Cuttle McLeod Construction in administration
Posted: 06 November 2009London-based Cuttle McLeod Construction has gone into administration.
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JCB chief exec Matthew Taylor resigns
Posted: 06 November 2009JCB chief executive Matthew Taylor has resigned, after just over a year in the role.
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Vinci Construction wins £6.4m London school extension job
Posted: 06 November 2009Vinci Construction’s building division has won a £6.4m contract to build a three-storey sixth form teaching block at Harris Girls Academy, in East Dulwich, London.
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Government slammed for lacking skills to deliver big projects
Posted: 06 November 2009A lack of Government procurement know-how is putting major projects at risk and costing the tax payer dearly.
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VA Williams Building Contractors in administration
Posted: 06 November 2009Worcestershire-based VA Williams Building Contractors and VAW Interior Solutions have gone into administration.
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Killer dust lessons for stone cutters
Posted: 06 November 2009Construction workers in Scotland will learn how to protect themselves from the danger of stone dust next week.
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Andrews left NG Bailey at 'appropriate juncture' following restructure
Posted: 06 November 2009NG Bailey acting chief executive Chris Newton has shed more light on former chief exec Mark Andrews' shock departure last week.
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10 chosen for £150m care homes frameworks
Posted: 06 November 2009Ten contractors have have been named on three care homes frameworks with a total value of £150m.
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Construction workload decline slows
Posted: 06 November 2009Construction workloads continue to fall, but at the slowest rate for over a year and a half, according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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Frank Haslam Milan to create 200 new jobs
Posted: 06 November 2009Social housing contractor Frank Haslam Milan aims to create up to 200 new jobs in the north east after announcing plans to double in size.
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Stewart Milne Construction wins £10m-worth of new work
Posted: 06 November 2009Aberdeen-based contractor Stewart Milne Construction has picked up £10m-worth of new contracts.
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Galliford Try upbeat after raising £119m in rights issue
Posted: 06 November 2009Galliford Try has issued a positive trading statement after successfully raising £119m in a rights issue.
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Skanska wins £28m Essex high school
Posted: 05 November 2009Skanska has come top of class to a take a £28m contract to build Belfairs High School in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
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Roads consortium 'should pay' to clear up 2008 floods
Posted: 05 November 2009A joint venture between John Graham (Dromore), Farrans, and Bilfinger Berger should be billed for the cost of clearing up the 2008 flooding of a major road in Northern Ireland, the Audit Office has said.
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Top 5 construction tenders - 5 November
Posted: 05 November 2009 1) London: housing construction
Value: £70m
Catalyst Housing Group is looking for a contractor to help it fully redevelop the Wornington Green Estate in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The project is for the delivery of the first phase od the development (blocks 1-3), initially with an option to break on blocks 2 and 3.
Deadline: 14 December
2) Northampton: highway
Value: £20m
Northamtonshire County Council is inviting tenders for the construction of a new section of highway between Kettering and Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. The work will involve the construction of a two-lane dual carriageway of around 4.3km in length. Work will need to start on site in August 2010.
Deadline: 2 December 3)
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RWE, E.ON and npower nuclear jv named Horizon Nuclear Power
Posted: 05 November 2009A joint venture between RWE, npower and E.ON UK to build new nuclear power stations in the UK is to be named Horizon Nuclear Power.
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Council late payers named and shamed
Posted: 05 November 2009Contractors working for local authorities face a postcode lottery when it comes to getting their bills paid with many town halls ignoring central government demands for them to pay up within ten days.
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Good weather rains on Rok's parade
Posted: 05 November 2009Better weather in 2009 has curtailed revenue growth in Rok's responsive maintenance division, the company has revealed as part of its interim management statement.
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Plans agreed for £65m Bristol City stadium
Posted: 05 November 2009Four contractors chasing Bristol City's new stadium received a boost last night when planners gave their support to the £65m scheme following a five-hour meeting.
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Brookfield scoops £550m Glasgow hospital contract
Posted: 05 November 2009Brookfield (formerly Multiplex) looks set to have won the £550m contract to redevelop Glasgow Southern General hospital.
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