All Contractors articles – Page 233
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Specialist Contractor of the Year
All of the nominees for this year’s specialist contractor category have experienced impressive growth in recent years, with the winner showing true innovation in its work
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CommentThere’s nothing natural about the disaster in Nepal
This week’s tragedy stems from man-made problems: it’s poorly designed and built buildings in earthquake zones that kill people
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NewsGalliford Try sizes up Shepherd Homes takeover
Building understands a deal could be announced as early as mid-May
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Major Contractor of the Year (over £300m)
For those who think you can never win two years running, here’s proof that you can. The competition was tough but Mace’s commitment to safety, to client engagement and to financial success, gave it the edge once again
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NewsMace holds tender price forecasts as margins improve
Firm predicts national rise of 4.5% this year, with this easing to 4% by 2017
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NewsKier Mouchel deal 'breaks the mould'
Chief executives of both firms say £265m deal will create highways market leader
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NewsCouncils rush for £1.5bn Scape infrastructure framework
Scape records £200m of enquiries in first month for framework won by Balfour Beatty
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Contractor of the Year (up to £300m)
There were three strong contenders for this category - including last year’s winner - but FM Conway’s consolidation of its reputation for delivering on time and on budget and the testimonials it gets from its clients won the day
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CommentHow to assess the coalition's legacy
The impact of the coalition’s policies on towns, cities and countryside appears to be random, and maybe that’s the intention behind mixing free market ideology with community localism
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NewsMurphy hires former Laing O'Rourke exec as CEO
Contractor J Murphy Sons appoints Steve Hollingshead as new chief executive
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NewsWinners announced for £4bn London framework
Lakehouse and Keepmoat win most places on London-wide public sector framework
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CommentAn interesting shift
Latest Office for National Statistics figures once again show decline in levels of output in construction industry
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NewsKeltbray boss 'shock' at job's part-collapse
Keltbray re-assesses demolition of central London building after uncontrolled collapse on Monday
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NewsBalfour bounces back to the top of the contractors’ league
Troubled giant grabs top spot with £406m contract haul, including Aberdeen road job won by joint venture
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NewsEsh Border lands £8.9m conservation centre
Firm appointed to Historic Scotland’s Engine Shed project
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NewsWorldwide talent shortages hampering projects, warns KPMG
Global survey by KPMG finds planning and skills issues at heart of underperforming projects
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NewsLaing O'Rourke poaches Aecom engineering boss
Peter Williams to become technical director at contractor’s Europe Hub
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NewsBrookfield Multiplex wins £150m Saatchi building job
Contractor beats high-profile rivals to become preferred bidder on prestigious Derwent scheme
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NewsSellafield workers vote for industrial action
Dispute over union representation at Sellafield continues