All Contractors articles – Page 198
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CommentEmployers must reduce workers' exposure to diesel fumes
Diesel fumes are a hazardous substance that can increase the risk of lung cancer, which like all work-related cancers is preventable
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NewsCrossrail sparks at Whitechapel station get pay rise
Union says pay hike could be replicated across the £14.8bn project
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NewsVinci weighs up bringing trades in-house
UK construction arm boss Bruno Dupety says approach could be more efficient and save costs
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FeaturesBruno Dupety: Action man
In 2014, Bruno Dupety was brought in to sort out Vinci’s UK construction arm: managing some massive project losses, refreshing the leadership team and restructuring struggling parts of the business
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NewsLendlease £2bn Haringey deal advances amid protests
Protests outside borough headquarters as £2bn development bid progresses
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NewsPaul Sheffield to leave Laing O'Rourke
Founder Ray O’Rourke says departure is right to make way for others ‘with longer horizons’
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NewsBW hires two former Morgan Sindall directors
Paul Smith and Rob Frank have joined the fit out specialist
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NewsPriority schools second phase goes out to market
Education Funding Agency pushes out delayed £2bn second phase of programme to rebuild 277 schools
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NewsLendlease in line for £2bn Haringey developer role
North London council wants to build 5,000 homes in borough
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NewsSkanska UK profit dips again but grabs market share
Contractor margin slides to 2.1% but revenue hits £1.7bn
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NewsInterserve bags £65m Network Rail deal
Firm to provide facilities services across 11 of the client’s busiest stations
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NewsTower Bridge school transformed into luxury hotel
India’s largest private hotelier opens first UK hotel
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CommentIndustrial revolution
The government’s industrial strategy offers a welcome prompt to improve productivity and foster innovation, says Mark Farmer, but real change will need to be driven by client demand
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NewsColeman reveals £1.3m Didcot disaster costs
Demolition contractor sets aside the sum relating to tragic incident which claimed the lives of four men
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NewsCeltic Manor eyes party conferences as Sisk inks £84m expansion deal
Work on Newport complex to finish in 2019
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CommentThe benefits of Integrated Project Insurance
Early contractor involvement and a ‘no blame/no claim’ ethos are just some ways this procurement method could improve the industry