All Contractors articles – Page 317
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Features
Steve Hindley: Mr Happy
The chair of contractor Midas and the CBI’s Construction Council has a smile on his face. What does he know that we don’t?
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Should we work all hours?
Ray O’Rourke has said a 35-hour week would make the industry more attractive to recruits. How realistic is a shorter working week is - and does anyone really want it?
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Skanska's UK revenue falls 12%
Contractor Skanska saw construction revenue fall 11.5% to £532m over the first half of the year, but profits rose 15% to £20m.
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Mace boss slams Olympic marketing rules
Mace boss Stephen Pycroft hits out at government over restrictive Olympic marketing rules
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Mace to push for 40% growth in turnover by 2015
Exclusive: Chief executive Stephen Pycroft lays out target as firm reveals 2011 results with turnover up 9% to £928m
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SMEs shed staff as workloads fall
A third of small and medium-sized construction firms are shedding labour as overall workloads continue to fall
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Specialists says public sector clients are getting worse at procurement
Two thirds of specialist contractors are dissatisfied with public projects
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Skills card boss promises reform and end to conflict
CSCS boss Graham Wren heralds ‘fresh start’ in frayed relations with CITB-ConstructionSkills
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Olympic marketing rights: Time’s running out
Is it too late for UK construction to benefit from the Olympics?
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Comment
Fit-out needs a makeover
The sector’s fortunes have always been closely linked to those of the City, but it has been slow to adapt to the post-Lehman landscape
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Quarter of public sector clients primed to cut projects
Government-backed survey reveals one in four public sector clients set to cancel construction projects over the next six months
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James Wates to bring ‘savvy’ and ‘pragmatism’ to BCO
Deputy chairman of Wates Group promises new approach after being appointed president of office body
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Ramboll bags role on £60m Thameslink job
Contractor Skanska set to appoint engineer to the £60m Bermondsey Dive under rail project
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MoD kickstarts £250m framework race
Ten contractors shortlisted for east region framework
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Industry leaders call for action on infrastructure
CBI boss hits out government over lack of action over infrastructure and PFI as industry leaders launch campaign for construction
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UKCG launches new campaign for construction
UK Contractors Group launches major new campaign to capitalise on 2012 construction success
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L&Q confirmed for Aylesbury estate job
Southwark council confirms L&Q as development partner for the next phase of its massive regeneration project
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Doyle's plant division sold to auction company
Administrators sell Blythewood Plant to specialist auction company