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Former staff at collapsed groundworks firm win payout

Construction Enquirer

Former workers at a collapsed Kent groundworks contractor are set to receive cash payouts after being dismissed without consultation. Twenty seven ex-staff at Ellicon Construction have won their legal battle after they were dismissed without proper consultation last summer when the firm went into administration.

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Seven Traits of Profitable Specialty Contractors

Fieldwire

Anyone who has managed a construction company, department, or project knows profitability can be challenging. Intense competition, fluctuating market conditions and other factors often result in tight profit margins. Even with numerous challenges, specialty contracting can be profitable. In-Demand Expertise. Clear Communication.

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Rydon pays out £27m for Grenfell civil claim settlement

Construction Enquirer

Following productive and co-operative engagement between the parties, settlement terms have been agreed with the vast majority of those affected without the need for a prolonged legal process. In latest published accounts to September 2022, Rydon Group Holdings revealed a pre-tax profit of £6.1m previously. previously.

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The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

Green Building Law Update

And maybe of greatest import, these new laws provide a map and compass for businesses believing that profit should come not from creating the world’s problems, but from solving them. Two separate regulations were “laid before Parliament by Command of Her Majesty and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament”.

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ESG Poll Results Drive Strategies for Business

Green Building Law Update

People want to save the planet while they make a profit. And 78% of companies engage outside consultants and other professionals for ESG matters. In 2022 when a broad breadth of stakeholders want to save the planet and make a profit, our poll results make clear businesses need to accelerate their ESG efforts, now.

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Undecided

Mr Ethics

s” will legally protect our personal assets and the assets of our regular company. Dear Undecided, LLC’s have been around for decades and are perfectly legal. This is often done to allow the LLC to draw off the profits from the project and then leaving the remaining parties to fund the project and claims that will arise.

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Undecided

Mr Ethics

s” will legally protect our personal assets and the assets of our regular company. Dear Undecided, LLC’s have been around for decades and are perfectly legal. This is often done to allow the LLC to draw off the profits from the project and then leaving the remaining parties to fund the project and claims that will arise.

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