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...Insulation boards “contributed to the rate” at which the fire spread....
...and Arconic, who also made their opening remarks on Thursday, said responsibility lay with the building regulations and those managing the refurbishment of Grenfell, including Rydon, the social housing contractor...
...Detailed analysis of public documents carried out by the FT reveals a lead-up to the disaster marked by a complex chain of contractors and sub-contractors that continues to raise the question of who took...
...The previous December he had warned: “What the employees of Tiger Oil International Inc do is none of your business!...
...Often these were vast, complex and difficult schemes, which demanded a raft of consultants and specialist contractors — and involved a risk commensurate with their scale....
...For example, Microsoft recently said it would require its contractors to offer paid sick leave to their employees. But too few corporate leaders are following suit....
...The company said that a dedicated team of drivers would deliver food, drawn from its existing pool of contractors....
...They may also have commitments with drilling contractors that mean there are limits on how quickly they can lay down rigs. If they have paid for the rigs already, they might as well use them....
...Once in operation, the pipeline is forecast to create 35 permanent jobs, and 15 more temporary contractors....
...Shares of Angie’s List, the contractor and plumbing review site, tumbled 19 per cent to $8.21 after the company forecast third quarter sales as much as 7 per cent below consensus expectations....
...The company, which has two lines of business – construction and fertilisers – has bought The Weitz Company, an Iowa-based construction contractor, for an undisclosed sum and awarded it a $1bn contract to...
...Mr Thompson has flipped burgers, turned round the troubled San Diego market, been in charge of the Midwest division and was president of McDonald’s USA....
...Other states are expected to follow suit as private contractors pitch themselves as a solution to cash-strapped states’ fiscal woes....
...The scheme allows owners of financial and commercial buildings to finance energy-saving works such as insulation with bonds paid for through the property tax system....
...Analysts said the approach was most likely to be from private equity, though there may also be interest from contractors and maintenance groups such as Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and Interserve....
...Outside researchers later concluded that more than 100 concerns had been hit, including a big investment bank, other high-technology hardware and software companies and defence contractors....
...But data showing Midwest business activity rose slightly more than expected last month provided some support....
...It has assigned 300 employees and numerous contractors to deal with the spill, led by Pat Daniel, chief executive, who has flown to Michigan....
...While Areva has long provided such a service, Japanese contractors have not done so in the past....
...Census data show that the once rapid flow of Hispanics to “bubble towns” such as Las Vegas, Phoenix and parts of the Midwest has slowed....
...We were fortunate to have a dedicated contractor committed to the project and the fact that the building was a completely bare shell allowed the installation of new wiring, windows, insulation, efficient...
...Another worry for the companies that hope to benefit is that in an economy with so little construction, stimulus projects could provoke furious competition between contractors, which could find themselves...
...The case concerned Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, a nuclear warship contractor, which laid off 31 employees in 1996 of whom 30 were at least 40 years old....
...Noble, the offshore oil and gas drilling contractor, said it could benefit from contracts with Brazil’s Petrobras worth $4bn, driving the shares up 3.4 per cent to $49.67....
...Its other investments include CTA Acoustics, which makes thermal insulation products, GDX Automotive, a manufacturer of vehicle seats and parts, and Germany’s Petugorm, a plastics parts supplier....
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