All Contractors articles – Page 294
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CommentConstruction risks a serious skills deficit
With one third of senior construction managers to reach retirement age in near future the industry needs to face up to the challenge of upskilling new generation
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NewsRace starts for £55m Paddington Crossrail tunnel job
London Underground seeking contractors to propose ways of cutting costs or risks on major upgrade project
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £73m coastal defence work
Balfour Beatty has won two contracts worth £73m in total to construct marine defences in Blackpool
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CommentGovernment trials, not tribulations
Early findings from the government’s trials of new procurement models show that progress towards smarter procurment is being made
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NewsKier bags £38m Chester cultural centre
Kier has been picked to built Chester’s Bennetts Associates-designed cultural centre
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CommentOur supply chain is our lifeblood
Our supply chain is vital and we are working very hard to find increasingly innovative ways to support those who work for and with us
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CommentLocal is going global
Local supply chain management poses a series of problems that need to be tackled to improve the sustainability of our cities
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NewsConstruction fraud costs $1 trillion globally
Report by Grant Thornton says endemic corruption in global industry will inhibit growth
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NewsMiller wins £200m Scottish schools work
Construction firm appointed preferred bidder by hub North Scotland
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NewsFit-out firm Margolis rebrands as Oktra after boost to turnover
Company to trade under new name after reporting turnover growth of 84%
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NewsFirms call for Qatar to do more on labour abuse
Call comes as union requests meeting with 13 firms in Qatar including Carillion and Balfour Beatty
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NewsBoss of Morgan Sindall’s £400m fit-out business exits
Exclusive: Steve Elliott latest management departure after 15 years as driving force at Overbury and Morgan Lovell
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News293 jobs lost as electrical specialist Murphy Ltd folds
Administrators say “prolonged period of difficult trading” led to firm’s demise
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NewsKier and Interserve win £171m of schools work
Exclusive: Kier wins two batches of priority schools, worth £123m, while Interserve also wins a batch, worth £48m
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NewsMiller wins £30m Scottish education campus job
Firm to deliver community campus in Aberdeenshire through hub North Scotland
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NewsFour firms face off for £500m Royal Mail site development
Exclusive: Big name contractors in running for £150m contract to build Great Portland Estates’ Rathbone Place development in central London
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FeaturesInterview: Andrew Ridley-Barker, Vinci
Vinci’s construction boss on why the firm is putting airports at the centre of its growth strategy
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NewsWatchdog confirms second industry blacklist
ICO reveals it holds information on another blacklist understood to contain 500 names
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CommentPrivate sector optimism is spreading
Data from the CPA/Barbour ABI index shows that construction contracts went up 11% in September
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NewsGalliford Try’s £162m haul propels it to top of league
Contractor overtakes 17 rivals, boosted by major housing and healthcare projects