All articles by Tom Bill – Page 13
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NewsMace's QS division enjoys Sense of progress
SME profile Five years after quitting G&T, Chris Goldthorpe can reflect on a gamble well taken
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NewsVaughan Burnand to launch own construction business
Former Shepherd boss in talks with partners and investors over founding private sector venture
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NewsTwo throw hats into ring for construction adviser role
SEC Group’s Rudi Klein and Constructing Excellence’s Vaughan Burnand register interest in post
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NewsWYG buys itself time for rescue deal
Consultant engineer puts test off till September as talks with lenders over estimated £90m debt continue
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NewsAker to build Tees Valley biomass power station
Construction on Gaia Power biomass plant will take up to three years
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NewsNetwork Rail axes 1,800 maintenance jobs
Restructure of maintenance teams is part of £4bn cost cutting drive
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NewsLaing O'Rourke wins £520m Scottish water deal
Contractor's consortium chosen as preferred bidder on Thistle Water's investment programme
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NewsIndustry wary of M&A deals
There were only 15 mergers and aquisitions in the last quarter despite a 38% increase in deal value
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O’Rourke: Government must resist ‘lowest bid mentality’
Laing O’Rourke boss expresses fears for public procurement as firm announces 13% rise in turnover
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NewsWates names new non-executive director
Wincanton chief exec Graeme McFaull joins board of UK contractor
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NewsCarillion boosts turnover 13% to £2.7bn
Chief executive singles out support services and Middle East as star performers
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NewsStyles & Wood posts 39% fall in first-half turnover
But retail fit-out specialist is confident of its 'sound financial footing' to face the recession
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NewsProfit falls 74% at Persimmon
Housebuilder points to signs of stabilisation as it writes back £27.9m on the value of its landbank
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NewsWhite Young Green moots share issue
Consultant engineer reveals that deal to refinance £91m debt pile could lead to share dilution and exit from main stock market
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NewsLaing O'Rourke turnover hits £4bn
Profit also up at private contractor despite £17.1m writedown on residential and mixed-use developments
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NewsBarratt weighs up £500m rights issue
Move would help cut £1.3bn debt-pile and provide funds to buy land
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NewsVinci buys bulk of Haymills
French company is purchased contractor’s East Anglian contracting business and property solutions division
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NewsJuly: A month of very public success for Laing O’Rourke
Business barometer: £1.1bn schools win takes contractor to top spot, as council work dominates lists
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Haymills subbies fear losses despite rescue
Subcontractors working for £180m-turnover contractor Haymills this week vented growing concern they might be left out of pocket despite its last-minute rescue by Vinci
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NewsMorgan Sindall boss warns that clients are shunning SMEs
John Morgan, executive chairman of Morgan Sindall, has said clients are giving more work to large contractors amid fears over the financial health of small and medium-sized firms