All articles by Dave Rogers – Page 49
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NewsRivals battle for ISG staff including firm’s Google team as stricken contractor’s fit-out business files for administration
Number of UK subsidiaries to have made application for administration rises to eight
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NewsTimeline: How ISG went from ‘wholly inaccurate’ claims about its financial health to ‘ISG has filed for administration’
In space of 10 months, firm went from dismissing speculation to the brink of administration
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NewsOffices closed and sites shut as ISG set to file for administration, chief executive confirms
Contractor to go under two months after firm’s chairman said rescue deal was ‘days away’
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NewsClients told to move quickly to find replacements for ISG, or risk sites being stalled for months
Rivals say jobs novating jobs across as soon as possible will see mimimum delays
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NewsISG firms set to go into administration
Day of febrile speculation sees six subsidiaries apply for administration late this afternoon
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News‘Certainty of pipeline’ one of the keys to productivity improvements, conference told
Overhaul of planning system would improve historically low levels
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NewsIndustry needs to be more vocal in supporting Grenfell findings, Wates boss says, and warns contracting’s ‘bizarre’ margins not sustainable
Eoghan O’Lionaird bemoans industry’s ‘relative silence over report and admits firm’s 2% margin is not good enough
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NewsGleeson sells more homes but profit slips
Housebuilder now turning attention to hitting 3,000 homes a year target after restructuring
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NewsL&G sells Cala to private equity investors for £1.35bn
Buyer also includes former investor owner Patron
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NewsOptimism that recovery is underway on the rise, RLB says
Growing commercial workloads expected to see more orders next year
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NewsHS2 tweaks Curzon Street station design
Proposals set to be sent in to Birmingham planners by end of year
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NewsUS firm buys boutique consultant set up by former Davis Langdon partner
MGAC snaps up project manager and QS Flint & Partners
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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’