All Contractors articles – Page 384
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NewsMoD may restart £12bn job
Government considers new proposals for St Athan training facility in Wales
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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
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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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NewsGovernment announces boost for SMEs
Mark Prisk unveils measures to help small and medium sized businesses
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FeaturesDan Labbad: Aussie Rules
The arrival of Bovis Lend Lease’s new boss sparked rumours about the company’s future. Now, after a long silence, Labbad reveals his plans for one of the UK’s best known contractors.
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NewsLaing O'Rourke hit as £14bn MoD scheme scrapped
Contractor part of Metrix consortium “terminated” for massive St Athan project
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NewsGovernment publishes standard pre-qualification questionnaire
New questionnaire aims to save time and money and simplify bidding process
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NewsSMEs heading into double dip recession
Survey by the Federation of Master Builder reports drop off in workload for small and medium sized firms
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NewsMorgan Sindall wins £18.6m Knowsley schools contract
Contractor will build primary school and neighbourhood centre in Stockbridge Village, Merseyside
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NewsRok wins Scottish £32m framework deal
Contractor to work with Highlands and Islands Enterprise over a four-year period
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BAM scoops £80m academies job
Medway Council picks contractor to design and build three school with work starting on site later this year
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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