All Contractors articles – Page 378
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NewsCollapsed Kinetics arms owe subbies ‘less than £1m’
Social housing contractor sheds 270 employees as it shuts northern business
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News
Labour backs Morrell's plan to cut building costs 20%
Ian Lucas’ support comes as construction adviser outlines strategy at Building’s parliamentary reception
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NewsSt Modwen to tender £200m of work in next six months
Developer invites new supply chain members to bid for projects up and down the UK
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NewsBritish firms to increase staff in China as economy booms
Concerns about a property price bubble will be temporary, says experts
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NewsInterserve to build £20m Navy rehabilitation centre
Contractor will design, build and maintain facility at Devonport naval base
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NewsGovernment to change what it buys to achieve 20% savings
Morrell states that most of the savings will come from changing what contractors build
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NewsOver half of QSs have seen clients accept suicide bids
RICS survey reveals full extent of suicide bidding in the recession, as firms are forced to ’buy’ work
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Features
Afghanistan: Construction's front line
In the midst of war-torn Afghanistan dozens of construction projects continue unabated. Building reports on the unique challenges - and dangers - facing contractors at Camp Bastion in Helmand province
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FeaturesThe construction strategy: Together at last?
The government and the construction industry. It’s been a long, love-hate affair but the new construction strategy is an offer to try to work things out
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NewsKinetics shuts down northern business
Social housing contractor to refocus on the south as up to 400 staff leave
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NewsMid East contractor kicked off Midlands hospital
NHS Trust blames “extremely disappointing” delays
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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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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