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Rail and pension problems take shine off Atkins results
Pre-tax profit slip to £60m but underlying performance remains strong thanks to performance of design and engineering arm.
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AMEC becomes nuclear power as offer for NNC is accepted
£38m offer for NNC Holdings is accepted as AMEC strengthens nuclear position in UK.
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Corporate rejig hits Tribal profits
Tribal makes pre-tax loss of £200,000 after reorganisation but says new structure will enable it to win bigger contracts.
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Saint-Gobain buys Norwegian builders' merchant
The acquisition of Optimera Gruppen will allow Saint-Gobain access to trade markets in Norway and Sweden.
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Prescott reveals spending plans for Northern Way
£100m plans include £12m worth of investment in transport links, and the development of two scientific research centres.
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Balfour Beatty wins five-year extension to water contract
The £100m contract win means Balfour Beatty’s utilities arm has won £900m of work in six months.
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Three more occupations added to CSCS list
Competency cards will now be offered in engineer design, curtain and blind installation and fenestration.
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SMC seals purchase of architect rivals
SMC Group acquires two Northern architects and wins contract for Police Federation headquarters.
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For Sale: Centex puts Fairclough Homes in the window
Centex considers sale of Fairclough Homes six years after it acquired the UK housebuilder.
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Livingstone for 20% cut in CO2 by 2010
The Mayor’s Energy Strategy commits London to reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide by 20% by 2010.
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Contractors hit out at plans for league tables
Row breaks out over plan to name and shame firms with poor sustainability and safety performance.
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Contractors hit out at plans for league tables
Row breaks out over plan to name and shame firms with poor sustainability and safety performance
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Faulty Towers
The respondents were owners of a hotel and retained the services of the appellants to design the work necessary to remedy structural defects in a large bay window in the building.Remedial work was carried out to the engineer’s design in 1997. In late 1999 the respondents noticed that the lintel ...
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Sir Martin Laing: "We always wanted to sell"
Laing board considered selling Laing for five years before sale to Ray O'Rourke because of low profit margins.
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Rogue security groups prey on firms in North-west
Victims reveal nightmare scenario of intimidation and violence as ‘security’ firms threaten reign of terror on sites.
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Multiplex strikes Wembley incentives deal
Wembley contractor Multiplex has agreed a package of special incentive payments in an attempt to complete the project in time for the FA Cup Final in May
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Part L changes set to make chimneys a thing of the past
Flue and chimney sector under threat as energy regs make it more expensive to put chimneys on new homes.
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Part L changes set to make chimneys a thing of the past
Flue and chimney sector under threat as energy regs make it more expensive to put chimneys on new homes
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Queen’s birthday honours bestowed on industry
Buro Happold chairman Michael Dickson and Halcrow chairman Tony Aluum were both recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours this week.
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Atkins heads for South Africa
Multidisciplinary consultant Atkins has earmarked South Africa as an area for growth after winning heritage work in the country