All Contractors articles – Page 66
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NewsHS2 unveils details of online meet the contractor event
Initiative taking place later this month
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NewsMcAleer & Rushe lands £80m Taylor Wimpey brace
London schemes include work on developer’s high-profile Postmark project at Mount Pleasant
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NewsGovernment puts squeeze on contractors’ payment times
New rules on public sector jobs to come into force next April
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NewsModular specialist bags job to build covid-19 test centres
Deal includes six facilities across England and Scotland
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: What KCTMO and expert witnesses told us this week
Client says bending procurement rules ‘not uncommon’ as fire safety consultant savaged for failings in reports
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NewsConsultant ‘failed Grenfell project team’ on key fire safety queries
Expert witness says Exova gave wrong answers at a time when designers were asking valid questions
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NewsFire safety consultant gave ‘entirely inadequate’ advice, Grenfell Inquiry told
Expert says Exova’s suggestion refurbishment would have no adverse impact was ‘very serious evidence of professional negligence’
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NewsNeighbouring offices lay into plan for 32-storey City tower
Freeholders turn guns on Fletcher Priest scheme at 55 Gracechurch Street
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NewsProtestors hitting HS2's cost and timetable, railway admits
Disruption has intensified since last autumn
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NewsGrenfell client had ‘no concerns’ Rydon’s refurb quote was ‘unrealistically low’
KCTMO director tells inquiry bending EU procurement rules is ‘common’
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NewsMcAlpine back in the black after turnover hits five year high
But firm warns income and profit will slide this year because of covid
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CommentWhat motivates firms to do the right thing?
There is a clear moral argument for placing building safety above all else, but the business case is what will sway many, says PRP’s Scott Sanderson
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: KCTMO’s second week in the spotlight
Project manager quizzed on notebooks “binned” months after fire while boss seeks to justify pre-appointment talks with Rydon
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NewsGrenfell boss denies talks with Rydon before it was appointed were ‘improper’
KCTMO director accepts contact with bidder put procurement exercise at risk of challenge but says it was not illegal
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CommentMMC will encourage more women into construction
A fixed workplace, flexible shift patterns and job security would all create a better gender balance in the industry, Rosa Turner Wood writes
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NewsClient boss ‘never connected’ Grenfell cladding and Lakanal House fire
Refurbishment director attended briefings on fatal Southwark blaze but had no discussions on cladding lessons for west London project
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NewsGrenfell client was ‘frustrated’ by main contractor Rydon’s slow progress
Tenant Management Organisation project manager also felt “let down” by consultant Artelia over CDM Regulations
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NewsGrenfell project manager had ‘Lakanal moment’ but didn’t read safety report
Client’s lead tells inquiry she wanted clarification on west London tower’s cladding following 2009 fire in Southwark