Business

Balfour Beatty’s latest profits warning the result of poor bids and late payments.

Another £35M of missing profit uncovered at Balfour Beatty, at the Tier 2 Engineering Service Division.

8 years 9 months ago
Hansford: Payment charter will show up bad payers and improve industry

Government chief construction adviser Peter Hansford says new charter is a vital step to dealing with construction’s reputation as one of the worst payers

8 years 11 months ago
When negotiating, keep asking the right questions

The quality of the questions you ask in negotiations will determine the quality of the answers you get.

1 year 8 months ago
You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression

The second installment of a 12-part series of articles on how to negotiate more effectively.

1 year 11 months ago
Wates turnover falls 11%, but year ends with record order book of £6.6bn

Wates poised for growth with record order book and rising cash balance after challenging year.

2 years 2 weeks ago
Costain ends year strongly despite pre-tax loss of £96m

Costain ends year with £4.2bn order book and confident about delivering growth in 2021.

2 years 2 weeks ago
Second wind for the Humber, Teesside and UK energy industry

£95m government investment for two new offshore wind ports to be constructed in the Humber and Teesside, creating 6,000 new jobs.

2 years 2 weeks ago
Balfour Beatty profit falls but order book at record levels

62% fall in pre-tax profit during 2020, but Balfour Beatty ended the year with a record £16.4bn order book.

2 years 3 weeks ago
Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m to tackle cladding and fire safety issues

Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m to protect householders, as annual report reveals 68.4% drop in 2020 pre-tax profit.

2 years 1 month ago
Interserve Construction rebrands as Tilbury Douglas Construction

Interserve Construction and Interserve Engineering Services to rebrand as Tilbury Douglas Construction and Tilbury Douglas Engineering.

2 years 1 month ago