All Contractors articles – Page 364
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NewsConstruction ministers at risk under boundary shake-up
MPs Grant Shapps, Mark Prisk and Andrew Stunell all face losing constituencies
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NewsMOD sets carbon challenge for contractors
New criteria set out for facilities management bidders
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NewsSheffield contractor CR Gibbs falls into administration
Administrators say firm was crippled by public sector slowdown
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NewsGovernment to set cost benchmarks for public work
Paul Morrell confirms move that will allow public clients to compare project costs across departments
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NewsWates buys £50m turnover Linbrook
Contractor buys response maintenance firm for undisclosed sum
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NewsGovernment unveils blueprint to cut construction costs
A newly established public construction board will drive 20% savings
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NewsConstruction insolvencies jump by a fifth
First quarter survey shows impact of government spending freeze
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NewsLend Lease to complete halted Olympic village block
Firm lined up by ODA to work on N14 block after contractor P Elliott went into administration
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FeaturesDe-coding BIM
Building information modelling could be applied to save time and money on every government project within five years. But few people are using it and many don’t even know it exists. Here are seven key ways BIM will affect you and your work
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FeaturesHands up if you can cut 20%
We’re all more or less signed up to the government’s target of cutting 20% off costs in the next four years (or so we say). But how we do it is still the subject of fierce debate. Building asked three construction professionals what they would do
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NewsThree of Wates family join company board
Move is designed to speed up decision-making at the family-run firm
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NewsLend Lease to build halted Olympic housing
Contractor given nod to finish Athlete’s Village block stopped after P Elliott administration
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NewsKier cashes in on PFI school stakes
Contractor makes a £4.3m profit on Oldham and Norwich stakes
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NewsNational Grid boss to head Lend Lease UK construction
Michael Dyke appointed to head former Bovis business, filling position open since last summer
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NewsAll government projects to use BIM within five years
Construction chief Paul Morrell dismissed other ’unambitious’ plans at the London KBB conference
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NewsAthletes' Village builders eye halted P Elliott block
Work on N14 block stopped as Irish contractor placed into administration
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NewsConstruction growth strongest for three years
RICS Q1 survey is latest to contradict government figures