Contractors Focus 鈥� Page 5
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors: The rough & tumble
This year鈥檚 contractors and housebuilders Top 150 shows the sector pulling out of recession, but economic danger remains
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FeaturesTop 20 housebuilders 2016
Find out who鈥檚 in this year鈥檚 league of top housebuilders by housebuilding turnover
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FeaturesLaing O鈥橰ourke: Behind closed doors
Following problem jobs, awkward financial signs and the departure of the chief executive for health reasons, 69-year-old Laing O鈥橰ourke founder Ray O鈥橰ourke has taken the reins once again
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FeaturesAndy Steele: 鈥榃as that me?鈥�
It took Andy Steele just five years to transform Connaught into a 拢240m-turnover sensation. Can he pull it off again?
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FeaturesSimon Eyers: Beating the odds
National Apprenticeship Week: Being born deaf and mute hasn鈥檛 stopped Simon Eyers landing a job as an electrician at contractor FM Conway
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FeaturesContractors: The new world order?
Contractor Colin Harding has come up with a proposal to totally redesign the industry鈥檚 contractural arena - using far fewer consultants and putting sole responsibility for the performance of the building onto one single contractor
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FeaturesLife of Pycroft
He鈥檚 the boy from Bradford, done good 鈥� a 鈥榯ough as nails鈥� business leader who built the Shard and steered Mace to become one of the UK鈥檚 most prestigious multidisciplinary construction firms
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FeaturesContractors' salary survey 2015: Rise and shine
Wage inflation among contractors may have slowed in the past year, but it鈥檚 still a pretty good time to ask for a pay rise
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FeaturesBringing it all back home
With some main contractors taking delivery expertise back in house in the hope it will reassure clients they can get the job done, Joey Gardiner asks if the subcontracting model has had its day
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FeaturesConstruction on hold
Alarmed by the pace at which construction costs are rising, more and more clients are putting their projects on hold
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FeaturesConstruction policies: In the line of fire
After the Conservatives鈥� unexpected torching of construction policies, we look at the driving force behind this drastic industry shake-up
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors: Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow
This year鈥檚 contractors and housebuilders Top 150 list shows the sector pulling out of recession and with a spring in its step. But with big losses for some contractors pushing down profits, and margins increasing by a mere 1.2%, the danger remains they could still fall flat on their backs. ...
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FeaturesWho鈥檚 running Balfour Beatty?
New Balfour Beatty chief executive Leo Quinn has wasted no time making his mark on the contracting giant. But so far his actions haven鈥檛 managed to stem the flow of senior figures departing the troubled firm
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Elliott
Steve Elliott took Morgan Sindall鈥檚 fit-out business to an industry-leading position. After taking a year out he鈥檚 鈥榞ot the band back together鈥� at BW Interiors and is thinking big again
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FeaturesPC Harrington: The higher they climb鈥�
When PC Harrington Contractors collapsed into administration in May, it had debts of around 拢28.4m and just 拢900 cash in the bank. We reveal the true story of the firm鈥檚 demise
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FeaturesWates and Shepherd deal - at a glance analysis
Wates eyes expansion, while Shepherd Group focuses on modular builder Portakabin
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Features黑洞社区 Award Winners: Specialist Contractor of the Year
All of the nominees for this year鈥檚 specialist contractor category have experienced impressive growth in recent years, with the winner showing true innovation in its work
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Features黑洞社区 Award Winners: Major Contractor of the Year (over 拢300m)
For those who think you can never win two years running, here鈥檚 proof that you can. The competition was tough but Mace鈥檚 commitment to safety, to client engagement and to financial success, gave it the edge once again
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Features黑洞社区 Award Winners: Contractor of the Year (up to 拢300m)
There were three strong contenders for this category - including last year鈥檚 winner - but FM Conway鈥檚 consolidation of its reputation for delivering on time and on budget and the testimonials it gets from its clients won the day
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FeaturesBrookfield Multiplex: A decade later
As main contractor on the delayed Wembley stadium and chief player in the legal battle afterwards, Multiplex became a byword for tough contracting. But 10 years on the firm is set to become a 拢1bn turnover contractor