All Contractors articles – Page 272
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NewsSeverfield-Rowen steadies ship after torrid year
The UK’s largest specialist steelwork contractor says trading is in line with expectations as it eyes recovery
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NewsWates slammed for ‘unethical’ two-year retentions demand
Exclusive: Subcontractors hit out at contract terms demanding that retention money be held for 24 months
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CommentDelaying paying
What’s really depressing about Wates’ explanation of its retention period is that it’s symptomatic of how contractors’ view payment
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NewsContractors to earn less for retrofit work under ECO
Analysis by Building shows poor return due to fall in carbon price since government cuts to ECO scheme
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NewsNo deal on Amec and Morgan Sindall's £100m MoD project overruns
Contractors yet to reach settlement over Valiant Jetty project handed over nearly five years late and close to £100m over budget
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NewsConstruction sector 'most confident' in UK
Survey shows construction and property leading the rest of the economy
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NewsGalliford Try hits back in 2012 athletes village legal battle
Contractor launches £3.6m counterclaim against cladding firm Prater, citing ‘defective’ work and ‘delays’
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CommentThings can only get wetter
Why the mix of flooding and politics spells good news for contractors and consultants
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NewsCarillion lands £110m Hard Rock Hotel
Contractor’s joint venture will build five star hotel in Abu Dhabi
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CommentWho will be the next rising star of sustainability?
This year’s nominees for the UKGBC award show that a very important part of being greener is spreading the message
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NewsISG scoops £30m fit-out of London’s Adelphi
Contractor will refurbish bottom six floors of the Grade II-listed building
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NewsMPs blast Sellafield management firms
Public Accounts Committee hits out at URS, Areva and Amec for failures on multi-billion pound nuclear decommissioning project
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CommentStuttering recovery spells nervous times for contractors
Rising materials prices and payment problems are squeezing margins and piling on pressure despite the recovery
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NewsConstruction sites hit by more than 6,000 break-ins
Construction sites around the country have been hit by more than 6,000 break-ins in a single year, a new study has revealed
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NewsMorgan Sindall’s £1bn Slough regeneration underway
Contractor starts work on library and cultural centre, The Curve
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NewsFirst sustained construction growth in five years
Latest CPA trade survey finds construction activity grew in final quarter of 2013, with sector enjoying three consecutive quarters of growth for the first time in five years
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NewsSkanska eyes growth after 'weathering storm'
Skanska UK’s profit and revenue remain flat, but firm’s boss says business is now set for a period of growth and expansion
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NewsBalfour Beatty’s £25m Lombard Street job hit by delays
Exclusive: Client Viridis confirms development is running three months behind schedule
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NewsMorgan Sindall and Amec in legal row over £16m hotel
Court papers allege Morgan Sindall responsible for £7.5m costs due to ‘serious defects’ at Liverpool project
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CommentPower sharing
The upturn in the construction industry should redress the power imbalance in the supply chain