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Asite suffers £1m loss
Internet construction database records £960,000 loss for the period to 30 June, against an £843,000 loss in the same period last year.
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NewsBarratt breaks £400m profit barrier
Housebuilder undeterred by challenging market as rise in affordable housing completions offsets dip in private sector.
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Mowlem announces £73.4m loss
Firm blames review of profit recognition and contract valuation for interim loss.
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Skanska wins £55m Scottish Prison contracts
Contractor tol design and build extra facilities at HMP Glenochil and HMP Young Offenders Institute Polmont.
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Dean and Dyball lands Croydon landfill job
Contractor awarded 4.5m contract to build composting facility for Viridor Waste Management.
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HSE appoints Olympics manager
Brian Etheridge, head of the HSE’s local authority unit, to oversee the HSE’s policy on all Olympic related projects.
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Profit leaps 40% at Severfield-Rowen
Steelwork contractor records pre-tax profit of £7.2m for six months to 30 June.
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NewsDoes Tesco have the planning system in its pocket?
Observer report suggests supermarket giant pushes the system to the limit. Plus, a round-up of the weekend's other stories.
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New American boss for Wolseley
Chip Hornsby appointed chief executive as fellow American Charlie Banks announces retirement.
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AMEC wins £200m gas contract
AMEC will work with Hawk International on 345km pipeline in Yemen.
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NewsMowlem calls in adviser Rothschild after £70m hit
Contractor’s fate hangs in the balance as chief executive Simon Vivian hints at selling off existing contracts.
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Comment
Pay your way
Mr Derek Vago engaged Wimbledon Construction to build an extension and refurbish his house in London. Disputes arose and they were referred to adjudication. The adjudicator awarded the contractor £122,923.34 inclusive of VAT. Mr Vago refused to pay, and commenced arbitration.
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Industrial perversity
Graduates are generally a motivated, intelligent and enthusiastic bunch, so why does the construction industry make it so difficult for them to join?
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CommentWar of the words
A letter of intent is meant to be a stop-gap before the contract kicks in, but all too often it sparks a dispute – in this case over the words ‘loss and expense’
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NewsMiller buys Fairclough Homes for £264m
Scottish construction group Miller has bought Fairclough Homes from its US owner Centex for £264m.
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NewsMiliband calls in EP to save new deal projects
Communities minister David Miliband has sent in English Partnerships to rescue the government’s failing flagship regeneration programme.
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PFI funders may take money abroad, Treasury warned …
Investors tell government that it could be cheaper and less risky to work on Continent as PFI markets open up.
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CommentHow to make a stand
Suzanne Reeves kicks off an occasional series on the contracts behind major projects with a look at the JCT contract used for the Oval’s new stand
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NewsGrowth areas must deliver or lose grants, declares Rouse
Funding will be restricted to regions that are pushing through housing provision, says boss of Housing Corporation
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Pearce Construction sues engineer WSP for £2.5m
Contractor brings High Court writ saying WSP failed to identify electrical defects in luxury London apartments.