All Contractors articles – Page 382
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NewsBalfour eyes new-build social housing after £7m Rok buy
Deal for collapsed firm’s work comes as administrator confirms Mears snapped up key Bristol contracts
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FeaturesHow grim is construction up North?
In the beleaguered North, public sector spending cuts are biting deeper for local contractors already defending their patch from the attentions of the big boys. Building looks at how bad it is, and asks three contractors how they’re coping
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NewsMears appoints David Miles as CEO
Current chief executive officer Bob Holt will continue as chairman
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NewsInterserve buys US reseller for $35m
Construction and services giant launches bid to break American market
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NewsVinci and Sir Robert nab £33m hospital gig
Joint venture will build new wing for the Royal Oldham Hospital
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NewsKier spends £2.4m on green energy specialist Beco
Acquistition enables contractor to move further into photovoltaic sector
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NewsM25 PFI deal 'not value for money'
Highways agency could have saved £1.1bn by considering alternatives
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FeaturesThe breaking of Rok
Commentators who remained unmoved by Rok’s dizzying rise must now be feeling vindicated, says Joey Gardiner. But was the contractor a victim of its own management strategy, or brought down by market jitters?
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NewsRok job losses hit Scottish workers hardest
Failure to find a buyer means 768 redundancies north of the border
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NewsKeller hit by zero growth and falling margins
Groundworks specialist issues profit warning after revealing £3m redundancy costs
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NewsRok boss tells redundant workers to 'Keep on Roking'
Garvis Snook sends parting email to workers of collapsed workers
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NewsDiageo in talks with new contractors after Rok closures
Closure of Scottish division stops work on £86m bottling plant
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NewsAdministrators confirm closure of majority of Rok
Nearly 2,000 jobs to go as two of three remaining divisions shut down
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NewsBanks 'very likely' to pull plug on Rok
Remaining jobs set to be lost as administrators struggle over sale
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NewsRok firms put into administration with loss of 87 jobs
Tulloch Transport and Rok Civils attract no interest from potential buyers of Rok
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NewsCB&I must pay blacklisted worker £20k
Contractor is the first to face action in an employment tribunal after last year’s discovery of a blacklist
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NewsCarillion confirms plan to slash supply chain
Supply base to fall from 25,000 to around 5,000 in drive to save £140m a year by 2013
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NewsInterserve optimistic about future workload
Maintenance and building group expects stronger second half of the year and boasts £5.5bn future workloads