All Contractors articles – Page 287
-
NewsSkanska eyes growth after 'weathering storm'
Skanska UK’s profit and revenue remain flat, but firm’s boss says business is now set for a period of growth and expansion
-
NewsMorgan Sindall and Amec in legal row over £16m hotel
Court papers allege Morgan Sindall responsible for £7.5m costs due to ‘serious defects’ at Liverpool project
-
NewsBalfour Beatty’s £25m Lombard Street job hit by delays
Exclusive: Client Viridis confirms development is running three months behind schedule
-
CommentIt pays to go zero carbon
A long-term approach to green policy can deliver radical benefits at reasonable cost
-
FeaturesProcurement: Facing the consequences
For five years some clients have been taking advantage of the downturn by dumping risk on contractors and screwing them down on price. But now things are on the up, is the supply chain hitting back?
-
-
CommentPower sharing
The upturn in the construction industry should redress the power imbalance in the supply chain
-
NewsShangri-La finally sets opening date for Shard hotel
Hotel will open on 6 May - a full year late due to delays on £40m fit-out
-
NewsSpecialists urge tough action over ‘killer’ late payments
Specialist contractors urge government to bar from public sector work firms who do not pay supply chain within 30 days
-
NewsCivils firms warn recovery remains 'fragile'
Latest Civil Engineering Contractors Association survey warns growth in the infrastructure sector has begun to slow
-
NewsOsborne appoints former Lend Lease director
Former Lend Lease director Simon Parham has joined contractor Osborne
-
NewsKier's materials supplier scheme branded 'daft'
Contractor plans to charge product and materials suppliers over £200 to register with its quality and data management system
-
NewsHewlett Construction clears administration debt
Civil engineer repays £1.5m in debt a year after buying itself out of administration
-
NewsVinci wins Formula E HQ job
Contractor appointed to build headquarters for new motorsport series
-
NewsISG bags £125m London office fit-out job
Contract to fit-out new UBS HQ at 5 Broadgate is the largest London office fit-out job to come to market in the past year
-
NewsNew Mivan owner targets £30m revenue within 18 months
MJM Group owner Brian McConville says firm could not take on Mivan’s workforce as this was not an option offered by the administrator
-
NewsNo deal in blacklisting compensation talks
Blacklist Support Group says offer from Construction Workers Compensation Scheme “underwhelming”
-
NewsConstruction recovery 'remains on track'
Latest Markit/CIPS survey records ninth consecutive month of increasing activity with firms enjoying a rise in demand in the new year
-
NewsFour win spot on £2bn rail programme
Network Rail has appointed four firms to a £2bn programme to electrify more than two thousand miles of railways over the next seven years
-
NewsSpecialists say late payment still 'killer' issue
Specialist contractors increasingly optimistic about state of market but 76% say late payment remains an issue