Contractors News – Page 238
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NewsSpecialists urge tough action over ‘killer’ late payments
Specialist contractors urge government to bar from public sector work firms who do not pay supply chain within 30 days
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NewsOsborne appoints former Lend Lease director
Former Lend Lease director Simon Parham has joined contractor Osborne
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NewsKier's materials supplier scheme branded 'daft'
Contractor plans to charge product and materials suppliers over £200 to register with its quality and data management system
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NewsHewlett Construction clears administration debt
Civil engineer repays £1.5m in debt a year after buying itself out of administration
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NewsVinci wins Formula E HQ job
Contractor appointed to build headquarters for new motorsport series
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NewsISG bags £125m London office fit-out job
Contract to fit-out new UBS HQ at 5 Broadgate is the largest London office fit-out job to come to market in the past year
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NewsNew Mivan owner targets £30m revenue within 18 months
MJM Group owner Brian McConville says firm could not take on Mivan’s workforce as this was not an option offered by the administrator
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NewsNo deal in blacklisting compensation talks
Blacklist Support Group says offer from Construction Workers Compensation Scheme “underwhelming”
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NewsConstruction recovery 'remains on track'
Latest Markit/CIPS survey records ninth consecutive month of increasing activity with firms enjoying a rise in demand in the new year
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NewsFour win spot on £2bn rail programme
Network Rail has appointed four firms to a £2bn programme to electrify more than two thousand miles of railways over the next seven years
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NewsSpecialists say late payment still 'killer' issue
Specialist contractors increasingly optimistic about state of market but 76% say late payment remains an issue
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NewsCITB drops winding-up petition against tiny firm
Enquiries from Building prompt both parties to resolve dispute over CITB levy
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NewsMitie's exit from M&E market hit by delays
Outsourcing giant expects losses of up to £5m in M E business as withdrawal from market takes longer than expected
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NewsUnsafe construction lorries face London ban
Mayor and councils say lorries without safety equipment to protect cyclists and pedestrians willl be banned from London
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NewsKier wins major Reading redevelopment
Firm’s property arm named as preferred bidder to redevelop Civic Centre site
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NewsMitie bags £33m health care contract
Contractor bags facilities management contract to support 500 care homes for 20,000 residents
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NewsFour firms face off for £62m priority schools
Four firms have made the cut for the latest two batches of capital-funded priority schools to come to market
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NewsPinnacle owners target construction start this year
Saudi Arabian owners seek £770m by March to revive stalled tower
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NewsConstruction only sector to shrink as recovery stalls
Output in the construction industry fell by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2013, despite overall economy growing by 0.7%
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NewsGalliford Try wins three jobs worth £55m
Contractor appointed to build extra care and housing developments