All Contractors articles – Page 275
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CommentConstruction's next revolution
Disruptive technology is about to change the face of the construction industry as we know it. Managing this change is not necessaily a costly process, but it does require businesses to envision the future and dare to innovate
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NewsBalfour Beatty cashes in on £97m PPP assets
Contractor sells PPP stakes in hospital and schools projects
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NewsWillmott Dixon profit falls 19%
Turnover stable at £1bn as firm blames a handful of underperforming jobs for 2013 profit fall
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NewsMcAlpine JV wins first phase of £300m Selfridges scheme
Sir Robert McAlpine and Blue Sky Building hired for ‘world’s largest’ department store project
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NewsKier scoops £30m Wolverhampton emergency unit
Contractor will build emergency department at New Cross Hospital
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NewsHeathrow confirms Balfour Beatty for £180m contract
Contractor confirmed as winner on five-year infrastructure framework
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NewsBalfour Beatty to up SME spend to £1bn
Prime minister David Cameron hails contractors spend on SMEs
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NewsIllegal immigrants arrested on £200m Miller job
Nine men from India employed by a subcontractor on the job have been found to be illegally working in the UK
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NewsBalfour Beatty picks up £78m US light rail job
Balfour Beatty has won a £78m job to build a new light rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina
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NewsKier takes £44m batch of priority schools
Kier wins Nottinghamshire schools taking its tally to four batches, the most of any contractor
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CommentIs this the end of seven years' bad luck?
Are we starting to see positive signs outside of the housing sector?
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NewsCarillion wins £400m of work in Middle East
Carillion’s Middle East joint venture secures contracts worth £400m, including two luxury hotels in Dubai
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NewsSurvey shows fall in serious injuries
Building Safety Group points to 32% drop in ‘over seven day’ injuries
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NewsQatar urged to adopt reforms to protect migrant workers
Report by law firm DLA Piper outlines detailed proposals following global outrage at construction worker deaths
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NewsKier pips Willmott Dixon to pole with £281m contract haul
Willmott Dixon also one of the month’s biggest movers, with £262m gained across 36 new projects
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CommentAnalysing the growth figures
There is no doubt that the UK economy is now firmly in a growth phase with the latest GDP figures showing economic output only 0.6% below its pre-crisis peak in Q1 2008
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CommentPrivate housing leads the way for industry growth
The increase in contract awards seen in mid-2013 seems to be slowing but the CPA/Barbour ABI index is still positive across most sectors
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NewsRenew posts sharp jump in profit and revenue
Engineering services firm Renew has seen revenue jump by 48%, and profit rise by 58% in the first half of 2014
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NewsThree firms shortlisted for £150m Pf2 schools
Three firms invited to bid for batch of schools in Midlands, the fifth and final batch of private finance schools to come to market
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NewsKier wins £100m NHS job in North Staffordshire
Kier has been appointed to deliver a £100m work programme by the University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust