All Specialists articles – Page 26
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NewsISG deals with downturn by focusing on smaller fit-outs
Contractor aims low as it announces 43% rise in pre-tax profit and plan to tackle credit crunch
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SIG post 29% jump in profit
Insulation and roofing specialist sees rise in profit for 2007 as drive to reduce energy consumption comes into play
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Construction firms in league table of slow payers
Carillion among the named and shamed in list of UK plcs that have payment delays
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ODA pledges to use sustainable timber
ODA starts search for 20 timber specialists for its Timber Supplier Panel
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Trade unions express amazement as ODA rejects T5 pay deal
Unions have expressed amazement at the Olympic Delivery Authority’s refusal to adopt the same pay deal offered to electricians at Heathrow Terminal 5.
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Mitie to name 50 ‘elite’ subbies
Fit-out contractor Mitie Interiors is to overhaul its supply chain, following similar moves by main contractors including Costain, Wates, Bovis and Laing O’Rourke.
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FeaturesWhite cab man
Brendan Kerr is not your typical demolition contractor. Instead, on the way to becoming one of the UK’s top entrepreneurs, he has turned the ‘deconstruction’ business into a respectable profession – and one that’s central to the City’s most glamorous developments.
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FeaturesWhy did the lights go out on Hills electrical?
Earlier this month, one of the best known and best respected subcontractors in Britain was sold for the price of a cup of coffee. Eleanor Goodman and Sarah Richardson report on what went wrong
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NewsBloor Homes latest to cut payments to subbies
Bloor Homes blames commercial pressure as it issues letter from West Midlands office informing supply chain of cuts
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NewsSubbies suffer sharp rise in payment delays
Subcontractors are having to wait longer for payment says report
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Imtech predicts year of growth
M&E group says full year results are in line with expectations with earnings reaching €157m
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NewsM&E delays hit T5
BAA is asking the Civial Aviation Authority to suspend Heathrow's normal service obligations after T5 opening
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NewsHills Electrical sold for £1 to rival M&E contractor
Floundering firm scooped up by Southern Electric Contracting after ‘disastrous’ BSF contracts
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NewsPinnacle team appeals against vibration injunction
Appeal is lodged against High Court injunction stopping demolition work on the 300m City of London tower
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NewsPinnacle contractor admits delays
Keltbray says demolition work on site of 300m tower will be held up by at least two months
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CommentJCT Framework Agreement: Umbrellas? Who needs ’em
A framework agreement is like an umbrella that sits above a contractual dinghy in which the elements of the Egan partnership await their fate like good little girls and boys. Until, of course, it starts getting wet
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NewsMore specialists face the axe amid insolvency fears
Subcontractors furious as Costain, Wates and Morgan Ashurst cut supplier lists
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NSCC payment campaign grows
The National Specialist Contractors Council is to extend its fair payment campaign to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Ibex starts early payment club to protect joinery suppliers
Fit-out contractor Ibex Interiors has set up an early payment “club” in an attempt to prevent its joinery suppliers from going bust.