All articles by Tom Bill – Page 3
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NewsLaing O’Rourke slashes workforce by 17,500 and shuts Middle East division
Turnover falls 14% to £4.1bn as contractor feels the effects of direct employment model
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NewsCostain joins offshore wind alliance
Contractor will design and build offshore wind farms with Hochtief and Arup
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NewsKier bags £135m Hong Kong tunnelling job
Joint venture will start work immediately on railway project
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NewsWaterman hit by £5.7m of bad debt
Engineering consultant blames situation in Ireland, Poland, Belgium and Romania for one-off cost
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NewsCity warns investors may lose patience with Rok as profit halves
Warning follows second profit warning this year and 15% drop in turnover to £308m
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NewsCarillion wins £200m energy services contract
EDF Energy Networks hands Carillion five year extension to east of England infrastructure contract
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NewsNG Bailey back in black despite 23% plunge in turnover
Private M&E firm posts £20m profit but warns of weaker performance in future
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NewsNHS bids to renegotiate £65bn PFI contracts
Hospitals bill too high in face of spending cuts, leading figures warn
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Morgan: We can live with cuts
John Morgan, the executive chairman of Morgan Sindall, has said the percentage of public sector work on its order book will fall below 50% as a result of the coalition cuts
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NewsTop QSs fear drop in Aecom work after DL takeover
EC Harris, Cyril Sweett, T&T and G&T seek reassurances that they will not be frozen out of work
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CommentDavis Langdon - An Aecom company
One of the best known and respected consultants in the UK has been bought by a US firm 10 times its size. Here, Tom Bill asks whether DL was forced into a marriage with Aecom, and what will happen to the 91-year-old brand once two become one
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NewsLloyds writes off £3bn from property portfolio
Banking group’s six-month figure ’driven’ by acquisition of HBOS real estate book
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NewsBenoy bags £1.6m of work in India
Architect wins three contracts during prime minister’s visit to country
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NewsBerkeley Homes secures Potters Field development deal
Developer and Southwark Council finally sign development agreement for 374-unit scheme next door to Tower Bridge
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NewsWates poaches Laing O'Rourke's education boss
Stephen Beechey is to run Wates’ PPP schemes as group investment director
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NewsODA bosses claim £56,000 in expenses
Construction director claims most while chief exec spent just £99 entertaining
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Former O'Rourke executive loses whistleblower case
Laing O’Rourke accuses Neels Kriek of seeking cash settlement as court throws out claim
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Banks to shelve Crest sale in favour of refinancing
Debt restructuring deal preferred after Horizon’s £335m bid for housebuilder deemed too low
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NewsTravis Perkins results 'above expectations'
Builders merchant plans to pay dividend after sustained trading increase
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NewsMorgan Sindall order book grows to £3.5bn
Trading update reports trading uplift but outstanding concern over spending cuts