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13 September 2012
The construction sector is bedevilled by poor supply chain relationships, which see projects finished late and over-budget. Kathy Watson asks whether there are any signs of improvement
For many years, Laing Construction was one of the biggest names in UK business. But now it’s facing the public humiliation of being sold off after several business deals went belly up. It lost tens of millions of pounds on the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and again during the construction of the National Physical Laboratory when it hit unexpected problems.
It’s...