Madano’s building and construction monitoring featuring growth, HS2, small building firms under threat and more
Madano’s Building and Construction Monitoring, 25 April 2013
Construction drags down growth as UK avoids triple-dip
The UK has narrowly avoided a triple-dip recession with growth of 0.3% in the first three months of the year, as construction continues to hold back the rest of the economy. read more
HS2 scraps plans to demolish Euston station
HS2 Ltd has scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild Euston station after design engineering work found improvement to the existing station can be made instead. read more
Small building firms under threat as a third are forced to make job cuts
Almost a third of Britain’s small building firms have shed staff since the turn of the year, as falling workloads and rising costs have forced many SME construction companies to scale back their operations, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). read more
UK energy challenges and opportunities
The rooftop restaurant Coq d’Argent affords great views of London’s ever-changing skyline. On Thursday 25 April, it also provided the perfect vantage point from which to survey the UK’s evolving energy policy. At the Madano Partnership’s first Breakfast Briefing of 2013, a small group of experts and business leaders came together to discuss how organisations can integrate low-carbon initiatives into their business, and the future direction of energy in UK.
Chaired by Darran Messem, International Director of the Carbon Trust, the panel consisted of Professor Sir David King, Scientific Advisor to UBS and Chairman of the Future Cities Catapult, Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos Mori, Steve Jennings, Managing Partner of PwC’s Power and Utilities Sector Practice, and Shadow Energy Minister Tom Greatrex MP. Read more