Construction
124 jobs go at Daniel Contractors and subsidiary
There have been 81 redundancies within the top-100 firm Daniel Contractors after the company entered administration yesterday, with a further 43 jobs lost from subsidiary Land & Marine Project Engineering.
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Bechtel wins £36m TfL upgrade work
Bechtel has been awarded the £36m contract to increase capacity at Vauxhall tube station.
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Grainger targets growth through ‘strategic alliances’
Housing group Grainger has built a number of “new strategic alliances” to position the company for growth, after posting declining profits and revenues.
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Mott MacDonald Grontmij to design £160m A63 upgrade
A Mott MacDonald Grontmij joint venture has been appointed by the Highways Agency to develop proposals for the £160m A63 upgrade.
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HS2 funding shortfall of £3.3bn, estimates NAO
A National Audit Office report has estimated that there is a £3.3bn funding gap on HS2.
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NAO estimates funding shortfall of £3.3bn on HS2
A National Audit Office report has estimated that there is a £3.3bn funding gap on HS2.
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Bovis sales beat expectations
Housebuilder increases sales 26% year-on-year
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Balfour wins £77m Aussie rail job
Contract is first won under the infrastructure giant’s new country structure
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More than 450 jobs 'under review' at Daniel Contractors
But administrator says 900 of the 1,449 jobs at Daniel Contractors to be safeguarded
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Clugston boss looks to supply chain on bid for Education Funding Agency framework
Clugston wants to use its expanded supply chain on energy-from-waste schemes to win a place on the new Education Funding Agency contractors framework.
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CN100 firm Daniel Contractors enters administration
Deloitte has been appointed as administrator to Warrington-based Daniel Contractors Ltd and its subsidiary Land & Marine Project Engineering Ltd, with plans in place to safeguard around two-third of employees.
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Boris: 'Endless' Treasury talks hand contractors the advantage
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has told Construction News financial negotiations with the Treasury are giving contractors an edge “they do not need to have” in infrastructure and housing projects, leading to higher procurement costs.
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London needs apprenticeships 'one-stop shop'
Contractors and London boroughs must work together to train young people and prevent a serious skills shortage, the London Assembly has heard.
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Land Secs vigilant of 'rapid upswing' in construction costs
Land Securities said today that it remains vigilant of a rapid upswing in construction costs after securing work at “attractive levels” in 2012.
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£3bn Thames Water alliance winners confirmed
Balfour Beatty, Costain and Skanska have been confirmed among the joint venture winners for Thames Water’s £3bn landmark alliance, as first revealed by Construction News a fortnight ago.
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£3bn Thames Water alliance winners confirmed
Balfour Beatty, Skanska and Costain have been confirmed among the joint venture winners for Thames Water’s £3bn landmark alliance, as first revealed by Construction News a fortnight ago.
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Balfour Beatty regional number two steps down
Balfour Beatty’s UK engineering services chief has stepped into the regional business following the departure of a second director.
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Murphy hires Skanska director
J Murphy & Sons has appointed former Skanska director Colin Courtney as strategy and business development director.
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HS2 recommends tunnelling under M6
High Speed 2 is to recommend that the line tunnels under the M6 Bromford Viaduct near Birmingham in order to reduce land-take and avoid community facilities.
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HS2 recommends tunnelling under M6
High Speed 2 is to recommend that the line tunnels under the M6 Bromford Viaduct near Birmingham in order to reduce land-take and avoid community facilities.
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more