contractors

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They maintain those costs are less than the $46 million combined DWP spends each year on private security contractors and unarmed staff security.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

There’s a shortage of contractors with electrical expertise, which has created a significant bottleneck.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The council said it ran some exemption schemes from CAZ charges subject to specific criteria being met, but there were none specifically for council vehicles or those used by its contractors.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In CPB’s Big Bend Sector project, for example, contractors were ultimately required to install cattle fencing and cattle guards — something Posillico’s lawsuit contends was not what the government originally asked of potential contractors.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

He’d been in East Anglia with contractors seconded to the army, building coastal defenses, which was why he was so late coming to the hospital.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan