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NewsCarillion workers to strike over shift changes
Carillion is facing a series of one-day strikes on its M6 road contract after workers voted for industrial action following changes to their work patterns
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NewsAmec interim profit dips sharply to £35.7m
Engineering services company Amec has announced a pre-tax profit of £35.7m for the six months to 30 June. This is a fall of 14% on the same period last year, despite a slight rise in turnover.
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NewsTaywood to split up housing after £480m Wilcon buyout
Wilson Connolly chief executive expected to head one of three regional divisions of £3bn-turnover business.
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Ex-Miller Homes boss quits new job
The former Miller Homes boss who was arrested in connection with a fraud investigation at the company has resigned from his current job at a housing association.
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F+A chief Arnold quits to join Gardiner & Theobald
QS Franklin + Andrews announces shock departure of MD just 16 months after merging with Mott MacDonald.
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UK tops European league thanks to PFI, says report
Trade body calls British construction Europe's 'bright light', but warns of recession if public spending cuts go ahead.
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Consultants send work abroad
British consultants and design firms are following a trend set by the insurance and banking industries and outsourcing work to low-cost overseas operators
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Features
Parting words
Employers can refuse to supply a reference, but they mustn't write an unfair one
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Lead times
A slackening in demand has meant lead times have not been adversely affected by the summer shutdowns according to Mace.
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Steelwork firms slash prices to stay afloat
The collapse of the London office and commercial market is forcing steelwork contractors to cut prices to win work and maintain market share.
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Comment
The end of innocence
Government, employers and insurance firms all assured us our pensions were in safe hands. Now our eyes have been opened, and it's time to go it alone
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FeaturesWish you were up there?
Kicking off an occasional series on career development, Kate Allen explores how you can jump up to the next level by tackling your skills gaps. But, she asks, how do you choose the course that's right for you?
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As good as it gets
Training and developing staff is not only essential if the construction industry is to be as good as the client demands, says the CITB's director of training strategy Sheila Hoile, but also if the industry is to fulfil its workers' career ambitions
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FeaturesIf I were in your boots …
In his latest management masterclass, Andrew Gay casts a beady eye over Mott MacDonald and tries to work out how a consultant with its talent can produce such mediocre results
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FeaturesFrom Birmingham to Basra
One minute he was a QS in Birmingham, the next he was dodging Scuds in Iraq. Territorial Army lance corporal Craig Barker spoke to us about food rations, Saddam's yacht and keeping cool.
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Features… and relax
It’s 15 months late, it’s doubled in cost and the project team has got into a big fight with itself – but all will be forgotten when the warm waters of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners’ Bath Spa are soothing harrowed souls …
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Hungary at knock-down prices
Our latest article on European legal systems deals with the tricky problem of being required to demolish your building after you've just finished building it
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Two blokes go into a pub
As you'll know, a man who drinks alcohol puts a thief in his mouth to steal his brains. What you may not know is that it can also negotiate construction work