All Contractors articles – Page 256
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NewsBam wins £33m residential care job
Contractor to build four hectare development including apartments and community facilities
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NewsCostain wins £30m gas terminal job
Firm appointed to deliver redesign of Dimlington gas terminal in Humberside
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NewsCarillion merger with Balfour Beatty ‘not a takeover’
Balfour Beatty source says firm would not be considering a deal if it meant ceding control to Carillion
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NewsConstruction savings used to cut Mersey Gateway tolls
Residents of Halton will get free crossings on toll bridge after the project’s budget was cut by £250m
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NewsStart of summer best time to hire construction professionals
Analysis finds shortage of skilled staff in construction compared to other sectors of the economy
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NewsCity surprised at Carillion and Balfour merger talks
Analysts say proposed merger between two construction giants has a “50/50” chance of going ahead
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NewsBalfour Beatty and Carillion in merger talks
Balfour Beatty and Carillion have announced that they are in talks about a possible merger
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CommentA black day for the industry
There was more hand-wringing embarassment for the industry this week as construction bosses gave evidence on blacklisting to MPs
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NewsEDF seeks five consultants for £16bn Hinkley nuclear job
Exclusive: Energy firm seeks consultants as it prepares for project to enter delivery phase
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors and housebuilders 2014
Building’s annual list of the UK’s biggest performers in the construction sector shows that housebuilders have enjoyed the past 12 months most. But many predict the tides are ready to turn for contractors, as Joey Gardiner reports
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NewsGalliford Try moves into top 10 contractors
Building’s annual Top 150 contractors and housebuilders league sees the firm move up to eighth
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NewsWillmott Dixon holds off Wates to take top spot in league table
Firm’s £204m contract haul included retail scheme in Flemingate and science centre at Oxfordshire laboratory
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NewsCarillion and Amey confirmed for £2.8bn defence contracts
Firms awarded three major defence estates contracts, despite legal challenge from losing bidder Interserve
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NewsPaul Sheffield: Why I joined Laing O'Rourke
Former Kier boss says opportunities to leave construction were “less attractive” than joining the contracting giant
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CommentThe pace of growth
This month’s figures show slight falls in commercial retail and infrastructure despite a generally positive sentiment in the industry, so what’s going on?
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NewsBrookfield wins £90m Docklands tower job
Exclusive: Contractor to build Make-designed tower for rental developer Essential Living
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NewsWates takes £80m east London priority schools
Wates takes Barking, Dagenham and Newham priorty schools batch, while Kier appointed to additional London batch
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NewsBlacklist firms to clarify 'misleading' letter to MPs
Eight firms that set up blacklist compensation scheme to write to MPs to clarify that scheme was set up without unions backing
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £129m smart motorway job
Contractor to convert a section of the M3 into a four lane motorway
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NewsOne-in-six construction sites fall short in health crackdown
Recent Heath and Safety Executive crackdown saw enforcement action taken at 85 of the 560 sites visited