All Contractors articles – Page 240
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Keepmoat bought by private equity firms
Lloyds Banking Group sells its stake in construction firm as UK and US equity businesses take control
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Billington Holdings posts sharp jump in profit
Steel specialist’s revenue also rises 35% to £23m in the first half of 2014
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Carillion's finance boss exits board role at Wincanton
Richard Adam resigns with immediate effect from logistics firm’s board, which is chaired by Balfour Beatty boss Steve Marshall
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Balfour Beatty wins £70m Crossrail station job
Firm picks up contract to fit out Woolwich Crossrail station, the last major Crossrail contract to be awarded
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ISG’s UK construction business falls into the red
But group pre-tax profit doubles and revenue jumps 19% as fit out, retail and overseas markets all perform strongly
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Little Britain blog: no choppy waters
With calm water sailing, talk at the construction industry regatta was of the difficulties posed by the improving economic climate
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Tacking and jibing with the market
Tony Poole takes the temperature of the industry at this week’s Little Britain regatta
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Delays hit Miller’s Bangor theatre job
Opening show at £40m Welsh theatre postponed until the new year
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Little Britain blog: Alive and well
After testing economic times the annual construciton industry regatta is back
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Contractors chosen on £5bn Greenwich scheme
Knight Dragon accelerates development of Greenwich Peninsula scheme with appointment of three contractors
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Banks’ approval key to £820m Parsons Brinckerhoff sale
Analysts say Balfour Beatty may have a “tough” job convincing lenders to maintain credit for a smaller contracting and investment business
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WSP to buy Parsons Brinckerhoff for £820m
Balfour Beatty announces deal to sell its consulting arm, which it put on the market in May
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Measuring customer satisfaction
The “net promoter score” is the latest way to test if your clients are happy. But it can’t replace genuine interaction
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Elliott Thomas targets £100m turnover
Contractor restructures in bid to hit growth target within three years
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Kier wins £40m Scottish education campus
Contractor will deliver Ayrshire primary and secondary school
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London ranks number one in world for office refurbs
Arcadis report finds developers make higher returns on London refurb jobs than anywhere else
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Specialists urge Cable to enforce payment charter
Payment charter’s enforcement measures are still unknown five months after the charter was published
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Subbie prices rise at fastest rate on record
Subcontractors harder to come by as construction output returns to rapid growth, according to Markit/CIPS
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Kier scoops £50m Greenwich tower
Contractor will build luxury residential scheme for Hong Kong investor Knight Dragon
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Construction bosses among 200 backing Scots independence
Letter to the Scottish Herald proclaims Scotland must “look outwards to the world of opportunity”