All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 24
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NewsOlympic protest to call for public ban on blacklist firms
Workers demand that subscribers be punished, as victims claim up to £200,000 in compensation
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WYG hired for projects Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Consultant to support socio-economic initiatives in Poland, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic
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NewsCourt hears of how two died after worker loosened bolts on crane
Unsupervised man adjusted tower crane, which then collapsed killing men who were on the jib
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NewsGreen light for Broadway Malyan's £84m college at Longbridge
Planning granted to new premises for Bournville College at St Modwen's redevelopment of MG Rover factory site
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NewsSIG announces £341m share issue as profit falls 73%
Materials supplier will use cash to create 'greater resilience and financial flexibility' in the economic downturn
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NewsUnemployment set to rise above 2m
Jobless figures due today expected to be worst since 1997, as 10 jobseekers chase every vacancy
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NewsQuarter of small firms fear insolvency
Drop in turnover expected by half of small construction firms but worst of sector's job cuts are over, shows survey
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News35% of civil engineering contractors will cut down on apprentices
35% of civil engineering contractors will cut down on apprentices
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NewsMP calls for ban on blacklist users from public projects
Michael Clapham to make his demands at a Business and Enterprise Department ministers debate on 23 March
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NewsScaffolding collapse injures woman in Tyneside
68-year-old was taken to hospital with a broken hip after accident in winds of more than 40mph
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NewsStrike warning over cut-price foreign worker pay
Unions accuse subcontractors of 'lying' as Alstom site document shows nationally agreed wages undercut by £4 per hour
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NewsApplications for government pre-qualification list shoot up
Sign-ups to database of preferred contractors rises 13% as firms vye for public work
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NewsWatchdog to probe role of contractors in setting up blacklist
Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate 40 firms as Unite looks into claims that union officials informed on their own members
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NewsHarriet Harman promises to end blacklisting
Ucatt believes health and safety representatives in particular have lost work because of blacklisting
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NewsGenr8 wins Stoke-on-Trent £230m regeneration contract
Contract involves building 1.2 million ft2 of office, retail and hotel space over 7 years
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NewsRMJM unveils new look for affordable housing
Housing model that requires no heating developed in response to government new-build targets
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NewsMiddle East helps drive Interserve profit up 15%
Maintenance and building group also announces £200m of new contract wins in UK and Dubai
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NewsChairman Peter Wood steps down from White Young Green
Brian Duckworth becomes temporary non-executive chairman and Paul Hamer chief executive in board reshuffle
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NewsCostain profit up 17% but building division £5m in the red
Board recommends dividend increase as group revenue rises 12% and order book up 25%
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NewsInquest launched into death of worker crushed by crane
26-year-old man was dead by the time ambulance crews arrived