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Cash flow brings down McGoff & Vickers
An 87-year-old Merseyside building services from has gone into administration.
Costain/Skanska lands £40m Crossrail deal
Final contract value confirmed as £40m for Crossrail ventilation and access shaft contract
Winners to take all in £2bn schools programme
Only around half a dozen contractors will win work each year from the £2 billion Priority Schools Building Programme under plans being considered by the government.
Exclusive: 'Waste to energy' firm to file for administration
A firm that struck a deal to build multiple renewable energy projects across the country has said it is to file for administration.
Eurozone cloud over London office revival
Construction volumes in the London office market have trebled since the slump of 2008, Drivers Jonas Deloitte’s latest Office Crane Survey has found.
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Kier named winner for £9.8m Dorset academy
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O'Donnell workers left empty handed
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One house sends North Midland into loss
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Ex-Leighton chief joins Laing O'Rourke
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United House in £100m market renewal win
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Breedon tipped to profit from Tarmac Lafarge disposals
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Steel group sees 'distant' recovery
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SIG beats rain to put on sales
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Investors urged to buy Keller shares
Olympics 2012
Work schedule for post-Olympics transformation revealed
Once the Olympic Games has been completed, work on one of Europe’s biggest construction projects will begin.
Sir Robert McAlpine profits fall in ‘challenging market’
Sir Robert McAlpine’s profits fell to a seven-year low in 2011 as its overseas divisions suffered losses once again.
Mace cable car reaches construction milestone
The UK’s first urban cable car - the Emirates Air Line - has reached a major construction milestone under main contractor Mace.
Crossrail
Crossrail shortlists three for £25m power system
Crossrail has announced the three bids shortlisted for the design, installation and commissioning of Crossrail’s central section traction power system.
Crossrail maps out its supply chain
Crossrail has committed itself to opening up work to construction apprentices and creating a level playing field for SMEs.
Project Report: Waterloo Station
Bam calls in choppers for special delivery
To counteract the logistical problems of delivering material to its Waterloo Station job, Bam Construct called in a helicopter to take care of delivery.
Bouygues to buy Thomas Vale
Thomas Vale deal represents ‘vote of confidence’ in UK
Thomas Vale rejected advances from several major contractors before agreeing to sell the business to Bouygues in a deal that boosts the French group’s UK turnover close to £900 million.
Bouygues wooed Thomas Vale for three years, chairman reveals
Bouygues to retain Thomas Vale name and staff after three years of acquisition talks, UK chairman tells Construction News.
Bouygues strikes deal to buy Thomas Vale
The French construction giant Bouygues is to buy Midlands construction firm Thomas Vale.
Budget 2012: VAT introduced on heritage works
Heritage works are going to be subject to VAT from October this year the chancellor George Osborne said today, leading to predictions of a surge in alteration works as clients look to beat the deadline.
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Budget 2012: Warning for commercial sector as OBR forecasts reveal dip in business investment
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Budget 2012: Industry reaction in-depth
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Budget 2012: Osborne commits £100m to armed forces accommodation
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Budget 2012: Osborne announces South-east airport white paper
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Budget 2012: Growing Places fund gets £270m boost
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Budget 2012: 'Break-through' Manchester deal to support £1.2bn of infra funding
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Budget 2012: Osborne introduces 15pc stamp duty tax
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Budget 2012: Osborne cuts corporation tax by 2 per cent
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Budget 2012: Osborne commits £130m for Northern Hub acceleration
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Budget 2012: London and Manchester set for infra funding
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Budget 2012: Osborne promises to expand building fund
Regional News
Costain/Skanska lands £40m Crossrail deal
Final contract value confirmed as £40m for Crossrail ventilation and access shaft contract
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LEADER
From clients to contractors – we’re all in this together
The impact of cuts in public sector spending has taken longer to filter through to the industry’s bottom line than expected. But now that falling construction output is being blamed, at least partially, for the descent into double-dip recession, tempers are fraying on all sides.
Interview
‘We must make the UK as efficient as possible’
At a time when the government is being accused of allowing green issues to slip down the political agenda, the same cannot be said of Construction Products Association chief executive Diana Montgomery.
BIM Regional Hubs
BIM hubs will aim to ‘unify’ professions
The Construction Industry Council’s chief executive has insisted that architects and contractors will not squabble to be “BIM leaders” at 11 new regional hubs.
Procurement Reform
Public frameworks to be scrutinised
Public sector frameworks would have to undergo wide-ranging assessments to acquire accreditation under a shake-up outlined in a leaked Cabinet Office report.
Five weigh up bids on £117m Wear bridge deal
Five main contractors are talking to suppliers with a view to bidding for the £117.6 million New Wear Crossing contract, Construction News understands.
BAM Group
Government poised to extend PBAs to FM contracts
The government is considering rolling out project bank accounts across its £3 billion-worth of facilities management services, Construction News can reveal.
Clients and contractors still falling into lowest price trap, says Bam
Half of clients are still placing lowest price ahead of quality when awarding work, while some contractors are continuing to underbid by up to 20 per cent, Bam Construct’s managing director has told CN.
OPINION
Construction can build for the future by going back to school
Continuing delays to the school building programme are not only constraining economic growth in the short term but they also have potential for negative impact in the long term.
Specialists Awards 2012 supplement
CN/Autodesk BIM supplement
Full CNinsight100 interactive table - rank the top 100 contractors by turnover and profit
CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES MAP
Costain/Skanska lands £40m Crossrail deal
Final contract value confirmed as £40m for Crossrail ventilation and access shaft contract
