All Contractors articles – Page 376
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NewsConstruction firms spared squeeze on government jobs
Cabinet Office will demand efficiency savings not price cuts from building contractors
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NewsInsurance giants left in the lurch by Rok collapse
Axa, Tesco and Aegas eye alternative suppliers; Sale of social housing division speeded up
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NewsISG targets US retail clients
ISG is targeting high-profile retail and commercial clients in the US for the first time as part of a new strategy to win work with America-based businesses across the globe
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What went wrong at Rok? The City view
“Hindsight is a wonderful thing,” says Andrew Brown, an analyst at Panmure Gordon, “but Rok’s first major profit warning was two years ago, related to the slowdown in their regional contracting business.”
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CommentAre contractors putting the squeeze on the supply chain?
In a disturbing trend subcontractors are being asked to reduce costs and even make upfront payments or risk being removed from main contractors’ supplier lists. Coercion or market reality?
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NewsBovis asks suppliers about Rok exposure
Bovis Lend Lease has written to its supply chain asking firms to clarify their exposure to the Rok collapse, in a move that has angered subcontractors
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NewsRok redundancies near 400
Closure of Scottish plumbing, heating and electrical business leads to 268 more job cuts
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NewsContractors wrestle for control of Rok
Carillion, Mears and Kinetics among those talking to administrator as it emerges contractor owed suppliers £100m
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NewsBalfour Beatty order book hits £15bn
Contractors confident of global growth despite fall in revenue over last three monhts
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NewsRok administrators lay off 711 staff
PwC cut parts of business of little interest to possible buyers
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Vinci construction turnover falls 3%
French group sees overall revenue grow but construction division weakens
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NewsMore than 50 firms eye up Rok contracts
Contractors interested in profitable parts of Rok business but administrator wants to sell as single entity
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NewsMorgan Sindall: Connaught contracts £60m less than thought
Contractor to write down £3m over purchase of £28m suite of contracts
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NewsLeadbitter and Kinetics stalk failed contractor Rok
Regional contractor and social housing firm join Mears in the battle to take over Rok’s business
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NewsRok administrators vow to pay 3,800 staff
PwC says priority is to review and sell the collapsed company
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CommentTimeline: why Rok's in a hard place
The history of Rok from its formation in 1939 to the suspension of its shares this morning
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NewsCostain sells PFI stakes to reduce pension deficit
Costain reports strong performance and PFI deal to significnatly reduce its pension deficit
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NewsCarillion wins £100m of work in Oman
Contractor grabs both construction and facilities management jobs
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NewsFM contractors demand rebates from suppliers
Carillion and Norland among facilities management firms asking supply chain for money back
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FeaturesWhat next for Laing O'Rourke? Britain's most secretive contractor
It’s been 10 years since Ray O’Rourke bought Laing, the grand old man of UK construction. The intensely private boss won’t talk about it, but Laing O’Rourke is regrouping after the downturn: eyeing new sectors and infrastructure mega-schemes