All Specialists articles – Page 7
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NewsConcrete frame firm in administration
All 40 jobs set to go at Midlands concrete specialist Concentral
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NewsKeller faces £25m goodwill write off
Troubled groundworks specialist loses £20-25m on US and Spanish companies
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Welsh cladding firm Glamalco goes under
Administration move hits 140 jobs and 100 subcontractors
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FeaturesView from on high: ISG's Darren Hill
Tough times these may be for specialists, but many have worked out survival strategies. Here, Darren Hill, UK manager of ISG, the UK’s top fit-out specialist, talks to David Rogers about his plans to stay on top.
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CommentInnovation in blockwork: The Wi Beam
In an industry notoriously cautious of innovation, it’s quite something to meet a brickwork contractor who’s not only inventive but also prepared to see his inventions through
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2010
Britain’s top subcontractors are having to adapt to survive - and faster than the first crustaceans. David Rogers looks at the strategies they’re adopting (going backwards isn’t one of them), while Martin Hewes ranks them by turnover and specialisation
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NewsTrent Concrete enters administration
Nottingham precast specialist a victim of uncertainties over public sector work
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CommentHow to force clients to pay more quickly
A quarter of contractors wait over 60 days for payment from clients. Here are the legal routes to prompter payments
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NewsElectrical Contractors' Association chief steps down after 13 years
David Pollock will hand over to deputy Steve Bratt in September
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NewsWelsh roofing firm fined after teenage apprentice hurt in fall
Randell & Janes Roofing Specialists admits breach of safety led to injury
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FeaturesElectrical Contractors Association: Precedent Johnson
Diane Johnson is the ECA’s first woman president.What’s she got planned for her year at the helm?
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Unemployment hits construction industry hard
Jobless building labourers up 15,000, as architects lead woe among construction professionals
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NewsThomas Balsley unveils waterfront park beside new Tampa art museum
Curtis Hixon Park forms centrepiece of waterside regeneration in Florida city
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NewsKeller buys Australian marine ground engineering specialist for £21m
Groundworks firm expands down under with acquisition of £31m-turnover Waterfront Services
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Wolseley appoints Steve Ashmore managing director
Former brand development director won post through 'impressive' track record at firm
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NewsFaulty cladding hits Amec for £2.5m
Amec is forking out £2.5m to repair cladding at a Liverpool hotel three years after it opened.
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NewsMáirtín Clarke to retire from CRH
Managing director for products and distribution of building materials group will be replaced by Eric Bax
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NewsSteel price rises could slow recovery in office sector
UK set to link the price of steel to quarterly index, which almost doubled last month