All articles by Sarah Richardson – Page 41
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Out of the shadows
The internal life of NG Bailey, the UK's largest M&E firm, has always been a dark secret. Now chief executive Mark Andrews has given its first interview, and in it he talks (fairly) frankly about past troubles and future plans.
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Wembley parachutes in extra electrical firm
Electrical fit-out work reorganised to speed up delivery of the stadium and minimise financial penalties
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Tesco reconsiders Gerrards Cross
Tesco has asked Costain to conduct a review of its troubled £25m Gerrards Cross project after the dismissal of original contractor Jackson Civil Engineering.
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New Strategic Forum boss to narrow focus on key issues
James Wates will use chairmanship to reduce the body's remit in order to prevent it losing influence
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Blair holds secret talks with industry over extremists
Prime minister co-ordinates strategy on animal rights militants as pension provider becomes latest target
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Curzon's future in doubt after receivers called in
Fit-out firm calls in Ernst & Young after series of setbacks including the £25m refurbishment of a Mayfair hotel
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Curzon's future in doubt after receivers called in
Fit-out firm calls in Ernst & Young after series of setbacks including the £25m refurbishment of a Mayfair hotel.
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Multiplex: We still have a future in UK construction
As FA moves cup final to Cardiff, clients and subcontractors assess their relationships with Wembley contractor
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Laing O'Rourke and Bovis vie for Olympic stadium
Two contractors emerge as frontrunners for 80,000-seat venue, expected to be tendered later this year
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Mayor plans pay rise for Olympic workers
Ken Livingstone considers raising minimum wage for 2012 construction workers
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New stink for Multiplex as sewage crisis hits Wembley
Contractor Multiplex carries out remedial works to limit damage of yet another setback for troubled stadium
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Pickets and pockets
Heathrow Terminal 5 was supposed to mark a new phase in modern industrial relations. And as the trades compete ever more fiercely to wring money out of their employers, it seems that, unfortunately, it has. Olympic Delivery Authority please take note …
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M&E skills levy plan under threat
The government's review of the CITB-ConstructionSkills levy system has put proposals for an M&E training fund under threat.
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Fresh crisis at Wembley as key subcontractor quits
Multiplex's chances of finishing stadium in time for FA Cup Final hit by AR Security's walk-out over payment
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World Bank to tender Indonesia
The World Bank is planning to appoint a project manager to mastermind the reconstruction of Indonesia in the wake of the 2004 tsunami, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Unions hit out at ‘heartless' asbestos court ruling
Thousands of workers exposed to asbestos lose right to compensation, saving insurance firms £1.4bn in payouts
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Animal rights protesters identify Oxford lab firm
Protest group SPEAK plans to put ‘intense pressure' on crane supplier to force it to quit animal testing laboratory
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Multiplex sets out Wembley legal defence
Wembley contractor Multiplex has rejected claims made last week by Cleveland Bridge that it tried to bust the firm with an "armageddon plan".
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Minister backs specialists in row over fair payments
Subcontractors elated over the DTI's proposed changes to the Construction Act; contractors call plans a ‘burden'