All Contractors articles – Page 257
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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
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NewsMivan fails to find buyer and cuts further 144 jobs
Northern Irish firm ceases trading after administrator Deloitte is unable to find buyer
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CommentSurfing the waves
Any surfer dude will tell you that every seventh wave is a big one, and so it is with the value of UK construction and building shares
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NewsValue of new construction projects soars
The value of construction projects in the UK rose by 67% in the last year, with infrasturcture and residential leading the way
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CommentDoing the robot
For an industry still, largely, employing the same methods of construction as it did five decades ago, advances in technology represent an opportunity to explore more efficient ways of working
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FeaturesInterview: Brendan Kerr
In 2010, Keltbray, the company Brendan Kerr had bought and built into the UK’s biggest demolition contractor, was in a very tough place. Now it’s poised for its busiest year ever. So what went right and what’s Kerr got up his sleeve next? Joey Gardiner reports
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NewsKeltbray approached about demolishing Pinnacle tower ‘stump’
Specialist demolition contractor sounded out on removing seven-storey core of stalled project