All Contractors articles – Page 273
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NewsCostain shoots to the top with £415m Network Rail deals
But Bam tops contractors’ league, excluding civils, with £217m haul spread across 16 contracts
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CommentHandling the worker shortage
With both the Bank of England and the government pushing for greater housing production to deal with an overheating market and rising prices, it begs the question: who’s going to build them?
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NewsMorgan Sindall's infrastructure boss exits
Exclusive: Morgan Sindall’s managing director of infrastructure has stepped down
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NewsScape fires gun on £1.5bn infrastructure race
Public sector procurement body Scape invites contractors to bid for its new £1.5bn civil engineering framework
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NewsCarillion wins £70m Saudi hospital job
Firm’s Saudi Arabian business picks up major hospital contract in Riyadh
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NewsConstruction grew faster than expected in first quarter
Construction output growth revised up to 1.5%, in move that could mean UK economy grew 0.1% faster than previously thought
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CommentStaying on top in challenging times
As we compare the market share between the 20 biggest contractors pre and post recession, the next question is what must firms do to ensure they’re on top in another six years?
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NewsNational BIM skills push launched
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has unveiled a countrywide series of programmes to train a network of BIM champions
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NewsBalfour Beatty high flier joins McLaren
Appointment designed to strengthen contractor’s major projects offer
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FeaturesContractors through the recession: Part 3
In the final installment of Building’s analysis of major contractor’s businesses pre and post recession, we look at which firms have seen the biggest turnover increases and falls
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FeaturesContractor research bundle
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NewsCarillion wins key role on £450m Paradise Circus
Contractor wins £30m job to undertake preparatory works on massive Birmingham city centre scheme
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CommentThe big BIM paradigm
BIM is set to be the biggest change this industry has seen for over 160 years
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FeaturesInteview: Tony Burton
The Construction Industry Council’s new chairman wants the body to make a strong case on behalf of the industry’s professionals. He talks about skills shortages, improving the image of construction and stepping into the limelight
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NewsWillmott Dixon and Mace show fastest UK growth in recession
Analysis by Building shows both firms more than doubled their turnover between 2007 and 2013
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NewsFormer Balfour UK boss joins Sisk
Former Balfour Beatty UK boss Mike Peasland joins Sisk as non-executive board member
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NewsTaylor Woodrow wins £142m Crossrail job
Contractor wins job to build a depot for the Crossrail train fleet at Old Oak Common
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NewsThree firms bag £745m Aberdeen bypass
Consortium of three major contractors named as preferred bidder
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FeaturesWhich contractors have remained profitable in the recession? (Part 2)
In the second part of Building’s analysis of the performance of the Top 20 UK contractors through the recession, we look into the reducing margins of UK firms - and find out who has bucked the trend
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NewsVinci's UK building business falls £34m in the red
Vinci says “difficult trading environment” led to “significant trading losses” for its UK building business