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UK business services should go 'green' for growth

Growth for the UK professional and business services sector over the coming decade will come from the development of services to assist in the transition to a lower carbon, more resource efficient economy as well as through further expansion of the export market, concludes a report published by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

23-Mar-10  An accompanying set of case studies highlights projects undertaken by a series of companies, including Mott MacDonald, Arup, Biwater & Farrer Consulting, and HR Wallingford. Professional and Business Services: A 2020 vision for growth describes the sector as contributing almost 20% of “national output” (GVA) and as accounting for a similar proportion of UK employment as well as 14% of UK exports. Between the mid-1980s and 2005,...