All Contractors articles – Page 263
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FeaturesTraining to nowhere
Plenty of young people across the UK are signing up for construction training - the real problem, according to a report out today, is that many are taking courses that simply don’t meet the industry’s needs.
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CommentDays of the recession still haunt us
For major contractors the problems of the past few years are only just starting to manifest themselves
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NewsProfit warning forces Balfour Beatty M&E rethink
After another profit warning, Balfour Beatty tightens its bidding criteria and withdraws from the market in London
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NewsRoyal Bam takes £60m hit on problem projects
Dutch parent company of Bam and Bam Nuttall to embark on £79m cost cutting drive after issues on jobs in UK and Germany
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NewsConstruction giants face blacklisting 'super case'
Judge agrees separate blacklisting High Court cases can be rolled together, with trial expected to begin later this year
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NewsGalliford Try twice walked away from Miller deal
Firm took tough stance in negotiations to drive down price; Miller Construction chief to stay with Miller Group
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NewsHigh Court to rule on blacklisting 'super case'
Judge to be asked to roll separate blacklisting court cases into one ‘super case’
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NewsGalliford Try buys Miller Construction
Firm pays just £16.6m for £410m turnover construction business
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NewsCouncils to procure work on £2bn priority schools phase
SMEs disappointed by regional framework decision could benefit from ‘mixed’ procurement approach
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NewsLend Lease sells FM division to Cofely
Cofely follows up on acquisition of Balfour Beatty Workplace late last year
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NewsGalliford Try set to report record profit
Contractor says pre-tax profit will hit top end of analysts’ forecasts in trading update
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CommentThe skills timebomb
Our industry is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people with the right skills, yet there is no sense of urgency when it comes to training and development. Why not?
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NewsMace appointed for Old Admiralty refurb
Contractor will work with BDP and Hoare Lea on refurb of historic Department for Education buidling
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NewsRoyal Bam takes £60m hit on problem jobs
Contracting group will embark on cost-cutting drive after hits on problem jobs in the UK and Germany
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NewsReplacement lined up for £700m YORbuild framework
Yorkshire councils begin dialogue with contractors on framework renewal
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NewsTender prices on the rise
Material prices and wage inflation fuelling construction cost increases, according to RICS
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NewsBlacklist compensation scheme launched: full details
Campaigners furious at offer of £4,000 - £20,000 fast-track for affected workers
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NewsInterserve slams MoD’s ‘failed’ £4bn contract award process
Firm launches legal challenge claiming Carillion JV’s winning bid could be ‘abnormally low’ and ‘undeliverable’
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NewsBalfour Beatty to scale back M&E business by a quarter
Following latest £35m profit warning, firm to step back from wider M E market in London with revenue set to fall by around a quarter
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NewsRevealed: EFA picks winners for £5bn schools framework
Exclusive: Full list of contractors for the Education Funding Agency’s regional schools framework