Contractors News – Page 59
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NewsGrenfell consultant had ‘never worked with such a nonchalant contractor’
QS complained final stage of Rydon’s refurb was ‘becoming a farce’
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NewsContact between client and Rydon was ‘irregular and improper,’ cost consultant tells Grenfell Inquiry
Advisor ‘shocked’ to learn of £800k value engineering talks with future main contractor while OJEU process was still live
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NewsBalfour completes final onshore Hinkley Point C tunnel
Structure will provide cooling water to nuclear plant
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NewsInquiry hears boss had ‘every confidence’ in Grenfell building control officer
Council manager says surveyor only had 30 live projects and rejects allegations of ‘culture of bullying’
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NewsOriginal contractor to restart work on £100m Liverpool job stalled by fraud probe
Work on Aura scheme ground to halt following allegations against previous developer Elliot Lawless
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NewsWinner of £260m HS2 modular track contract revealed
Contract will cover work between London and Crewe
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NewsGovernment told to stump up more cash if it wants to meet hospital building pledge
Target of 40 hospitals over next decade laid out by Number 10
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NewsFirms gear up for £500m Leeds General Infirmary revamp
Scheme one of six pledged by government last year
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What JRP, Osborne Berry and building control told us this week
Cladding fitters unable to explain ‘unacceptable’ errors while austerity staffing cuts hampered building control inspections
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NewsBuilding control officer ‘needed more time’ to focus on Grenfell refurb
‘Heartbroken’ council surveyor blasts staffing cuts and ‘confusing’ regulations but accepts his checks fell short
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NewsT Clarke to pay out interim dividend as firm says trading bounces back
But impact of covid means 2020 revenue will be down nearly £100m on last year’s figure
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NewsCouncil austerity measures meant inspection corners were cut, Grenfell Inquiry told
Building control officer had 130 projects to keep track of and felt forced to make ‘judgments’ about whose work needed most focus
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NewsTrust behind new Essex hospital eyes modular specialists to help build it
NHS group also wants to hear from technology, facade and M E firms
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NewsGrenfell subcontractor ‘can’t see how’ cavity barriers were fitted wrongly
Inquiry hears firm sent in invoice for eight men pretending to work during one day
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Window reveal contractor ‘assumed materials were fine’
Former Rydon project manager oversaw gaps being packed with combustible insulation then topped with uPVC surrounds