All Contractors articles – Page 273
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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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CommentStamping out cowboy builders
We need enforceable standards to protect both domestic builders and consumers
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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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CommentUniversity departments need our help with research
Funding cuts mean construction companies should reach out to their local university
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CommentRecovery is a dangerous time
At last there are glimmers of hope for the economy but many pitfalls lie ahead for building firms
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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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CommentWalkie Talkie: The danger of innovation
Pioneering designs can lead to monumental headaches, as the team behind 20 Fenchurch Street will be well aware
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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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CommentHow happy is the housing market?
Housebuilders have received a massive injection of confidence from government, but like any drug fix the good times cannot last long
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NewsMace bags £100m Battersea restoration
Mace wins job to construction manage £100m project to repair the iconic power station
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NewsRay O'Rourke takes on new HS2 role
Laing O’Rourke chair to sit on the government’s independent task force overseeing economic benefits of the scheme
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NewsMiller project still ablaze six days on
Major fire at police firearms training centre in Portishead was first spotted last Tuesday
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NewsMorgan Sindall to construct UK’s first carbon neutral lab
Contractor awarded £16m contract by University of Nottingham
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NewsThomas Vale bosses promoted
Bouygues-owned firm appoints new managing director from within the company