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Modus considers AIM flotation after management buyout
Fit-out and facilities management company Modus Group is considering floating on the alternative investment market (AIM) following a £16m management buyout.
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Contractor buyout
Killby & Gayford’s management has bought the contractor from private equity group 3i for an undisclosed sum.
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CRH in Cemex talks
Irish materials group CRH is in talks to buy up to £2.2bn in assets from Mexican cement giant Cemex.
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SIG’s 23% profit rise
Insulation and roofing products company SIG posted a 23% rise in first-half profit to £56.2m in the six months to the end of June.
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Amec BFS sale
Amec has completed the sale of BFS, its building and facilities services business, to Spie for £117m following the conclusion of an employee consultation process.
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NewsLooming over us
This cultural centre, to be known as the Weave, has been designed to assist the regeneration of east Lancashire.
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News… and intervene in Berkeley’s struggle with Southwark council
A long running dispute between Berkeley Homes and Southwark council is to be the subject of a surprise intervention by Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London.
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CommentHow much trouble are we in?
So while the RICS tells us there’s a 10% chance of an eighties-style housing crash and construction of the Shard is put on hold...
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FeaturesFolkestone, mon amour
Source: Christian Nolle Roger de Haan, the former chairman of Saga, has found a new lease of life as the enlightened urban regenerator of his home town of Folkestone.
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NewsLittle Britain 2007: sails and dresses
Three video snippets from one of the biggest regettas in Europe including sailing with Women in Property, Gleeds sunset party on the Solent and the night of the fancy dresses at the Hawaiin theme night
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NewsEven he's not sure
This builder seems to be having second thoughts about the wisdom of balancing a platform on a palette angled against the wall
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NewsTube Lines appoints Brian Sedar as projects director
Sedar, who ran channel tunnel rail link project at Bechtel, takes over from Ian Copeland
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Energy regulator must be reformed, says report
Sustainable Development Commission calls for Ofgem's role to be rethought to better tackle climate change
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NewsEngineers perceived as fixers not designers
Public have limited understanding of engineering and engineers according to new report
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NewsResearch on office temperature rise
BCO leading work on changing comfort levels for offices with RIBA and Corenet
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NewsMcDonald's burger waste to power Sheffield City Hall
Fast food chain says pilot scheme will power 130 buildings across South Yorkshire
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Two killed and one injured in week of Hain's safety forum
Another black week for the industry as officials meet to improve safety practices
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NewsNational Trust HQ reviewed
Web exclusive: Air-conditioning is dead, long live cardigan culture. How the team behind the new headquarters for the National Trust persuaded the building users to acclimatize to varying temperatures. Plus full post-occupation data