All articles by Sarah Richardson – Page 14
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FeaturesPrimary capital programme: Little marvels
Primary schools are often small projects, but with £7bn-worth in the pipeline, they may be a lifeline for the industry’s SMEs
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NewsBSF schools bid for emergency EU cash
Four of the UK’s largest schools projects could be among those to receive emergency European funding as the government struggles to keep public sector projects on track
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NewsGovernment holds urgent talks over apprentice crisis
Senior officials consider making apprenticeships mandatory on all publicly funded projects
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FeaturesMission: impermanent - Atkins' Olympics
Good afternoon Mr Atkins. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to design, procure and build 98 competition venues, operation centres, drug testing clinics, flag storage areas and training grounds complete with power, water and security … Airport and station extensions must be added as and when required. ...
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News£5bn college programme hits major delays
Government puts schemes on ice as funding problems hit construction’s public spending lifeline
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UK Contractors Group to fight for skills overhaul
New trade body chairman warns of ‘dire skills shortage’ in face of slashed training budgets
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NewsTesco orders QSs to cut fees in half or lose future work
Consultants face price cuts of 20-50% as client responds to ‘current economic climate’
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£425m pricetag agreed for Shard
The developer of London Bridge’s Shard tower is understood to have agreed a price of about £425m for the scheme with main contractor Mace
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NewsAccused firms left in limbo as OFT delays inquiry results
Contractors lobby for ‘reasonable’ penalties as watchdog holds back details of fines for up to six months
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NewsWestfield delays £1.2bn of UK retail projects
Australian developer starts wave of redundancies as it holds back three multimillion-pound schemes
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NewsContractors resort to ‘zero-profit’ bidding
Property agent says tender prices are being cut by 10-15% in attempt to bolster order books
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NewsBrickmakers to raise prices by up to 15% next year
Decision by Ibstock, Hanson and Wienerberger to pass on costs is fresh blow to housebuilders
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Government’s rescue efforts ‘will halve decline in output’
Construction Products Association cuts predicted fall from 4.6% to 2.4% after £3bn spending boost
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NewsOne in five workers face redundancy before 2011
Government holds urgent talks with industry ahead of pre-Budget report as crisis deepens
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NewsDoyle boss makes shock exit as firm rethinks growth plan
Chairman Stef Stefanou will take up chief executive role after Rob Johnson departs
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Mace poaches Laing O’Rourke manager for Shard
Move comes as contractor awaits decision on £435m bid for 312m tower at London Bridge
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News71,000 construction jobs lost over past year
Scale of redundancies revealed, with Laing O’Rourke and WSP among the latest to cut staff
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Costain schools director departs
Costain’s education business has been hit by the departure of its director “to pursue other opportunities”.
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Sir Robert McAlpine gets leading role in the office
Business barometer Contractor dominates October league thanks to big commercial wins
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NewsRDAs could speed up £4bn lifeline for small firms
Trade body in talks with ministers over using regional agencies to deliver critical EU funds