All contractor articles
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FeaturesCould the shadow of Grenfell trigger more Ardmore-style collapses?
The 50-year-old contractor’s legacy housing business went into administration last month due to the weight of building safety issues on its books. Joey Gardiner asks whether we are likely to see other companies suffer the same fate
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NewsBuilding Safety Act’s three-decade liability hike sent Ardmore company under, firm says
Group director says legislation ‘significantly increased’ exposure at Ardmore Construction which went into administration last month
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Features‘A man you can have a bit of faith in.’ How Andrew Davies turned around Kier
The firm’s chief executive has today announced his retirement. He leaves the business in a vastly different shape to the one he joined, writes Dave Rogers
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FeaturesWhy Durkan is eyeing rapid expansion through social housing stock upgrades
Contractor and housebuilder Durkan is pivoting towards improving existing stock for social landlords. Dan Germann, managing director of its rebranded Durkan Regen business, explains his plans to grow the asset regeneration arm to the tune of £100m over the next five years
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NewsGreen light for 4,500 homes in South Cambridgeshire after four-year stall
Complaint from Enviroment Agency put scheme on back burner in January 2021
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FeaturesBest foot forward: the former Army brigadier plotting Sir Robert McAlpine’s return to defence work
Mike Hickson spent 30 years in the military. He hopes his experience will help the contractor get a bridgehead in the sector, he tells Dave Rogers
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NewsDfE to bring forward new ‘alliancing’ framework for contractors
Collaborative framework based on MoJ model to be designed to deliver flagship 500-school building programme
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NewsKier cuts net debt by a further £100m
Order book increases 6% as part of ‘disciplined growth’ says contracting giant
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NewsJRL Group profit halves despite turnover growth
John Reddington admits ‘difficult year’ as 2022 profit hits lowest level since 2015
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NewsBalfour Beatty worker dies at Aldermaston nuclear site
Work on site stopped as contractor helping police and nuclear regulator investigate accident
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NewsGalliford Try profit ‘at upper end’ as contract delays ease
Boss Bill Hocking says contractor benefiting from increase in award of major framework jobs
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NewsKier poaches hospital building lead from ISG
David Hollywood will focus on the New Hospitals Programme and the ProCure23 Framework
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NewsSkanska wins £259m contract to build storage for MoD
Facility in Gloucestershire will store 4,100-strong Army fleet ready for deployment
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NewsSeverfield optimistic over covid-19 recovery
Contractor admits its order book has shrunk in recent months
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NewsBardsley went bust owing £45m
Manchester-based contractor was working on 11 jobs went it collapsed