Business
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Mace launches ambitious five-year business strategy
Bold targets include achieving £3bn annual revenue by 2026 and closing gender and ethnicity pay gap by 10% year on year. -
The hard truth about negotiating
The first installment of a 12-part series of articles on how to negotiate more effectively. -
Balfour Beatty turnaround doubles profit to £165m
Figures posted for 2017 confirm recovery of the UK's biggest contractor: "We had our road to Damascus moment, simplified the business and strengthened its leadership," says Leo Quinn -
SYSTRA launches Bridge Centre of Excellence with acquisition of International Bridge Technologies
SYSTRA is aiming to become one of the world's top ten bridge consultants with acquisition of IBT. -
Carillion top brass depart amid profit warning
Carillion chief executive Richard Howson and building division MD Phil Wakefield have stood down as the contractor issues a profit warning due to problematic contracts. -
Atkins confirms building design job cuts
Uncertainty and challenging conditions blamed for loss of 92 jobs in the consultant's building design division, as SNC Lavalin completes Atkins takeover. -
WSP freshens up – new logo and no longer just engineering
Refreshed branding for WSP has been launched globally, with the same core strategy but hoping to shake off some of the old engineering imagery -
SMEs waiting for £23bn in late payments
Poor payment practice and its damaging effects on SMEs are highlighted by a new YouGov poll commissioned by Crossflow Payments -
SNC-Lavalin in line to buy Atkins for £2.1bn
The Atkins board has indicated it will recommend its shareholders accept an offer from Canada's SNC-Lavalin, subject to conditions. -
Turner & Townsend merging with AMCL asset management
Merger of T&T and AMCL to offer 'end to end services' follows project partnership between the two firms in the US energy market