All Contractors articles – Page 368
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NewsMears buys ailing social housing firm
Social housing company buys loss-making maintenance business Jackson Lloyd
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NewsRok clears finance director of wrongdoing
Contractor lifts suspension of Ashley Martin and says financial problems were caused by falling workloads and poor controls
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NewsSkanska to cut M&E jobs
Contractor blames market downturn as 15 M&E staff are told they could lose their jobs
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NewsContractors face tough day of bargaining with government
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude is holding discussion with major suppliers to try and bring prices down
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Contractors to government: get them while they’re cheap
Major contractors are urging the government to take advantage of the low cost of construction services by increasing spend on building projects.
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NewsFive charged with corruption over £66m engineering contracts
Charges follow two-year investigtation into allegations of corruption in energy sector
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Confiscated blacklist leaked back into market
The Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating the leak of confidential files naming blacklisted construction workers, writes Andrew Hankinson.
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NewsBouygues cuts 2400 jobs after 'brutal' recession in Europe
French contractor’s road business is particularly hard hit by European public spending cuts according to reports
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NewsRok bags £40m emergency repairs job
Insurance giant AXA signs up contractor to provide emergency home repairs for customers
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NewsBAM UK profits rise on falling revenue
Earnings at Dutch giant up a third to €20.6m despite BSF woes
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T. Clark profit drops 20% in 'tough' environment
Services group sees half yearly revenue and profit fall but order book expands by a third
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NewsNorth Midland's utilities work helps push profit up 49%
Contractor’s pre-tax profit soars to £2m as volumn of work from telecommunications increases
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NewsCarillion improves margins and ups profit by 17%
Contractor reaps benefit of focusing on higher margin support services work rather than construction
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FeaturesCostain's Andrew Wyllie: Who wants to be glamorous anyway?
With £2.5bn of orders on its books, Costain’s move towards sectors such as waste, oil and roads seems like an inspired decision. Andrew Wyllie, the man who made it, tells Sarah Richardson where the contractor is heading next