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Construction Needed to Stimulate Economic Growth, Says
Construction Products Association Chairman
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1 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT Tel: 020 7323 3770 Fax: 020 7323 0307 Web: www. constructionproducts. org. uk Email: press@constructionproducts. org. uk Embargoed until 7. 30pm Tuesday 18 October 2011 Construction Needed to Stimulate Economic Growth, Says Construction Products Association Chairman Addressing an audience of more than 80 Parliamentarians and 150 construction industry leaders, civil servants and journalists at the House of Commons, Bill Bolsover, the Chairman of the Construction Products Association, identified the construction industry as a key driver of economic growth and suggested ways in which government should kick start the recovery. Bill Bolsover said; ‘Government must stick to its spending plans, but rebalance the economy between current and capital spending. Government’s own figures show current expenditure rising from £632bn this year to £694bn in 2014/15, whilst capital spending is being cut from £61bn to £42bn over the same period. Rebalancing this coul
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getbritainbuilding.
org
October 2011
Building for Growth Parliamentary Briefing
Background
On 20th
October 2011 the Federation of Master Builders gathered together MPs and experts
from across the construction industry to discuss the ‘Building for Growth’ policy
recommendations.
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www. getbritainbuilding. org October 2011 Building for Growth Parliamentary Briefing Background On 20th October 2011 the Federation of Master Builders gathered together MPs and experts from across the construction industry to discuss the ‘Building for Growth’ policy recommendations. The recommendations are designed to help ensure the construction industry can play a central role in the economic recovery, and are driven by a number of the Government’s current policies. Importantly, there is cross-industry support for the ‘Building for Growth’ recommendations, which have been developed as part of the Get Britain Building Campaign. Output in the construction industry has declined significantly since 2008 and the return to growth in early 2010 was only short-lived. Prospects for growth in the coming years currently look weak and a continued crisis in the industry will harm the wider economic recovery. The ‘Building for Growth’ Parliamentary Briefing event was organised to help the ind
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The NHIC President, the Rt Hon Nick
Raynsford, MP
DIRECTOR’S NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2011
TIME IS CLOSING IN FOR ANNUAL AWARDS 2011 SUBMISSIONS
This is a very brief reminder that all submission for the NHIC prestigious Annual Awards 2011 must be in by
Friday 14th
October 2011.
The date for the presentation of the Awards in the Gladstone...
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The NHIC President, the Rt Hon Nick Raynsford, MP DIRECTOR’S NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2011 TIME IS CLOSING IN FOR ANNUAL AWARDS 2011 SUBMISSIONS This is a very brief reminder that all submission for the NHIC prestigious Annual Awards 2011 must be in by Friday 14th October 2011. The date for the presentation of the Awards in the Gladstone Library, One Whitehall Place, SW1, is Thursday 25th November 2011. NHIC TAKES A POSITIVE STEP IN THE GREEN DEAL DEBATE BETWEEN SMES AND PROVIDERS Through our President, the Rt Hon Nick Raynsford, MP, the NHIC is taking a very special lead in the Green Deal debate between SMEs and Providers. Nick very kindly chaired a meeting in mid-September when about ten SME representatives were present. Subsequently, he is to chair another meeting on 20th October in Portcullis House, London SW1, when there will also be Providers present. These will include representatives from B&Q, British Gas, EDF, EOn, nPower, Homebase, Kingfisher, M&S and Sainsburys. Nick has wri
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