Dan Manley Dan Manley joined the business in July 2021 to run the commercial department. He has now been handed board-level responsibility for commercial and risk management duties within the business. He previously worked for GF Tomlinson and McLaren. At Clegg, Manley works alongside pre-construction director Ross Crowcroft and operations director Darren Chapman, reporting to […]
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Prime minister Keir Starmer on a building site last year Among the optimists is Oliver North, director of cost and commercial management at Mace Consult. On the other hand, businesses lower down the supply chain are not so confident. Mace’s Oliver North said: “Whilst last year’s Q4 figures taken in isolation tell a story of
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West Northamptonshire Council has signed a development management services agreement (DMSA) with ECF for the Greyfriars area of Northampton. A formal development agreement is expected to be signed by the summer. ECF has already been helping the council with its plans for Greyfriars. The DMSA enables ECF to develop more detailed strategies ahead of entering
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A community open house sponsored by the Church of Scientology in Seattle raises awareness about child sex trafficking in Washington state. Taking action and getting results were the keynotes of this year’s commemoration of UN International Human Rights Day at the Church of Scientology of Washington State. Special guest speaker was Mr. Butch Yarnell, Eastern
Assembly of the ID.4 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is set to resume in the coming weeks. Fleet managers can once again place orders for the Volkswagen ID.4 all-electric SUV. The automaker put the vehicle back on sale after a door handle recall of an estimated 99,000 vehicles halted sales in fall 2024. Door Handle Parts Now
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The IRS mileage rate increased by 3 cents going into 2025. Photo: IRS/Automotive Fleet As 2025 kicks off, companies are set to write off more for their drivers’ mileage. The Internal Revenue Service has slightly increased the 2025 business mileage standard rate of 70 cents, up from 67 cents last year. The rate, which went
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The average fleet includes vehicles from 13 different manufacturers, according to Geotab. Photo: Geotab/Automotive Fleet A new Geotab offering aims to make managing mixed commercial fleets simpler. Geotab unveiled its new Unified Platform at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The robust, open-platform solution reads data from 157 OEMs and supports nearly
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In the FFC seminar on Nov. 8, 2024, “Fleet Manager’s Hackathon,” fleet professionals (from left to right) Lisa Kneggs, Lissa Brady, Jim Petrillo, and Marc Canton, shared tips, tricks, and creative hacks to get their jobs done. Photo: Ross Stewart Photography Over the years, the role of a fleet manager has evolved to tackle the
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HS2 remains a major driver of UK construction activity – December saw preparations completed for work to start on a bridge that will take the high-speed line over the M42 motorway near Birmingham Business Park December 2024 saw total construction activity expanding at the slowest pace since last June, while new order growth moderated for
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The latest Housing Pipeline Report from the Home Builders Federation (HBF), containing data from Glenigan, shows a continued downward trend in planning approval figures for Q3 2024 in both the number of sites and units approved for development. With just 2,260 sites approved in the months of July to September 2024, this marks a 10%
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