All Contractors articles – Page 287
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Drechsler to leave construction to head up teacher training body
Paul Drechsler will become chairman of graduate teacher training scheme Teach First in January after leaving Wates
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Cinema built in wrong place twice allowed to stand
Council gives cinema complex in Cambridgeshire retrospective planning approval after it was built in the wrong place for a second time
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Construction set to start on £280m Welsh racetrack
Construction work on a £280m racetrack in Wales will start early next year after a deal was agreed between the developers and the local council
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BIM: The latest big boys' toy?
SMEs struggle to adopt BIM because of the cost, so it’s up to the big industry names to lend a helping hand
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Keller wins £33m Singapore hospital job
Firm to build foundations for new hospital in Singapore
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ISG wins £32m job to fit out Arcadia's UK HQ
West End job for retailer Sir Philip Green also involves Sheppard Robson and Gardiner Theobald
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The CIOB moves into the future
The CIOB is in the process of modernising - and the industry also needs to step into the future
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Features
What's so scary about supply chain finance?
As more and more contractors consider adopting supply chain finance, fears are growing that it could be used to worsen suppliers’ payment terms
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ISG bags £50m fit-out of Baby Shard for Murdoch
Exclusive: Contractor sees off shortlisted rivals Como and Overbury
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Interview: Mike Putnam, Skanska
The Skanska UK boss on prompt payment, where he aims to take the firm and his work at the Green Construction Board
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HS2 will speed ahead with Higgins on board
Sir David Higgins’ appointment to HS2 is the clearest signal yet that the project will leave the sidings
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Higgins: Build HS2 more quickly
New HS2 chair David Higgins lays out challenge to industry and calls for political consensus
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Severfield-Rowen picks new chief executive
Former Kier board member Ian Lawson will take over reins at steel specialist
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Balfour Beatty and Kier set up new payment schemes
Contractors have become the latest to set up supply chain finance schemes designed to help the cash flow of their subbies
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Balfour Beatty bags £125m Texas student digs
Contractor’s US division scoops 4,000-bed complex
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Specialists' body delivers verdict on Carillion's 'early payment' scheme
Detailed analysis of controversial Carillion payment plan claims subbies risk being left with 120 day payment terms
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Skills shortage holding back offsite construction
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills says skills gaps and shortgages preventing development of modern construction methods
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Labour promises blacklisting inquiry
Labour has pledged to hold a full inquiry into blacklisting in the construction industry