All Contractors articles – Page 349
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Mears targets work from failed rivals
Social housing contractor hits out at underbidding as turnover rises 11%
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Renew closes Northern division and abandons public sector work
Renew Holdings will close division in the north of England blaming poor returns and lack of profit in the public sector
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OFT appeal: Kier CEO reacts
Admits that initial OFT finding could have damaged company’s reputation
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OFT bid rigging appeal: Full judgment
Judgment on bid-rigging case was handed down at 4pm this afternoon
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Who wants to be in social housing?
Six months on from the collapse of Rok and Connaught, their competitors are scrambling to take their places against a backdrop of cuts and jittery clients. And now the big players are looking to muscle in on the social housing market
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Frameworks: Make room for the small fry
The government wants to make frameworks more open to small and medium-sized firms while at the same time making big savings in public sector procurement. Here’s what the construction industry can expect
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SMEs to join up to win places on frameworks
National consortium of SMEs could be in place by the end of the year
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CITB training levy faces overhaul
Panel including UKCG and FMB members to propose reforms after government confirms body’s future
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Mayor will call on construction sector to hire ex-offenders
Mayor of London Boris Johnson is to call upon the construction sector to employ more young ex-offenders.
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Contractor results: A turn up for the books
The latest City updates by contractors reveal a surprisingly healthy outlook, says Alastair Stewart. Order books are good shape and margins are rising … among the heavy weights at least
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Kier awaits bid-rigging fate
Kier, along with five other contractors ordered by the Office of Fair Trading to pay millions of pounds for bid-rigging, will find out the fate of its appeal against the fines at 4pm today (Friday). The Competition Appeals Tribunal will hand down its decision to Kier, John Sisk, Bowmer & ...
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OFT may appeal tribunal fines cut
Competition body to “consider” appeals tribunal decision to cut bid-rigging fines by 90%
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Balfour Beatty rules out major acquisitions
Firm wants to focus on ’augmented organic growth’ and PPP markets in the US and Canada
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ISG boss says London fit-out will not recover till 2012/13
Warning comes despite contractor’s profit rising 73% on £150m sales increase
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Enterprise loses chief executive Neil Kirkby
Firm refuses to comment as chair Owen McLaughlin takes temporary control
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Laing O'Rourke wins medical research unit deal
Contractor named as main contractor on biomedical facility
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Cyril Sweett and Miller bag £400m of Scottish projects
Deal to deliver health centres includes 10-year exclusivity