All Specialists articles – Page 22
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Small builders count on Cameron's support
FMB chief reports 'very positive' meeting with Tory leader on helping small contractors
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Government to pay small firms in 10 days
Mandelson announces pledge as part of package to aid small businesses through hard times
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Fall in demand keeps tenders low, says RICS
Tender prices remain level despite rising material costs
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Landlord fined after boiler poisons tenants
Poor boiler maintenance led to near-fatal carbon monoxide poisoning
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New funding to tackle skills shortages
Government pledges £93m for training in selected sectors, including housing and FM
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Low & Bonar flooring sale cuts debt
Materials group says disposal leaves it 'comfortably within' its financing covenants
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Mitie found guilty after electrician dies
Mitie Engineering Services convicted of breaching health and safety legislation but individual managers acquitted
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Docks manager in court over 'free' wall
Man charged with requiring contractor on supply depot construction to carry out free work at his home
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Mitie forced to reinstate five young workers
Ucatt wins employment tribunal case after Mitie Property Services terminated five carpenters and plasterers' contracts
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House doctor: Hey, good looking
The commercial and retail sectors have led interior design, so it’s no surprise the domestic market has turned to them for inspiration on finishes. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg looks at the options
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Lehman Brothers collapse submerges London fit-out firm
The London arm of fit-out company TDA Interiors has been pushed into administration as a result of the collapse of American bank Lehman Brothers.
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Selfridges scaffolders take a bow
The scaffolding on this Stonewest project is as striking as the West End store's famous window displays
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Unsafe practices rife in home refurbishment
Work halted on two-fifths of sites after HSE inspections in three London boroughs
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Builders hospitalised after lead exposure
HSE investigates suspected lead poisoning during £800k renovation of Perthshire mansion
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Features
Dragon's Den: Paul Tinton's building-waste disposal business
At just 28, Paul Tinton braved the heat of the BBC’s Dragons’ Den and came out with a useful £200,000 to invest in his building-waste disposal business.
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Caledonian says crunch will boost off-site sector
SME profile The boss of UK’s biggest modular building specialist explains why its time has come
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HSE issues safety alert over carbon monoxide risk
Faulty installation of gas boilers in multi-storey flats may be putting countless occupants in danger
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Northern Bear financials on track
Diversification away from new-build housing keeps building services group accounts in line with expectations
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May Gurney reports robust trading in infrastructure services
Profit forecasts upbeat as public-sector work keeps order book heavy
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Canary Wharf builders sing the credit crunch blues
Construction workers turn to career in rock with financial meltdown ditty as site jobs thin out