All Contractors articles – Page 239
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UK SBS moots contractors’ framework
Embattled procurement body begins dialogue with public clients over new framework
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Wates favourite for £55m North London priority schools
Exclusive: Wates is being lined up to build a £55m batch of priority schools in Camden, North London
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Balfour Beatty hits out at 'opportunistic' Carillion merger
Balfour reaffirms rejection of Carillion merger and says shareholders will benefit from its independent strategy
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Nick Boles takes Westminster construction hat
Skills minister Nick Boles has been handed responsibility for construction in the business department, rather than Matthew Hancock
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Balfour Beatty slams Carillion's effort to woo investors
Balfour Beatty says Carillion’s calculation that a merger between the two firms could create £1.5bn of added value is “incorrect”
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Carillion eyes upturn as margins improve
Contractor reports increased margins in construction and support services in first half of the year, with profit up 5%
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Carillion lays out Balfour Beatty merger strategy
Contractor ups the pressure by identifying major cost savings and pledging refocus on services
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Simon Rawlinson picks 'We can do more for unemployed youngsters'
Nick Raynsford’s blog pointed out in March that while our industry has a large and growing skills gap, the actual number of apprentices employed in construction is falling
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Balfour defends stance on Carillion 'takeover'
Analysts predict further bad news for the contracting giant, as firm outlines plan for further office closures
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Balfour Beatty services boss quits to join Serco
The boss of Balfour Beatty’s services business Kevin Craven has quit the firm to join Serco
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Severfield’s UK orders grow to £171m
Steel firm says the market is “improving” and that a more pronounced pick-up in activity is expected later this year
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ɫTVs are only as sustainable as their users
It seems the recession has had a damaging effect on sustainable FM and there is no sign of recovery
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Balfour Beatty’s construction losses deepen
Group breaks even as infrastructure investments and support services divisions report rise in profit
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Balfour rejects revised Carillion merger proposal
Balfour Beatty says it has “lost confidence” in the possibility of a deal with rival Carillion
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Royal Bam reassures investors after share price fall
Dutch contractor seeks to reassure investors after 17% share price fall on Friday
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Bouygues UK appoints new QS boss
Group commercial director charged with expanding Bouygues UK’s 230-strong QS team
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Construction recovery grinds to a halt
Latest figures show no growth in construction output in second quarter, compared to first quarter
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Balfour Beatty wins £75m Hull road upgrade job
Balfour Beatty has won a £75m contract to improve 1.5km of the A63 road in Hull
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One direction
As ɫTV reveals the response to our Agenda 15 initiative, our construction manifesto for the next government has started to take shape