All articles by Dave Rogers – Page 20
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NewsLegacy jobs continue to blight Vinci’s UK numbers
Provisions at building and FM arms keep firm in red
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Features‘Bid for everything, always haggle’: The life and times of John F Hunt’s John Hall
The founder of the specialist contractor turned 75 over the summer. He tells Dave Rogers about nearly going under, having the gift of the gab and why he did well out of the Cardiff Millennium Stadium
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NewsMeaningful recovery not expected until middle of next year, Arcadis warns
Consultant adds that contractors getting tougher on dealing with risk
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NewsKier begins to draw line under recovery effort as contractor announces fresh set of growth targets
Chief executive Andrew Davies says firm will soon be cash positive at end of every month having once posted monthly debts of close to £450m
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NewsEscalating costs on fixed-price jobs sends profit down at HG Construction
Company says jobs worst affected by rises are now mostly complete
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NewsLaing O’Rourke edges back into black as new boss says margins have to improve
Cathal O’Rourke says contracting’s cherished 5% figure can be achieved and warns current industry average ‘is not sustainable’
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NewsFosters completes HQ building for Chinese tech firm
Scheme built next door to Shanghai’s Huangpu river
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NewsRivals being sounded out for another Lendlease scheme
City tower being developed by Brockton Everlast
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NewsBam brings in McAlpine boss to head up Northern region
Mark Gibson will join rival contractor later this year
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NewsGraham yet to agree price on £60m Lord’s stand rebuild putting 2027 Ashes deadline in doubt
Start on job could be delayed by 12 months having been earmarked to start at end of this month
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NewsCommercial work and resurgence in housebuilding keeps output in black, PMI report says
Figure stays above 50 no change mark for sixth successive month
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NewsGovernment promises to bar Grenfell firms from future public sector work
Prime minister to write to companies named and shamed and put them on notice they will be barred from taxpayer-funded contracts
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NewsWhat the Phase 2 report said about consultants and contractors
Inquiry panel hands down stinging criticisms, focusing on the particular roles of four firms in the project team and their contribution to the Grenfell disaster
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NewsHousing slowdown sees Michelmersh bring forward factory upgrade work
Brickmaker to close South Yorkshire plant in November and December
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NewsTenders on £900m London towers job expected to be out in ‘next few weeks’
Development manager Lipton Rogers hoping to start main construction work early next year
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NewsWinner on rebid £500m ITV Studios scheme Lendlease won two years ago set for this month
Mace and Multiplex pricing scheme originally picked up by up-for-sale contractor
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NewsHousebuilding to kickstart wider industry growth next year, PwC forecasts
RMI worrk also predicted to see output return to black in 2025
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NewsBad debt provision blunts profit at airport architect
Pascall & Watson forced to book £2.1m hit