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Large construction firms have more confidence in subcontractors with proven green credentials

(30/06/2009)

In a shrinking construction market where competition is fierce, new research from NetRegs.gov.uk shows that 95 per cent of large firms will give preference to subcontractors who can prove their green credentials. The survey shows that during a time of oversupply, large construction firms with a turnover in excess of £10 million will increasingly use a subcontractor’s environmental credentials as a key factor when deciding how to award contracts. ... [more]

Site Waste Management Plans help manage materials and reduce construction waste

(13/03/2009)

Around 1.1m tonnes of construction and demolition waste was sent to landfill in 2007 in Wales. Much of this waste could have been re-used or recycled, representing massive missed cost savings for construction businesses. In the same year around 4,000 fly-tipping incidents of construction waste illegally dumped in the countryside were reported by local authorities in Wales. As a major casualty of the economic slump, construction businesses in W... [more]

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