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Multiplex lawyer fires opening salvoes
Roger Stewart dismisses Cleveland Bridge statement as a 'dodgy dossier' as Wembley trial begins in the Technology and Construction Court in London.
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Profit down 20% at McCarthy & Stone
Testing period reduces housebuilder's profit to £39.1m but company still hopeful of increase in full year sales.
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Carillion faces new £90m Mowlem hit
Carillion uncovers more problems on big Mowlem contracts including Dublin port tunnel and Exeter schools projects.
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Morgan Sindall buoyed by fit-out and housing growth
Contractor says it is benefiting from partnership with the Housing Corporation and expansion of the financial services sector.
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Leaks led to explosion fears at Wembley
Work to repair corroded electrical system at Wembley stadium has been carried out over the past year.
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African sunset
Andrew Murray says goodbye to South Africa after spending the last month helping to build a shelter for children orphaned by AIDs.
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Wolseley buys four more firms
Latest acqusitions include Cornwall's K&R Building Supplies and electrical wholesaler AC Electrical.
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Sales down 6% at Wickes
Builders' merchant Travis Perkins says overall turnover will increase despite poor performance of retail arm Wickes.
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Taylor Woodrow's £20m city academy faces axe
Spiralling costs deal fresh blow to Tony Blair's flagship initiative to deliver 200 city academies by 2010.
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EP chair shakes up senior management team
Dennis Hone becomes chief operating officer ahead of John Callcutt's appointment as chief executive next month
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Drechsler turns round Wates with healthy set of results
Private contractor proves it is out of the doldrums, recording a sharp rise in profit to £10.6m
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Taylor Woodrow's £20m city academy faces axe
Spiralling costs deal fresh blow to Tony Blair's flagship initiative to deliver 200 city academies by 2010
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BAA repeats warning over Ferrovial offer
Airport operator reiterates its warning to shareholders to reject an £8.75bn takeover approach by Spanish contractor, after its takeover offer was officially posted last night.
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Wembley steelworkers on 12-hour night shifts
Wembley steelworkers are to be put on 12-hour night shifts as part of a deal to speed up contractor Hollandia's section of the project.
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Housebuilders slam bird protection rules
housebuilders fear that Conservative councils in the Home Counties will exploit measures to protect rare birds to delay or block development in the South-east that they are opposed to in principle.
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BAA rejects £9.4bn Goldman Sachs offer
UK airport operator BAA formally rejected a £9.4bn takeover approach from a consortium led by investment bank Goldman Sachs on Tuesday.
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Stratford developers receive ultimatum
Warring developers Stanhope, Westfield and the billionaire Reuben brothers could be kicked off the Stratford City scheme entirely if they fail to settle their differences by today.
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Cameron pledges to scrap climate change levy
The Tory leader, set to make his first major speech on the environment later today, will say that carbon-cutting mechanism is ineffective and should be replaced.
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Employers' body rounds on NHS over PFI delays
CBI report claims that procurement process wastes an average of £2.45m per major hospital scheme