All Specialists articles – Page 3
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Features
Specialists: We've got the power
Burgeoning workloads have given specialist contractors a boost and signalled a shift in their relationship with main contractors. Some of the big players reveal what they’ll do with their new found powers …
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News
Crunch talks over London tube station pay dispute
Contractor NG Bailey set to meet union Unite to avert disruption to Tottenham Court Road station project
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Interview: Brendan Kerr
In 2010, Keltbray, the company Brendan Kerr had bought and built into the UK’s biggest demolition contractor, was in a very tough place. Now it’s poised for its busiest year ever. So what went right and what’s Kerr got up his sleeve next? Joey Gardiner reports
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New commercial work in London doubles in two years
Contractor survey finds rapid turnaround in the capital with cost inflation new concern
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Top Specialists 2013
The good news for subcontractors is that orders are definitely on the move. But more work brings risks of its own… we examine the state of play for specialists, while we reveal the busiest firms in each trade in our annual specialists league tables
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Severfield reduces losses as 84 jobs cut
The UK’s largest specialist steelwork contractor posts half-year results
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Construction output growth highest in six years
Fears over skills shortages as survey shows workload rising at the fastest rate since the credit crunch
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Boss of Morgan Sindall’s £400m fit-out business exits
Exclusive: Steve Elliott latest management departure after 15 years as driving force at Overbury and Morgan Lovell
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What's so scary about supply chain finance?
As more and more contractors consider adopting supply chain finance, fears are growing that it could be used to worsen suppliers’ payment terms
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Severfield-Rowen picks new chief executive
Former Kier board member Ian Lawson will take over reins at steel specialist
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Three in race for £50m fit-out of Baby Shard for Murdoch
Exclusive: Big name firms shortlisted to for job to fit-out new home of Rupert Murdoch’s News UK
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Chinese cladding firm wins first UK skyscraper job
Far East Facade will construct curtain wall for 37-storey London tower
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NG Bailey lands London Bridge revamp job
Contractor will provide permanent and temporary M E works on £400m station overhaul
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Specialists eye expansion as workloads rise
NSCC firms also report rise in orders and enquiries
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Rail work boosts Keltbray turnover and profit
Growth in the rail sector helped specialist contractor posts strong results