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After the floods

2014-03-21T08:02:00Z

The impact of this winter’s floods can be seen in the CPA/Barbour ABI construction activity index

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MoD seeking firms for £1.5bn worth of work

2014-03-20T10:16:00Z

Ministry of Defence launches new £350m FM contract, and seeks firms for two regional capital works frameworks worth £1.1bn

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Mitie writes down up to £15m on construction jobs

2014-03-20T09:31:00Z

FM business continues painful scaling down of construction and M E work

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Laing O’Rourke wins £100m Olympic media centre job

2014-03-20T06:00:00Z

Contractor picked to transform media centre into a technology hub

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Saudi steel firm saves Rowecord factory

2014-03-19T09:27:00Z

AIC Steel buys factory and creates 120 jobs

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Four contractors picked for £1.5bn Heathrow work

2014-03-19T07:30:00Z

Exclusive: Four firms make the cut for massive programme of works, but Laing O’Rourke, Skanska and Vinci are among those that miss out

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Freedom of Information law to cover private contractors

2014-03-19T07:00:00Z

Ministers says Freedom of Information law will be extended to private companies carrying out public contracts

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Carillion wins £37m Birmingham uni library job

2014-03-18T16:00:00Z

Exclusive: Contractor sees off competition from five rivals including Sir Robert McAlpine to win Associated Architects-designed library

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Haydon sale hits profit at Mears

2014-03-18T11:23:00Z

But social housing provider reports rise in profit from continuing operations

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Interserve completes £250m deal to buy Rentokil’s FM arm

2014-03-18T10:17:00Z

Contractor’s shareholders approve deal to create one of the UK’s top three FM firms by turnover

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T Clarke reports 41% rise in profit

2014-03-18T09:37:00Z

Chief executive warns there will be no ‘meaningful recovery’ in the UK construction market until 2015

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Carillion JV wins £61m Dubai job

2014-03-18T09:32:00Z

Firm to develop Dubai’s new trade centre district

Comment

We can do more for unemployed youngsters

2014-03-18T08:49:00Z

Construction needs to think seriously about how to get more of the UK’s huge number of unemployed young people into the industry. A recent report has some simple suggestions

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Contractors applaud faster HS2 delivery plan

2014-03-17T11:58:00Z

But lawyer warns starting the second phase of the line three years early may not be possible

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Construction grows 1.8% in January

2014-03-14T11:24:00Z

But growth in final quarter has been revised down to a 0.2% fall and overall recovery remains ‘patchy’

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MPs tell blacklisting firms to pay compensation

2014-03-14T08:46:00Z

MPs investigating blacklisting say firms must make amends or face being barred from public work

Features

Interview: Neil Martin

2014-03-14T06:00:00Z

It’s been all change in Lend Lease’s European business, with recent years marked by management instability and falling profits. Can the managing director of its construction arm Neil Martin succeed where others have failed and turn the business around?

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Capita team wins £400m job to run the defence estate

2014-03-14T00:01:00Z

Consultant to lead consortium that will manage over £10bn of Ministry of Defence construction contracts

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Balfour Beatty predicts ‘gentle’ recovery in 2014

2014-03-14T00:01:00Z

Chief executive of Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK describes 2013 as a ‘disappointing’ year

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Bouygues to build London’s first Passivhaus School

2014-03-13T10:00:00Z

Contractor wins £5m revamp of Tower Hamlets school