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Murphy buys assets and contracts of Daniel subsidiary Land & Marine
Murphy Group has bought the assets and a number of the contracts of Daniel Contractors subsidiary Land & Marine Project Engineering, after the latter two firms entered administration this week.
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Laing O'Rourke nuclear adviser and major projects don Norman Haste retires
Laing O’Rourke nuclear adviser Norman Haste has retired after a glittering career leading on projects including Sizewell B and the Second Severn Crossing.
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Central London construction hits four-year high
Construction in central London has hit a four-year high, according to the latest London crane survey.
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Styles & Wood warns of first half profit hit
Fit out firm Styles & Wood has predicted that first half profits will be “significantly below” the £0.1 million it made in the same period last year.
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Severfield-Rowen to cut 93 jobs
Severfield-Rowen has announced that around 93 jobs are expected to go at the newly-formed Severfield-Watson Structures business, hitting both factory workers and office staff.
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New HCA chief executive 'impressed' with housing industry influence
The new chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency and former Infrastructure UK chief has told Construction News he’s been “pleasantly surprised” by the openness of central government to his input
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New HCA chief executive “surprised” and “impressed” with housing industry influence
The new chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency and former Infrastructure UK chief has told Construction News he’s been “pleasantly surprised” by the openness of central government to his input, and “impressed” with the organization of housing groups in lobbying Westminster.
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Police launch probe after car collides with blacklist protester
Police have launched an investigation after a 64-year-old blacklisting protestor suffered a broken leg after a “collision” with a car outside a Bam Construction site in north Manchester.
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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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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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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