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Turnover increases 23% at John Doyle
Profit increases to £4.5m as chairman Stef Stefanou looks to the Olympics for improvement in South East.
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Pebble Mill makes way for science park
Demolition starts on Birmingham studios as regional development agency seeks occupants from healthcare and science sectors.
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NewsLaing bids for first US PPP
Company is part of consortium that will establish a 50-year toll road in Virginia.
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North Staffs reveals 57m regeneration plan
New projects include regeneration of coalfields and the creation of a new University Quarter in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Babcock sells Pivotal to Vp
Babcock sells its health and safety training and product group for £4.5m to VP firm Hire Station.
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Balfour Beatty preferred bidder for 160m Glasgow hospital
Construction division is appointed preferred bidder through the Canmore PFI concession.
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Windsor Castle switches on to hydro-electric power
The £1m hydroelectric power plant will be incorporated into an existing weir on the Thames.
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NewsAmec boss sacked over wifes £250k PR contracts
Company says Stephen Bowcott was dismissed for awarding contracts to PR executive, who he married last month .
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Armed Albanian gangs target sites in South-east
Gangmasters use intimidation tactics, including firing automatic weapons, to force contractors to accept workers.
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English Partnerships boss tipped for key Olympics role
David Higgins plays down ‘big rumour’ that he is contender to head up the Olympic Delivery Authority.
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FeaturesTop 100 Contractors and Housebuilders 2005
Amec has kept the yellow jersey for another year, despite being rapidly chased down Balfour Beatty and the ever more dynamic Taylor Woodrow. But before you pore over the placings, you should consider what the numbers don’t tell you.
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FeaturesIn my life
Joe Dwyer talks to us about his 50 years in construction, the £2bn regeneration of his home town Liverpool, the axing of Alsop’s Fourth Grace, the night he almost died and why he is like José Mourinho – whereas Sir Neville Simms isn’t.
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Auditor questions Jarvis’ future after £350m loss
The future of Jarvis was thrown further into doubt last week after its auditor said it was “fundamentally uncertain” whether the company could continue to operate.The full extent of Jarvis’ problems was revealed last Friday, when the firm announced a £354m loss for the year to 31 March 2005. This ...
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CommentOi, Le Corbusier …
Teamwork between the client and its consultants ought to be embedded in our industry – but architects sometimes need to be reminded of this
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NewsA year of growth and high earnings for top 100 firms
There may have been lower margins and fewer millionaires, but league tables reveal a lucrative 2004
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CommentGo ask Alice
How can you miss a deadline if you’re a day early? Very easily, if you’re in the Wonderland world of the law, where words mean just what the contract says they do