All ڶ articles in 18 October 2024 – Page 9
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ISG staff vent frustration at firm’s collapse after weeks of uncertainty
Calls for industry-wide reform to prevent further administrations as supply chain braces for impact of £2.2bn firm’s administration
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Government implementing ‘detailed contingency plans’ as ISG heads into administration
Whitehall departments are actively monitoring ISG’s public sector jobs, as DfE says it will pursue all forms of redress on its contracts with firm
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ISG’s collapse: a huge blow to construction that raises urgent and difficult questions
This is the biggest collapse to hit the sector since Carillion – as we absorb the grim news, people will want some answers and fast
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Offices closed and sites shut as ISG set to file for administration, chief executive confirms
Contractor to go under two months after firm’s chairman said rescue deal was ‘days away’
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Clients told to move quickly to find replacements for ISG, or risk sites being stalled for months
Rivals say jobs novating jobs across as soon as possible will see mimimum delays
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‘I am so sorry to have to share this news’ : ISG boss Zoe Price’s email to staff in full as firm prepares for administration
Contractor ISG is set to collapse, in the biggest corporate construction failure for several years. Here is what the firm’s chief executive said to staff last night.
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Fosters to lead on Old Trafford masterplan for Manchester United
Project will draw up proposals for club-owned land around stadium
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ISG firms set to go into administration
Day of febrile speculation sees six subsidiaries apply for administration late this afternoon
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Key takeaways from the ڶ the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday played host to two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by ڶ and Housing Today.
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Government to crack down on late payments to small businesses
A new package of measures aims to improve pay standards for SMEs and the self-employed
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One in four social housing blocks with fire safety defects lack remediation plans, says regulator
Social landlords have identified 1,932 buildings as having ‘life-critical’ fire safety defects to the EWS
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Planning approvals for new homes fall to decade low, Home Builders Federation report shows
Just over 230,000 units granted permission in year to June
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T&T urges firms to remain ‘vigilant to risk’ as confidence grows
New orders growing at one of the fastest rates in a decade but output shrinks
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‘Certainty of pipeline’ one of the keys to productivity improvements, conference told
Overhaul of planning system would improve historically low levels
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Industry leaders criticise lack of resource and competence at ڶ Safety Regulator
Bosses at Wates and Hill Group said that the BSR needs to be resourced properly and “isn’t currently competent”
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‘Embrace AI technologies,’ Scape boss urges construction
Mark Robinson told ڶ the Future conference that integration of AI can benefit the construction industry by reducing waste and costs
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Days of demolish and rebuild ‘long gone’, Bam chief tells conference
Chief operating officer John Wilkinson says retaining existing structure is the right thing to do
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Industry needs to be more vocal in supporting Grenfell findings, Wates boss says, and warns contracting’s ‘bizarre’ margins not sustainable
Eoghan O’Lionaird bemoans industry’s ‘relative silence over report and admits firm’s 2% margin is not good enough
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Southern’s freeze on new development will last until financial circumstances improve, says CEO
Paul Hackett tells Housing Today Live: London conference this is the “toughest time” for housing association finances he can remember
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Gleeson sells more homes but profit slips
Housebuilder now turning attention to hitting 3,000 homes a year target after restructuring