All Contractors articles – Page 253
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NewsLondon councils tender £4bn framework
Four-year framework for up to 300 firms goes out to tender
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CommentCRASH: A unique charity
In CRASH, the industry has a ready-made vehicle to enable it to help
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NewsInterserve strikes £250m deal to buy Rentokil's FM arm
News of deal comes as firm posts 68% fall in full-year profit, with group revenue up 8% to £2.6bn
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NewsWates defends two-year retention payments
Contractor argues that retention policy is more generous than many of its competitors
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CommentCRASH: Sharing what you do best
By supporting the industry charity CRASH you can make a real difference to the lives of homeless people
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NewsBourne Group weathers storm to achieve growth
Steelwork specialist overcomes tough market and is set to diversify into new sectors
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NewsProblems in Spain drag down Costain's profit
Costain also seeking to raise £75m through a share placing to help finance bids for large scale projects
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NewsDerwent plans record development programme
Developer plans to spend £280m on development projects over the next two years
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NewsMay Gurney cost halves Kier profit
Contractor hit with £22m of integration and acquisition costs, which brings down its half-year profit to £6.3m
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NewsLend Lease hot favourite for £500m London scheme
Exclusive: Lend Lease is in line for £150m main construction job on Great Portland Estates’ Rathbone Place scheme on former Royal Mail site
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NewsBalfour Beatty man takes reins at Chinese project manager
Former Balfour Beatty director Rob Walker becomes chief executive of SIP
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NewsLend Lease construction arm falls further into the red
Lend Lease’s European construction business reports an operating loss of £9.3m in the last six months of 2013
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NewsFive bidders in race for £485m flood defence contract
Exclusive: Morgan Sindall, Mace and Costain among five bidders shortlisted for massive Thames Estuary flood defence programme
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NewsDGT Structures goes under with 90 jobs axed
Norwich-based £20m-turnover steelwork contractor falls into administration
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CommentIn construction, good relationships count
Being ethical and treating your supply chain properly can guard against risks like inflation
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CommentWatch your optimism
It’s tempting to think that doing our little bit to reduce carbon emissions saves us from having to confront the reality of what is happening to our planet - and the discomforting truth that we’re not doing enough to save it
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NewsContractor picked for new Lord's stadium job
Exclusive: Bam wins job to rebuild Warner Stand, which is first part of wider £200m redevelopment
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NewsLaing O'Rourke outclasses rivals with £180m Mayfair job
Prestigious Clarges Estate win helps contractor to top of January’s league table, while overall activity dips
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NewsBad advice turning young people off construction
CITB report calls for industry to engage with schools to improve ‘largely unfavourable, outdated and ill-informed careers advice’
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CommentLet's build communities, not just buildings
When we think about what we build and who we build it for, we should think about the wider wiring of the country and about what makes a community