http://www.contractjournal.comen-gbWed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/73540/ex-pierse-police-job-runs-into-more-trouble.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/73540/ex-pierse-police-job-runs-into-more-trouble.htmlA subcontractor on the troubled £10.7m construction of a police facility in Cheshire has been forced to scrap materials worth £35,000 for just £80. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/73547/civils-sector-faces-thousands-more-job-cuts.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/73547/civils-sector-faces-thousands-more-job-cuts.htmlThousands more jobs could be lost in the civils sector amid a worsening climate, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has warned. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/73543/brookfield-sets-sights-on-returning-first-uk-profit.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/18/73543/brookfield-sets-sights-on-returning-first-uk-profit.htmlWembley builder Brookfield Construction (UK) expects to deliver a profit for the first time this year after years in the red. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/16/73544/persimmon-strong-after-increase-in-forward-sales.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/16/73544/persimmon-strong-after-increase-in-forward-sales.htmlPersimmon has told the stock market that its financial position is “strong” after reporting an increase in forward sales for next year. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/13/73536/balfour-beatty-buys-us-firm-spawmaxwell-for-15m.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/13/73536/balfour-beatty-buys-us-firm-spawmaxwell-for-15m.htmlBalfour Beatty has acquired US contractor SpawMaxwell for £15m.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:37:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/12/73535/richardson-projects-stays-the-in-black.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/12/73535/richardson-projects-stays-the-in-black.htmlRichardson Projects has posted a pre-tax profit of £3.3 million for the year ended 31 December 2008, down by £1 million from the previous year.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73409/ucs-civils-and-ucs-plant-in-receivership.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73409/ucs-civils-and-ucs-plant-in-receivership.htmlUCS Civils and UCS Plant were placed in receivership on Monday with the loss of 150 jobs. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73355/standard-to-cut-prequal-red-tape-still-months-away.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73355/standard-to-cut-prequal-red-tape-still-months-away.htmlA government plan to save contractors thousands of pounds in admin expenses by overhauling the Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) system is still a year away.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73385/fourteen-firms-win-1.2bn-yorbuild-framework.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73385/fourteen-firms-win-1.2bn-yorbuild-framework.htmlFourteen contractors are believed to have won a place on the £1.2bn YORbuild framework covering public works across Yorkshire and Humberside. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73384/new-offer-in-bid-to-avert-engineering-construction-strike.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73384/new-offer-in-bid-to-avert-engineering-construction-strike.htmlEmployers are hoping a revised pay and conditions offer will head-off threats of a national strike which could cripple power stations across the country. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT