Contractors News – Page 250
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NewsConstruction orders rise to highest level in three years
New orders rose nearly 20% in the second quarter, driven by steep rises in infrastructure and housing, but analysts caution sharp rise could be due to change in methodology
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NewsKier and Wates mull new supply chain payment systems
Both Kier and Wates are considering introducing a ‘reverse factoring’ payment facility for subcontractors
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £40m helicopter base contract
Balfour Beatty has won a £40m job to build support facilities for Bristow Helicopters’ search and rescue service
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NewsKier cuts 200 jobs as it finalises restructure
Exclusive: Contractor confirms £12m restructure in construction business led to closure of four offices and 200 redundancies
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NewsLosses deepen at Miller Construction
Miller’s construction business has reported a deepening pre-tax loss of £2.4m over the first half of the year
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NewsKier's profit tumbles as firm slims down
Kier reported 32% fall in profit after slimming down its business but says its now well positioned for growth
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NewsHeavyweight firms vie for prestigious London job
Exclusive: Three contractors invited to bid for Land Securities’ £90m 1 New Street Square job
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NewsLabour calls for government to 'blacklist blacklisters'
Labour Party says ministers should follow Welsh government action on excluding firms from public sector contracts
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NewsWales looks to bar blacklist firms from public work
Welsh government tells 103 public bodies to exclude unrepentent firms with history of the practice
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NewsISG mulls reverse factoring payment system
Contractor the latest to consider controversial system but pledges to stick to 45-60 day payment terms
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NewsMPs reiterate concern over Carillion's payment terms
Critics restate their opposition despite survey by Carillion of its supply chain that showed subcontractors approved of 120-day system
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NewsMain contractors failing on prompt payment
Survey finds subcontractors rarely paid within 30 days on government jobs
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NewsGalliford Try wins £35m prison job
Galliford Try has won a £35m job to build the second phase of a young offenders prison in Bridgend, South Wales
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NewsLaing O'Rourke's European profit plummets
Firm posts 46% drop in profit in Europe, but Australian business bounces back into the black after two years of losses
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NewsFit-out delays push Shard hotel launch back ‘to 2014’
Exclusive: Luxury hotel ‘unlikely’ to open fully this year as contractor after Sisk is replaced on £40m fit-out project
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NewsCambridge university seeks contractors for £1bn scheme
Main contractors sought for first phase of Aecom-masterplanned North West Cambridge urban extension
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NewsSkanska closes housing development business
Contractor ditches ambition to become one of the UK’s top housebuilders as it closes Homes by Skanska business in the UK
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NewsMiller site fire fuelled by rubber materials
Devastating blaze at police firearms training centre in Portishead began more than a week ago
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NewsLend Lease appoints new construction boss
Neil Martin has become the new boss of Lend Lease Europe’s construction business
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NewsMace bags £100m Battersea restoration
Mace wins job to construction manage £100m project to repair the iconic power station