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NewsMcAleer & Rushe says 'freak accident' led to worker's death
Contractor says ‘catastrophic’ failure of part of a piling rig led to the death of a worker on its Maidenhead site
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NewsKier wins £130m of Anglian Water work
Contractor named preferred bidder on two frameworks alongside rivals including Barhale and Morrison Utility Services
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NewsKier denies backing government payment charter
Firm claims it has not agreed to sign up to government payment initiative, despite business department claiming that it had
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NewsGalliford Try expects bumper year
Firm says it expects to exceed analysts’ expectations with pre-tax proft of £92m
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NewsWorker dies on McAleer & Rushe hotel site
A worker has died on a construction site in Maidenhead where contractor McAleer Rushe is building an office and hotel development
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NewsBam Nuttall profit falls 41%
Firm reports rise in revenue in all geographies but its margin plummets
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NewsOlympic legacy boss to join Mace
Olympic legacy boss Dennis Hone is to take up the role of finance director at Mace
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NewsGoogle HQ faces 'at least' three-year delay
Boss of contractor appointed to build tech giant’s £650m HQ in Kings Cross says construction not expected to start until “at least 2017”, three years later than planned
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NewsLondon drywall firm goes under
All 49 staff at the firm lose their jobs as drywall firm goes into administration
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NewsSkanska enjoys strong start to year
Revenue up 15% in first quarter as impact of acquisition of Atkins Highways Services begins to be felt on its books
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NewsNetwork Rail awards £800m of track upgrade work
Client also decides to bring its high output track renewals work in-house
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NewsRevealed: Firms picked for £1bn defence contracts
The Ministry of Defence has finally selected the winner bidders for three long-delayed defence estates contracts worth more than £1bn
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NewsContractors facing the squeeze as costs rise
Construction Products Association trade survey finds fourth consecutive quarter of growth, but firms experiencing rising materials and labour costs
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NewsCivils firms report upturn, but fear skills crunch
Civils firms report rising workloads and orders, but are facing increasing difficulties in finding skilled employees
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NewsHomeowners cancel repair jobs due to lack of trusted builders
Survey finds over 20% of homeowners are shelving or delaying plans for work on their homes because they cannot find trustworthy builders
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NewsT Clarke expects boost from self-employment clampdown
Building services firm says its committment to direct employment could give it edge over rivals after HMRC tax changes
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NewsBriggs & Forrester toasts a treble
Specialist M E contractor wins £16m-worth of work on three projects in the North-west
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NewsMiller bags £120m North-east Pf2 schools
Exclusive: Miller sees off competition from Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine to win North-east batch of private finance schools
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NewsBalfour Beatty probes corruption claims on £500m gas job
Contractor suspends three employees as it investigates allegations of ‘improper conduct’ on National Grid job
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NewsMorgan Sindall's order book rises 9%
Morgan SIndall has enjoyed a steady start to the year, with its order book rising 9% to £2.6bn.