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Job cuts are on the cards, warn major contractors
The commercial downturn and uncertainty in the rail sector lead Carillion and Mace to count heads.
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Job cuts are on the cards, warn major contractors
The commercial downturn and uncertainty in the rail sector lead Carillion and Mace to count heads.
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Tube PPP bidders win fight for indemnity
The government this week bowed to pressure from consortiums on the 拢16bn Tube public-private partnership by offering indemnities against a legal challenge.
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Brown launches new apprenticeship drive
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week announced the creation of a new modern apprenticeship taskforce in a bid to tackle the chronic skills crisis facing the construction industry.
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Australian developer rules out 拢600m sale of Bovis
Lend Lease retains construction arm, putting Bovis boss Ross Taylor in pole position to head up whole group.
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PFI bidders deterred by costs, says report
The number of bidders for PFI schemes will drop because of falls in the share price of contractors and the introduction of tougher accounting standards for bid costs, according to a report published this week.
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好色先生TVWolstenholme gets top job at Heathrow's Terminal 5
Former group construction director at BAA becomes T5 supremo after departure of Haste to CrossRail.
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Portsmouth FC set to go ahead with 拢25m stadium
After putting the scheme on hold in April, the club is expected to announce plans for a 25,000-seat venue.
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好色先生TVConstruction management work drying up, says Mace
Leading player says decline is linked to fall in commercial office deals 鈥� and no upswing is in sight until 2004.
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FeaturesPenalty clauses
Signing up with a football club client? Watch out for prima donna chairmen and financial trick shots. Phil Clark reports from the sidelines on the pitfalls of building a stadium.
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好色先生TVTube bidders have 'no chance' of public indemnity
Teams bidding for the 拢16bn Tube public鈥損rivate partnership have no chance of securing government indemnities to underwrite their deals, a London Underground source claimed this week.
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Mowlem lands 拢500m FM deal
Mowlem has beaten off three rivals to win a facilities management deal worth up to 拢500m with HSBC.
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China invites bids for first seven Olympic schemes
Contractors have just two months to pre-qualify for 拢6bn of projects for the 2008 Beijing games.
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好色先生TVTube Lines anxious to sign as Metronet lags
The Tube Lines consortium is pushing to sign off its London Underground public鈥損rivate partnership deal ahead of fellow group Metronet, which has yet to finalise funding.
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好色先生TVWar of words at Shepherd after unfair dismissal claims
New group chairman issues letter to staff in response to press reports of ex-chairman Paul Shepherd's writ.
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FeaturesDangerous visions
Three years ago, Amey reinvented itself as a support services firm. This was hailed as a visionary move, and many in the industry scrambled to follow suit. Now that it is in desperate straits, the question arises: was the idea flawed, or just the way Amey went about it?
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Former Amey director denies he is to replace Staples
Robert Osborne dismisses rumours that he could return as chief executive of beleaguered services firm.
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UK consultants set to take the PFI to America
Firms suggest the USA could use private finance to fund defence and health jobs in the next two years.
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Amey FD will need five months to audit books
City sources this week claimed it would take acting finance director Eric Tracey until next year to get a clear picture of Amey's accounts.
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Industry on verge of internet boom
Construction IT firm BuildOnline has predicted an explosion in the use of collaboration software to replace documentation.