More news – Page 1164
-
CommentPeople and money
With Britain building again, contractors are in short supply and people with the right skills even more so. Before the next crash comes along, the industry must look at ways to foster stability and maintain the workforce we need
-
FeaturesImage of the week: Flash of colour
Construction takes place on Spanish architect SelgasCano’s Serpentine Pavilion
-
NewsBalfour Beatty reclaims top contractors’ spot for May
Wins with University of Warwick and Great Ormond Street Hospital help make up £491m contract haul
-
NewsHighways England reveals new chief executive
Former Heathrow Airport Ltd MD Jim O’Sullivan will take over from Graham Dalton in July
-
NewsBarbour ABI's June market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for June is now available to download
-
NewsParliament repair could cost £6bn
Independent report says vital repairs could take as much as 32 years to complete
-
NewsRichard Rogers rallies industry to save 'historic' housing estate
Architects Rogers and Simon Smithson rally architects ahead of heritage minister’s decision
-
NewsMace turnover up to £1.49bn after record growth
Chairman Stephen Pycroft hails ‘25th consecutive year of record earnings’
-
NewsIndustry slams early end to wind farm subsidies
Government announces onshore wind farm subsidies to end a year early in 2016
-
NewsPlans for 2,000-home Salford scheme revealed
Work on the £700m development expected to start by end of 2015
-
FeaturesSkills: Up to the job?
With funding of apprenticeships under threat and training providers not always churning out people with the right skills, how will we get the workers we need?
-
FeaturesPC Harrington: The higher they climb…
When PC Harrington Contractors collapsed into administration in May, it had debts of around £28.4m and just £900 cash in the bank. We reveal the true story of the firm’s demise
-
NewsRevised plans for Bishopsgate Goodsyard released
New plans for controversial east London site include an extra office building
-
NewsPC Harrington Contractors’ suppliers owed over £10m
Details of money owed to firms, including Lafarge and BRC, listed in administrator document seen by Building
-
NewsBarratt appoints new chief financial officer
Barrett Developments has appointed current William Hill FD as David Thomas’s replacement
-
NewsLongcross Construction enters into administration
The £190m-turnover, 140-strong firm was impacted by decline in supermarket construction spend
-
NewsTwo more Balfour Beatty directors jump ship for Osborne
Director of design and bid director follow Mike Peskin to rival contractor
-
CommentEeny, meeny, miny, moe
Should you choose arbitration or High Court for your dispute resolution clause? Steep rises in court fees have made the choice trickier
-
NewsBouygues wins £27m Queen Mary University of London job
Contractor appointed to build new graduate facility at Tower Hamlets campus
-
CommentOnline poll: Construction's image
Is the image the construction industry presents a major issue in attracting new entrants? Vote here