All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 21
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NewsGrafton Group turnover falls 32%
Materials supplier reports £420m fall in quarterly revenue amid fallling housebuilding and repair activity
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NewsNuclear bidder pulls out as cost skyrockets
Reports say Iberdrola consortium has bowed out as government set to net £400m from nuclear land auction
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NewsNine construction firms going bust every day
Insolvencies expected to rise as data reveals number firms going under is 15% up from last year
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NewsTwo-minute silence for construction deaths
Ucatt urges site workers to remember site accident victims for International Workers Memorial Day
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NewsBuilding firms in financial trouble up 126%
Corporate stress monitor shows North East hit hardest, with 149% annual rise in critical financial problems
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NewsTender prices drop as competition for work rises
Tender price index reveals price of new work fell 2%, with BCIS predicting further 8% fallse 7.7% and wages 4.8%
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NewsWilson James wins £6m Heathrow contract
Specialist contractor will provide logistics support and security on T5c satellite project
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NewsFirms fined after roofer fell 25ft
Self-employed worker fell from factory building on which scaffolding did not meet requirements
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CommentApprenticeships: has the system collapsed?
Apprentices are one of the main victims of the recession, but if they suffer today, it’s a sure thing that the rest of the industry will suffer tomorrow. So how can they be saved?
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NewsVerry drafts in director to sort out pay row
Verry Construction has brought in an operations director to sort out payments to subcontractors after a series of complaints over late payments and unpaid debts
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FeaturesWork like an Egyptian: Egypt's construction opportunities
Mummies, pyramids, chaos, gastroenteritis – dump this list of Egyptian clichés and focus instead on its construction boom. Sophie Griffiths went there to find out more …
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NewsSite worker pay rates frozen for two years
BATJIC says 2008 recommended levels will remain for a further year as small businesses suffer
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NewsRecord contraction for Singapore
Economy shrank by 19.7% in first quarter as a result of sharp drop in exports
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NewsPolish government asks IMF for $20bn
Cash will increase bank reserves and help make Poland 'immune to the economic virus'
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NewsPochin appoints John Moss as chief executive
Moss spent 12 years at Amec and will replace David Shaw who retires in May
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NewsGovernment reveals 11 sites for nuclear power stations
Nine of the locations are on the site of existing nuclear reactors
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NewsPoland mourns after homeless hostel fire kills 21
Country's leaders question safety of the hostel
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NewsStrata Construction wins housing contracts worth £8m
Projects include houses and flats for South Yorkshire Housing Association
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NewsScott Wilson and Costain win £10m Manchester PFI waste contract
Firms will provide architectural, civil and structural, building and landscape services on Manchester Waste Disposal Authority PFI
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NewsCarillion abandons £70m Swansea project
Company walks off project to build Wales’ tallest tower just two months from completion