All Contractors articles – Page 273
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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
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NewsMPs hail ‘textbook’ £16bn Crossrail project
MPs on Public Accounts Committee say early planning has been key to the scheme’s success
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NewsStyles & Wood completes Golders Green synagogue refurb
Fit-out contractor completes rennovation of historic London building
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NewsSmall construction firms’ average debt reaches £484,000
Study shows small firms have up to 16% of their turnover outstanding in unpaid bills
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NewsMiller Construction wins £51m of Scots school work
Recently acquired business grabs Galliford Try a better foothold in the Scottish education market
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NewsHeathrow boss appointed to head Highways Agency
Colin Matthews tasked with transitioning agency into a government-owned company
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NewsPaul Sheffield to head Laing O'Rourke's Europe business
Laing O’Rourke has appointed former Kier chief executive Paul Sheffield as the boss of its European business
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News‘Reality check’ as construction growth takes a dip in spring
Infrastructure is the worst hit sector but overall output still higher than this time last year
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NewsCITB simplifies training levy system
Raft of changes for firms including labour-only and Construction Industry Scheme sub-contractors
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FeaturesSubcontracting through the skills shortage
The turnaround in the sector’s fortunes has thrown up new risks for subcontractors finding new skilled tradesmen. Building hosted an audio webinar, with insurer Zurich, to discuss preventing any potential pitfalls
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NewsISG acquires Spanish fit-out firms
Contractor takes controlling stake in office, retail and data centre fit-out businesses
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NewsSkills shortages fears hit highest level for six years
Latest RICS survey finds 51% of firms say there are insufficient workers to meet demand