All articles by Dominic White – Page 2
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Skillbase struggling to break even
Mowlem’s home repair and improvement business hit by high overheads, rapid expansion and volatile workload, say analysts.
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Steel shake-up as Amec bosses quit
Managing director and finance director leave Amec’s Watson Steel and Kvaerner sells steel arm to managers.
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Former MDA bosses set up new QS
Ex-chief executive Houghton to lead KHK, new firm targeting blue-chip international clients.
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Benoy rejigs board to shift market focus
Bluewater architect restructures and moves base to London in bid to target airports, hotels, transport and health work.
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Architect sues for £1.7m unpaid fees
Fitzroy Robinson sues developer of £150m Raffles hotel, claiming it has not been paid since taking on the Westminster scheme three years ago.
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Currie & Brown merges with Widnell
Deal gives practice presence in 46 countries and follows rival DL&E’s merger with specification specialist.
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Former MDA bosses go to court
Chief executive and international director file claims for a total of £170 000 for wrongful dismissal after being voted out in boardroom putsch.
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Deputy out in new Atkins shake-up
Deputy chief executive David James is fifth director to leave super-consultant in 14 months.
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Carillion axes 50 jobs in regional reshuffle
Analysts predict 400 more redundancies as contractor cuts civils work and freezes building turnover.
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Laing loses third director in six months
New business director Tony Aitkenhead quits, but construction chairman denies brain drain.
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Analysts tip Jarvis for takeover
Latest fall in share price and volume of stocks changing hands fuel City speculation that contractor is being stalked.
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High-Point plans next shopping trip
Breakdown of MDA takeover talks fails to dent 400-strong consultant’s enthusiasm for an acquisition before July.
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Features
Will they fly this time?
Forget what happened last time: BAA’s second-generation framework agreements are a new system being driven by a new team. But will they fare any better?
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Top five QS cuts staff as fee squeeze bites
Franklin + Andrews cuts jobs as industry complains that fees are failing to keep pace with rising costs.
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Tay Homes faces bid from smaller rival
Yorkshire firm Country & Metropolitan has been buying up shares and is poised to launch a bid.
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HLM to take over ad firm and go public
Architect to join forces with advertising group to form RockArchimedia, a "total branding" company that aims to get support services listing.
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Mowlem headhunts Morgan Sindall man
Game of musical chairs for top executives continues as managing director of Morgan subsidiary Stansell joins Mowlem to run southern division.
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Simons to go global with joint ventures
Contractor plans international alliances and is in talks with firms in Europe and the USA.
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MDA bosses voted out in board coup
Former Taywood chief Castle is one of three now in charge of top 10 quantity surveyor after a vote of no confidence in two board directors.
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BAA framework firms face annual ‘MOT’
Suppliers must pass client’s yearly tests to keep their place on new 10-year contracts.