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NewsBalfour and Kier still taking 50 days or more to settle up
Building’s table of biggest firms shows who’s improving and who’s not
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NewsOfficial figures reveal Laing O'Rourke is one of industry's slowest payers
Company taking 53 days to settle up – just one day better than worst performers Balfour Beatty and Kier
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NewsGovernment pledges five-day payment terms for small firms
All departments will be required to have a dedicated non-executive director responsible for prompt payment
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NewsGovernment figures reveal how long it takes big builders to pay their bills
Balfour Beatty and Kier top list of poor payers, while Barratt is the quickest to settle up among the top 10 housebuilders and contractors
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FeaturesNetwork Rail's new payment rules: full speed ahead
Will Network Rail’s ban on retentions spark an industry-wide change, and will this put the squeeze on main contractors?
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FeaturesCombustible materials ban: what would it mean?
What might government proposals on the future use of materials in high-rise buildings mean for specifiers and manufacturers?
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Why nobody wants to buy
Tumbling fees, dwindling workloads and payment periods stretching beyond the horizon. In the last recession this led to a frenzy of mergers and acquisitions. This time, it's different.According to a report by researcher Corpfin, corporate activity in the first quarter of this year has ground to a virtual halt. There ...