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Middle East expansion drives Interserve profit 15%
Profit at construction and support services group increases to £48m.
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NewsA bitter wind
Chris Hill and the rest of the Tour de MIPIM's riders have covered the first 160 km, but now east of Paris they encounter harsh weather conditions. Can Chris keep up with the pace?
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Blair holds secret talks with industry over extremists
Prime minister co-ordinates strategy on animal rights militants as pension provider becomes latest target.
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NewsOlympic authority lists requirements for delivery partner
The Olympic Delivery Authority has outlined the areas to be covered the "delivery partner" that will project manage the construction of the Games' infrastructure.
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NewsArgent secures planning at King's Cross
The regeneration developer secured outline consent after a two day council meeting.
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NewsBucknall Austin appoints Sir Digby Jones
CBI director general to join consultant as non-executive director with an emphasis on productivity.
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CommentThai twiglets
Our thanks to Mike Catterall of Adams Johns Kennard for this photo demonstrating precarious south-east Asian improvisation.
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Wembley parachutes in extra electrical firm
Electrical fit-out work reorganised to speed up delivery of the stadium and minimise financial penalties.
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Argent names three main contractors for King's Cross
Developer plans to work with Carillion, Kier and HBG on a design-and-build basis if project gets go-ahead.
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NewsNo time for dreaming
Stuck in a traffic jam in the back of a taxi on the way to a Bangkok trade fair, our blogger ponders matters big and small, such as the growing political unrest in the Thai capital and the quality of teak benches in the Far East.
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T Clarke increases turnover after acquisitions
Engineer and contractor's turnover it boosted by £27m to £194m.
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NewsAllez, Christophe!
Chris Hill and 14 other riders in waterproofs left London this morning on the first leg of the Tour de MIPIM. And even though the rain turned to sleet on reaching Calais spirits in the peloton remained high.
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CommentConsider Horbury
Politicians constantly scrutinise the cost of the public sector building programme - the biggest in our lifetime - but how closely do they examine design standards?
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FeaturesWhy not work in… South Coast
With £2bn of work Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property on the abundant work and good wages to be had in the South Coast's honeypot
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FeaturesCost model: School extensions
While Blair's shiny new city academies grab all the headlines, a host of smaller-scale improvements to existing schools is quietly being carried out. In the first of our series of mini-cost models, Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon reviews the key issues and costs involved in primary school extension projects
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Galliford reorganises after swallowing Morrison
Galliford Try is to restructure its construction business in the wake of the £42m takeover of Morrison Construction.
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Energy prices force brick maker to stop using oil
Small brick maker HG Matthews is to switch from oil to biofuel for brick production because of increasingly high energy prices.
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WSP shares rise 5% to 415p
Shares in consultant WSP hit a four-year high on Monday after it revealed an impressive set of results.
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Rok named as one of Sunday Times' 100 best employers
Twelve firms in the construction industry made it into a survey by The Sunday Times on the 100 best companies to work for (see table).