All Contractors articles – Page 279
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NewsRising costs threatening recovery
FMB state of trade survey warns recovery in the SME construction sector is under threat from rising building costs and material shortages
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NewsConstruction growth hit by storms, but economy still on the up
UK economy grows 0.8% in first quarter of the year, but construction posts just 0.3% growth after being hit by bad weather
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NewsFirms line up for £5bn schools work
Education Funding Agency invites 37 firms to tender for £5bn regional schools framework
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NewsCrossrail's 'spying' strained contractor relations
Consultant’s report finds staff afraid to report health and safety incidents for fear of a “backlash”
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NewsOsborne wins £235m housing job
Firm to provide repair and maintenance services in Dacorum for the next five years
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NewsISG wins major Dubai hotel scheme
Contractor will refurbish 393-room Kempinski Mall of Emirates Hotel
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NewsBalfour Beatty inks £196m Canadian hospital
Contractor reaches financial close on children’s and women’s hospital
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NewsMcLaren profit nearly doubles
Contractor gets boost from the sale of its McLaren Property business
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NewsQatar begins inspections of workers’ conditions
World Cup organisers look to ensure contractors bidding for £4bn worth of work are providing humane environment
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CommentSeize this chance for change
The government’s Payment Charter takes us a step closer to fixing the industry’s ills
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CommentTime for a Green Deal rethink?
The construction industry is capable of making an energy efficiency retrofit market work
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NewsScape targets public sector renovation work
Public sector controlled construction firm set to launch new business line later this month
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NewsCable urged to pressure clients to sign payment charter
Specialist contractors set out their vision for enforcement of the construction payment charter
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NewsNG Bailey puts agency workers on books after talks with union
Contractor agrees to transfer 50 agency workers on the upgrade of Tottenham Court Road underground station
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NewsMiller Group confirms strategic business review
Scottish firm says it is “reviewing a number of strategic options”
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CommentKeeping pace: Contract awards in March
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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CommentLife beyond housing and London
Take out private housing in the South-east and construction growth so far for the rest of the country doesn’t look so perky, but that could change …
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NewsVideo: Ray O'Rourke gives rare interview
Chair of Laing O’Rourke appears on promotional video for Irish business agency
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NewsSkanska to create 1,500 UK jobs
Contractor plans expansion in commercial sector in London alongside the infrastructure and health sectors