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Amey wins £200m roads contract

2013-10-11T08:30:00Z

East of England maintenance and improvement contract awarded by Highways Agency

Features

Qatar's migrant construction workers: what can be done?

2013-10-11T06:00:00Z

Pressure is on the Qatari authorities to do something about the working conditions of those building the World Cup 2022 infrastructure and venues, so what are the risks UK companies working there could face?

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Legal threat to UK firms over Qatar deaths laid bare

2013-10-11T06:00:00Z

Lawyers warn individuals could face arrest and firms be held liable for breaches by subcontractors

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Laing O'Rourke's Australian boss steps down

2013-10-10T12:55:00Z

David Stewart resigns in order to address corruption scandal engulfing his previous employer Leighton Holdings

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Major contractors launch blacklisting compensation scheme

2013-10-10T07:30:00Z

Eight firms including Sir Robert McAlpine, Balfour Beatty and Skanska propose negotiated settlement

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Laing O’Rourke tipped for £318m Mayfair project

2013-10-10T06:00:00Z

Exclusive: Contractor in ‘detailed discussions’ with British Land for main contract to build prestigious mixed-use scheme overlooking Green Park

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Keller buys South African specialist contractor

2013-10-09T09:16:00Z

Listed groundworks giant buys firm for £31m

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Firms on alert as £5bn schools framework launched

2013-10-08T10:35:00Z

The government’s schools capital agency is set to launch a new £5bn regional framework for refurbishment and smaller new build jobs

Comment

Bring back the SME housebuilders

2013-10-07T11:20:00Z

Housing was centre stage over the party conference season, but we will not build the new homes the country needs unless SMEs are brought back into the market

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Eleven win place on £1bn South-west framework

2013-10-07T09:06:00Z

Eleven bidders have been appointed to the the £1bn Construction Framework South West

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Lend Lease wins £35m job for oil giant BP

2013-10-07T08:00:00Z

Exclusive: Lend Lease has won a £35m contract to build a new office building for oil giant BP in Surrey

Comment

We can learn much from Coventry's apprenticeship scheme

2013-10-03T13:49:00Z

The award-winning apprenticeship scheme in Coventry offers a personalised approach that should be repeated elsewhere

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Carillion launches major restructure amid Green Deal delays

2013-10-03T08:24:00Z

Extensive job cuts likely as contractor blames faltering Green Deal and delays to ECO for £40m restructure

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Four teams to tender for £7bn Magnox job

2013-10-02T16:44:00Z

International consortiums include CH2M Hill, Bechtel, Atkins and Amec

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Main contractors non-payment blamed for M&E firm's collapse

2013-10-02T15:20:00Z

Administrator says non-payment by main contractors sent sub-contractor into administration

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Bam wins £30m Network Rail job

2013-10-02T10:04:00Z

Bam Construction has won the contract to build a £30m operating centre for Network Rail in Basingstoke

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Drechsler to leave construction to head up teacher training body

2013-10-02T09:25:00Z

Paul Drechsler will become chairman of graduate teacher training scheme Teach First in January after leaving Wates

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Cinema built in wrong place twice allowed to stand

2013-10-02T09:25:00Z

Council gives cinema complex in Cambridgeshire retrospective planning approval after it was built in the wrong place for a second time

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Construction set to start on £280m Welsh racetrack

2013-10-01T13:11:00Z

Construction work on a £280m racetrack in Wales will start early next year after a deal was agreed between the developers and the local council

Comment

BIM: The latest big boys' toy?

2013-10-01T10:03:00Z

SMEs struggle to adopt BIM because of the cost, so it’s up to the big industry names to lend a helping hand