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A firm that launched a legal claim against the Irish arm of collapsed contractor Henry Construction Projects has itself fallen into administration. Bar 2064 Limited called in Jenny Poleykett and Alan Clark of Carter Clark on Monday (12 May), according to a notice on the Gazette website. Peterborough-based Bar 2064 provided specialist staffing and recruitment

Liquidators have been appointed for Readie Management Limited (RML), the parent company of collapsed contractor Readie Construction. Jacob Beake and Gavin Savage of Begbies Traynor were named in a document filed on the Companies House website yesterday (15 May). Travelers Insurance Company had filed a winding-up petition in the High Court against RML, and in

A construction firm has lost its appeal against penalties imposed on it after failing to enrol staff on an occupational pension scheme. Buildings UK Midlands Ltd’s appeal against fines imposed on it by the Pensions Regulator at the High Court’s first-tier tribunal was dismissed. The court heard that the steel framed fabricator, based in Worcestershire

Three construction bosses have pleaded guilty to taking part in a £2m bribery scandal in a bid to secure lucrative contracts. Over a four-year period, the men bribed two former E.ON energy company employees in a fraud related to a major Devon housing development in Cranbrook. Director of Bath-based Priddy Engineering Ltd Andrew Blunsdon and

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An article from Executive Moves Raquel Diaz, who previously worked for AECOM Tishman and Turner Construction, boasts more than $2.8 billion of project deliveries in the Big Apple. Published April 14, 2025 TomasSereda via Getty Images This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Providence, Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Co. has

Construction output grew by 0.4 per cent in February, reversing a downward trend over the previous two months, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This followed a downwardly revised decrease of 0.3 per cent in January and a 0.2 per cent drop in December, with poor weather being blamed for slowing work. Five

UK construction firms shed staff in March at the fastest rate since October 2020, according to the latest S&P PMI monthly survey of leading firms. Today’s headline S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed a third month of shrinking activity, although the pace slowed from the 57-month low seen in February. S&P said