All Specialists articles – Page 19
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NewsKeltbray buys asbestos removal group out of administration
Acquisition by demolition contractor saves 250 jobs at Pectel, which becomes a division of Keltbray but keeps its name
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FeaturesWhat is going on at structural steel specialist Panceltica?
The Qatar firm poised to take over the Middle East with its snap-together housing has just pulled its shares from AIM
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CommentIt’s just too sad to be single: Single-stage tendering
Why would any client want to revert to the old method of single-stage tendering when life with two-stage tendering is so much clearer, simpler and cheaper?
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Comment
Not just the economy, stupid: New legislation
Last week’s Queen’s speech was a tad light on legislation – no bad thing given what else there is to think about. But here are some of the things coming up for us in 2009
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NewsRed tape deters small firms from hiring staff
A new report highlights the key economic role small firms play in the UK employment market
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NewsCash-in-hand cowboys cost Treasury £2bn a year
Government admits there is 'minimal' chance of catching small firms that evade VAT
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NewsShropshire housebuilder fined after worker loses leg
Tipper truck accident leads to £35,000 in fines for Anthony Wilson Homes and plant firm MJ Curle
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NewsAsbestos exposure leads to £35,000 fine
Firm and its director convicted of failing to check for asbestos, putting 15 staff at risk
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Spending on apprenticeships rises to £1bn
One in five young people to gain from skillled training by 2020
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NewsISG acts to counter credit crunch
Contractor rebalances activities as downturn hits London office and regional private work
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NewsConstruction Act reforms will favour subcontractors
Changes to payment provisions receive criticism from industry bodies
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CommentThe judge with a flea in his ear: When costs outweigh damages
Here’s another case in which the costs by far outweighed the damages, only this time it was a county court judge who took the flak for letting it happen
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Banks resist calls to ride to the rescue of SMEs
Fears grow that more small building firms will follow Pettifer Construction into administration
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NewsMivan branches out in Middle East to offset Dubai slowdown
Interiors-focused specialist aims to expand activity in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain as Dubai market slows
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NewsHSE develops new national safety strategy
Safety body launches consultation on revised strategy adapted to changes in UK business landscape
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NewsBrave builders rescue boys from blaze
Scaffolders up for bravery award after saving young Mansfield family from burning home
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NewsWembley row blows £18m hole in Cleveland Bridge accounts
Legal dispute with Multiplex pushed steel contractor £17.7m into the red in 2007
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NewsExtra £10m announced for apprenticeships
Employers already running apprentice schemes can apply for extra funding to develop new models of training
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NewsBalfour Beatty acquires FM subcontractor
Contractor's FM division buys Colledge, Trundle & Hall