All Contractors articles – Page 274
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CommentTackling the skills gap
To attract new talent the industry has to improve its record on big issues such as long hours, employing people from diverse backgrounds and dealing with workplace stress
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NewsBalfour Beatty probe finds no evidence of corruption on £500m gas job
But firm finds evidence of ‘bullying’ and the possible ‘falsification’ of records on £500m National Grid contract
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NewsMcAleer & Rushe says 'freak accident' led to worker's death
Contractor says ‘catastrophic’ failure of part of a piling rig led to the death of a worker on its Maidenhead site
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NewsKier wins £130m of Anglian Water work
Contractor named preferred bidder on two frameworks alongside rivals including Barhale and Morrison Utility Services
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NewsKier denies backing government payment charter
Firm claims it has not agreed to sign up to government payment initiative, despite business department claiming that it had
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NewsGalliford Try expects bumper year
Firm says it expects to exceed analysts’ expectations with pre-tax proft of £92m
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NewsWorker dies on McAleer & Rushe hotel site
A worker has died on a construction site in Maidenhead where contractor McAleer Rushe is building an office and hotel development
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NewsBam Nuttall profit falls 41%
Firm reports rise in revenue in all geographies but its margin plummets
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NewsOlympic legacy boss to join Mace
Olympic legacy boss Dennis Hone is to take up the role of finance director at Mace
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NewsGoogle HQ faces 'at least' three-year delay
Boss of contractor appointed to build tech giant’s £650m HQ in Kings Cross says construction not expected to start until “at least 2017”, three years later than planned
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NewsLondon drywall firm goes under
All 49 staff at the firm lose their jobs as drywall firm goes into administration
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NewsSkanska enjoys strong start to year
Revenue up 15% in first quarter as impact of acquisition of Atkins Highways Services begins to be felt on its books
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NewsNetwork Rail awards £800m of track upgrade work
Client also decides to bring its high output track renewals work in-house
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NewsRevealed: Firms picked for £1bn defence contracts
The Ministry of Defence has finally selected the winner bidders for three long-delayed defence estates contracts worth more than £1bn
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NewsHomeowners cancel repair jobs due to lack of trusted builders
Survey finds over 20% of homeowners are shelving or delaying plans for work on their homes because they cannot find trustworthy builders
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NewsCivils firms report upturn, but fear skills crunch
Civils firms report rising workloads and orders, but are facing increasing difficulties in finding skilled employees
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NewsContractors facing the squeeze as costs rise
Construction Products Association trade survey finds fourth consecutive quarter of growth, but firms experiencing rising materials and labour costs
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NewsT Clarke expects boost from self-employment clampdown
Building services firm says its committment to direct employment could give it edge over rivals after HMRC tax changes
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CommentBalfour Beatty: Embers of ambition
There’s no escaping the fact that the ambitions of the UK’s largest contractor are rapidly disintegrating
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NewsBriggs & Forrester toasts a treble
Specialist M E contractor wins £16m-worth of work on three projects in the North-west