All Contractors articles – Page 248
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Days of the recession still haunt us
For major contractors the problems of the past few years are only just starting to manifest themselves
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Profit warning forces Balfour Beatty M&E rethink
After another profit warning, Balfour Beatty tightens its bidding criteria and withdraws from the market in London
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Royal Bam takes £60m hit on problem projects
Dutch parent company of Bam and Bam Nuttall to embark on £79m cost cutting drive after issues on jobs in UK and Germany
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Construction giants face blacklisting 'super case'
Judge agrees separate blacklisting High Court cases can be rolled together, with trial expected to begin later this year
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Galliford Try twice walked away from Miller deal
Firm took tough stance in negotiations to drive down price; Miller Construction chief to stay with Miller Group
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High Court to rule on blacklisting 'super case'
Judge to be asked to roll separate blacklisting court cases into one ‘super case’
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Galliford Try buys Miller Construction
Firm pays just £16.6m for £410m turnover construction business
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Councils to procure work on £2bn priority schools phase
SMEs disappointed by regional framework decision could benefit from ‘mixed’ procurement approach
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Lend Lease sells FM division to Cofely
Cofely follows up on acquisition of Balfour Beatty Workplace late last year
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Galliford Try set to report record profit
Contractor says pre-tax profit will hit top end of analysts’ forecasts in trading update
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The skills timebomb
Our industry is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people with the right skills, yet there is no sense of urgency when it comes to training and development. Why not?
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Mace appointed for Old Admiralty refurb
Contractor will work with BDP and Hoare Lea on refurb of historic Department for Education buidling
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Royal Bam takes £60m hit on problem jobs
Contracting group will embark on cost-cutting drive after hits on problem jobs in the UK and Germany
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Replacement lined up for £700m YORbuild framework
Yorkshire councils begin dialogue with contractors on framework renewal
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Tender prices on the rise
Material prices and wage inflation fuelling construction cost increases, according to RICS
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Blacklist compensation scheme launched: full details
Campaigners furious at offer of £4,000 - £20,000 fast-track for affected workers
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Interserve slams MoD’s ‘failed’ £4bn contract award process
Firm launches legal challenge claiming Carillion JV’s winning bid could be ‘abnormally low’ and ‘undeliverable’
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Balfour Beatty to scale back M&E business by a quarter
Following latest £35m profit warning, firm to step back from wider M E market in London with revenue set to fall by around a quarter
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Revealed: EFA picks winners for £5bn schools framework
Exclusive: Full list of contractors for the Education Funding Agency’s regional schools framework
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Government work pipeline rises to £116bn
Latest refresh of government’s construction pipeline shows value of work has jumped by 13% to £116bn