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Bartco and Signature France announce partnership - exclusive16/11/2016 Variable message sign (VMS) manufacturer, Bartco UK, has announced a partnership with European ITS manufacturer, Signature Group of France, in a deal set to increase the range of ITS products available in the UK, while expanding the international market of the UK firm. |
Carillion under FCA investigation as Davies set to step in04/01/2018 Troubled infrastructure group Carillion is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in connection with statements it made over a seven-month period leading up to the removal of its then chief executive last year. |
Govt moves to level contracts playing field for small firms11/04/2018 Ministers have launched a package of measures designed to ‘level the playing field’ for smaller businesses bidding to win a share of billions of pounds worth of government contracts. |
Carillion redundancies to pass 2,000 this week17/04/2018 A further 337 former employees of collapsed infrastructure and outsourcing giant Carillion will be made redundant this week. |
More Carillion redundancies announced but 11,000 jobs now saved24/04/2018 The total number of people made redundant through the liquidation of outsourcing and infrastructure giant Carillion has reached 2,221, although 11,093 jobs have been saved. |
Report highlights safety risks of 'barbaric' slavery practices14/05/2018 Workers in the construction industry are vulnerable to exploitation and slavery, including the cover-up of serious accidents, according to two new reports. |
Carillion: MPs slam Government, directors and auditors16/05/2018 MPs have accused the Government of lacking ‘the decisiveness or bravery’ to address the failures in corporate regulation that allowed Carillion to collapse as a result of the ‘recklessness, hubris and greed’ of its directors. |
Uber to provide sick pay and parental leave24/05/2018 The GMB union has hailed what it called ‘a hard-fought victory’ after Uber agreed to give drivers insurance cover providing benefits such as sick pay and parental leave. |
Carillion collapse to cost taxpayer £148m, NAO says07/06/2018 The liquidation of Carillion will cost UK taxpayers an estimated £148m, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said, excluding around £2.6bn pension liabilities and losses by the firm’s non-government creditors. |
Two thirds of Carillion jobs saved but redundancies pass 2,40003/07/2018 More than two thirds of the pre-liquidation workforce at Carillion have had their jobs saved, although over 2,400 people have been made redundant. |
MPs slam Govt on outsourcing and call for PFI halt09/07/2018 MPs have criticised the Government’s approach to outsourcing, accusing it of having a ‘preoccupation with cost’ while being unable to show it provides 'better services for less money. |
Suppliers sought for £7bn London major works framework06/09/2018 London’s boroughs are seeking suppliers for a major works framework that includes highway and public realm works and is worth up to £7bn. |
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