All articles by Tom Broughton – Page 12
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MCG boss criticises PFI batching
Dermot Gleeson, the incoming chairman of the Major Contractors Group, has outlined a five-point plan to improve the PFI process
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Government may axe skills card in favour of national ID
Home Office believes Construction Skills Certification Scheme could provide model for a national identity card
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NewsSex offenders free to work on high-risk airport sites
Secret documents reveal that the anti-terror clampdown will not apply to those convicted of bestiality
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Emcor sues McAlpine for £1m
M&E contractor Emcor Drake & Scull has issued a High Court writ against Sir Robert McAlpine for £1m in damages after it was thrown off the £140m Dudley hospital PFI project in the West Midlands last December
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NewsFear and loathing: The saga of the Venetian
The story of the construction of, and subsequent court battles over, one of the world's most glamorous hotels would not be out of place in a Hollywood blockbuster
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Government sees no end to employer's liability crisis
Firms give muted response to Department for Work and Pensions report into spiralling insurance premiums
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Carillion spies on saboteurs
Carillion has installed secret video cameras on sites to catch out workers vandalising equipment and completed parts of projects
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NFB strikes deal with insurer to cut liability premiums
Federation plans to announce details of cut price cover for vetted firms at its annual meeting next month
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Driver goes into administration
The managing director of regional contractor Driver Construction resigned this week after the firm was put into administration
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McAlpine leads utilities race
Alfred McAlpine has emerged as favourite to buy £100m-turnover utilities group Subterra, an arm of Thames Water
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Kier moves to avert collapse at Bournemouth mall
Concrete specialist recalled because of fears over integrity of multistorey car park at £65m shopping centre
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Dawn drugs raid on Skanska's MoD HQ site
Military police have carried out a dawn raid on Skanska's landmark Ministry of Defence headquarters refurbishment project in Whitehall
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BPF sets up construction clients' body
The British Property Federation has set up a body to replace the Confederation of Construction Clients, which was wound up late last year
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NewsLatham rebuffs Prescott attack
Construction Industry Training Board chairman Sir Michael Latham has written to deputy prime minister John Prescott to reject his allegation that the CITB is a "disgrace"
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BAA faces crunch decision over electricians' pay at T5
Firm reluctant to concede wage rises for M&E staff for fear of setting benchmark for other workers.
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NewsBovis Lend Lease shake-up makes way for young blood
'Wonderboy' Jason Millett takes on expanded role, as key director Les Chatfield stays 'for foreseeable future'.
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Laing O'Rourke in talks to buy Carillion's piling arm
Contractor carries out due diligence on Carillion subsidiary – and is now on lookout for cladding firm.
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NewsScots procurement tsar to crack down on cost overruns
Officials in London and Edinburgh draw up radical plans to cut costs and delays on public buildings.