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    Demolition firm Brown and Mason hit by 50% slump in profit

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Turnover and profit have fallen heavily at demolition firm Brown and Mason for the year ended 30 April 2009

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    T Clarke bullish

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    M&E contractor T Clarke said it would beat its expected earnings in its final year results,expected in March

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    McInerney struggles

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Irish housebuilder McInerney Holdings has announced that it completed just 756 homes in the UK and Ireland in 2009, compared with 1,359 units the previous year.

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    Mitie’s ‘good start’

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Outsourcing specialist Mitie is confident it will hit expectations for full year results

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    Benfield’s woes

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Benfield Construction has gone into administration and cut 20 jobs

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    Bovis refinancing deal

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Bovis Homes has signed a four-year £150m deal to replace its previous debt facility

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    EAGA’s 15% growth

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    EAGA, the green support services firm, has announced a 15.3% rise in turnover to £391.5m and a 10.3% jump in pre-tax profit to £23.9m for the six months to 30 November 2009.

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    Lakehouse doubles pre-tax profit to £2m

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Social housing specialist Lakehouse more than doubled pre-tax profit in 2009 and is hunting for acquisitions

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    Skanska relief at £1bn school win

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Skanska has been chosen as preferred bidder for the £1bn Essex Building Schools for the Future programme

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    Capita swoops on Inventures

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Capita Symonds has bought £7m-turnover healthcare specialist consultancy Inventures

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    Waltzing in

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    AEG Europe and architect Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have submitted proposals to Greenwich council for a 450-bed hotel with a triple-height reception pavilion next to the O2 dome

  • News

    Countryside loss hits £54m as details of debt deal emerge

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Turnover crashes by half as housebuilder is hit by falling market and exposure to mixed-tenure schemes

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    Citywatch: Nobody is indispensable (except Mark)

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Shares in Connaught were showing no sign of recovery early this week after last Friday’s shock announcement that chief executive Mark Davies would part ways with the social housing specialist in August

  • Comment

    Government burglars

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    As Brian Green points out in his column on drumming up work, the government has pretty much kept the industry in business during the recession

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    Villa Hush-Hush

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    London Eye architect Marks Barfield has revealed designs for Villa Hush-Hush.

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    Ray of light: Adams Kara Taylor's Malawi academy

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Structural engineer Adams Kara Taylor has collaborated with an international team including Arup to design and build the £9.2m Raising Malawi Academy for Girls

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    Balfour’s £1.9m buy

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Balfour Beatty has acquired Multibuild Hotels and Leisure and Multibuild Interiors in a deal worth £1.9m

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    Lovell’s £22m deal

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Affordable housebuilder Lovell has won its first contract, worth £22m, through its framework with River Clyde Homes. It has started work on 195 homes at three sites in Port Glasgow in Inverclyde.

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    £100m Home loan

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Barclays bank has loaned Waterloo Housing Group £100m to build 3,000 homes in the Midlands over three years. Waterloo was formed 15 months ago from the Eastern Shires Housing Group and Waterloo Housing Association.

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    Bowkett’s double shift

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    McCarthy & Stone has appointed Alan Bowkett chairman a week after fellow housebuilder Gladedale hired him for the same non-executive role. Bowkett has a reputation for turning round struggling firms.