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People are taking big jobs on and under-quoting them to get work and they’ve got people who won’t pay. In the next 12 months I think we will see a vast increase in companies going to the wall. Ian Johnson, managing director of Cheshire-based electrical engineer Eric Johnson responds to news that over 70 SMEs went bust last month.

Price wasn’t the only factor. It was as much about the culture of the company and the future of the staff. Paul Westbrook, the KPMG director who led Balfour Beatty’s £45m purchase of Dean & Dyball.

People come with a CSCS card but can’t fill in our application form ... If they can’t fill in these forms then how can I trust them to understand simple site instructions? Carillion senior site supervisor Lawrence Rickers welcomes plans to introduce a basic English language examination for foreign workers seeking CSCS cards

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Construction Manager