All Contractors articles – Page 255
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NewsKier chief to step down
Paul Sheffield to step down as Kier chief executive at the end of June, after 30 years with the firm
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CommentThe artists, the artisans and the end users
Construction is often wrongly cast as thwarting the architect’s ambitions or vision
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NewsWorker dies on Morgan Sindall site in Merseyside
A worker has died on Morgan Sindall’s Matalan office HQ building site in Merseyside
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NewsManchester picks three firms for £400m Green Deal scheme
Three firms have been appointed to Greater Manchester’s £400m Green Deal scheme
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NewsCarillion's £55m London tower project gets green light
Two towers by developer Hub Residential have won planning
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NewsSkanska shakes up senior management team
Firm makes several key changes as it seeks to position itself for growth
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NewsHousing pushes construction back to growth in 2013
Latest ONS figures revise up growth in final quarter of last year, with construction expanding by £1.5bn over 2013
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NewsBam Nuttall ready to go on £85m Heathrow tunnel revamp
Bam Nuttall win £85m job to refurbish the main airport road tunnel and cargo tunnel at Heathrow
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NewsSeverfield-Rowen steadies ship after torrid year
The UK’s largest specialist steelwork contractor says trading is in line with expectations as it eyes recovery
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NewsWates slammed for ‘unethical’ two-year retentions demand
Exclusive: Subcontractors hit out at contract terms demanding that retention money be held for 24 months
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CommentDelaying paying
What’s really depressing about Wates’ explanation of its retention period is that it’s symptomatic of how contractors’ view payment
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NewsContractors to earn less for retrofit work under ECO
Analysis by Building shows poor return due to fall in carbon price since government cuts to ECO scheme
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NewsNo deal on Amec and Morgan Sindall's £100m MoD project overruns
Contractors yet to reach settlement over Valiant Jetty project handed over nearly five years late and close to £100m over budget
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NewsConstruction sector 'most confident' in UK
Survey shows construction and property leading the rest of the economy
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NewsGalliford Try hits back in 2012 athletes village legal battle
Contractor launches £3.6m counterclaim against cladding firm Prater, citing ‘defective’ work and ‘delays’
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CommentThings can only get wetter
Why the mix of flooding and politics spells good news for contractors and consultants
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NewsCarillion lands £110m Hard Rock Hotel
Contractor’s joint venture will build five star hotel in Abu Dhabi
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CommentWho will be the next rising star of sustainability?
This year’s nominees for the UKGBC award show that a very important part of being greener is spreading the message
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NewsISG scoops £30m fit-out of London’s Adelphi
Contractor will refurbish bottom six floors of the Grade II-listed building
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NewsMPs blast Sellafield management firms
Public Accounts Committee hits out at URS, Areva and Amec for failures on multi-billion pound nuclear decommissioning project