Its electricity and water heating is wholly powered by photovoltaics, it uses recycled and energy efficient construction materials, and it is extensively equipped with water conse
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Consumers fork out for energy efficient buildings
Published on April 22, 2008, 1:00:00 am
Buildings with certified energy ratings are not just more energy efficient than their counterparts, but are also earning more on rental and retail markets.
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$74m grants to clean brownfield sites
Published on April 11, 2008, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/14474.jpg"/><br/>More than $74m of grants will be dished out to turn former industrial and commercial sites into housing developments, community gardens and even golf courses.
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Rio Tinto publishes CSR report
Published on April 11, 2008, 1:00:00 am
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Environet Launches New Japanese Knotweed Treatment Method
Published on May 12, 2008, 1:00:00 am
Knotweed afflicted developers faced with delays to construction due to slow herbicide treatment methods or huge costs associated with dig and dump can now benefit from Environet's new Xtract method. Nic Seal explains:
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MEL (UK) Ltd strengthen Northern Irish Presence with New Appointment
Published on May 06, 2008, 1:00:00 am
MEL (UK) Ltd has appointed Daire Creaney as Business Development Manager for their Northern Ireland operations.
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Allen & York to sponsor edie award
Published on April 30, 2008, 1:00:00 am
Recruitment company Allen & York has been named as sponsor for the Best Employer category of edie's Awards for Environmental Excellence, which will be held in November.
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Senior appointment for Adler and Allan
Published on April 22, 2008, 1:00:00 am
<img src="http://www.edie.net/news/images/14527.jpg"/><br/>Adler and Allan, the leading nationwide oil and environmental services group, has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Robin Exley as a senior manager,
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