Lavendon issues new shares as revenues fall
Posted: 19 November 2009Access specialist Lavendon will raise £80m in new shares amid a fall in revenues across Europe
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Kier appoints successor to John Dodds
Posted: 19 November 2009Kier has appointed construction managing director Paul Sheffield as its new group chief executive. Sheffield will take over the helm from John Dodds when he retires next March after nearly 40 years with the firm.
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Staff cuts keep GB in profit
Posted: 18 November 2009GB Group has seen a jump in pre-tax profits this year following a cost-cutting drive at the contractor which saw staff levels fall by more than a quarter.
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Three chase £100m office job
Posted: 18 November 2009The contest for a £100m office deal in Brighton has narrowed to three challengers.
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Four contest £55m Leeds arena deal
Posted: 18 November 2009Four rivals are tussling for a high-profile scheme in Leeds, worth at least £55m.
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Ex-Pierse police job runs into more trouble
Posted: 18 November 2009A subcontractor on the troubled £10.7m construction of a police facility in Cheshire has been forced to scrap materials worth £35,000 for just £80.
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Civils sector faces 'thousands' more job cuts
Posted: 18 November 2009Thousands more jobs could be lost in the civils sector amid a worsening climate, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has warned.
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Brookfield sets sights on returning first UK profit
Posted: 18 November 2009Wembley builder Brookfield Construction (UK) expects to deliver a profit for the first time this year after years in the red.
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VIDEO: Work progresses on Tyne Tunnel
Posted: 16 November 2009Work is progressing on the Tyne Tunnel, where formwork and falsework specialist RMD Kwikform is helping main contractor Bouygues Travaux Publics plus civils outfit Dunne on a tricky phase of the project.
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Persimmon 'strong' after increase in forward sales
Posted: 16 November 2009Persimmon has told the stock market that its financial position is “strong” after reporting an increase in forward sales for next year.
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VolkerFitzpatrick bags £23m contract
Posted: 13 November 2009VolkerFitzpatrick has bagged a £23m contract to build new council offices for Staffordshire County Council.
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Balfour Beatty buys US firm SpawMaxwell for £15m
Posted: 13 November 2009Balfour Beatty has acquired US contractor SpawMaxwell for £15m.
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VIDEO: RMD Kwikform helps Costain on A34 viaduct job
Posted: 13 November 2009A modular cantilever formwork system supplied by RMD Kwikform is helping work progress on Costain's A34 Wolvercote viaduct replacement project.
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Contract Journal and ContractJournal.com set to close
Posted: 12 November 2009Contract Journal is to close at the end of November after 130 years, along with ContractJournal.com.
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Richardson Projects stays the in black
Posted: 12 November 2009Richardson Projects has posted a pre-tax profit of £3.3 million for the year ended 31 December 2008, down by £1 million from the previous year.
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Rand boss blames low bids for collapse
Posted: 12 November 2009Up to 200 jobs will be lost following this week’s collapse of the £55 million-a-year Rand Group.
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UCS Civils and UCS Plant in receivership
Posted: 11 November 2009UCS Civils and UCS Plant were placed in receivership on Monday with the loss of 150 jobs.
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Skyscraper demoliton - VIDEO
Posted: 11 November 2009Landmark Tower in Fort Worth, Texas, US is demolished using explosives:
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Pay deal for 40,000 in doubt
Posted: 11 November 2009A pay deal covering 40,000 local government construction workers has been thrown into doubt by a war of words between local authorities and the unions.
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VIDEO: Olympic Aquatics Centre roof build complete
Posted: 11 November 2009Construction of the wave-shaped roof on the London Olympics Aquatics Centre roof has been completed.
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