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NewsBalfour Beatty doubles profit
Contractor increases pre-tax profit to £257m in 2004 and announces conctract wins in road, rail and social housing.
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NewsMake and EPR collaborate on Blackfriars gateway building
Existing building will make way for glass building cantilevered over a bypass subject to planning approval.
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McCarthy & Stone detects market recovery
Retirement home specialist says that after six challenging months the housing market is showing signs of recovery.
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NewsKingspan relies on modern methods of construction to lift profit by 34%
Building materials group focuses on production of off-site solutions in response to government policy.
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NewsInterserve back in the black
Infrastructure and facilities management group Interserve is back in the black after a loss-making 2003.
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Architects face York plaque attack
A York councillor is proposing shaming bad buildings with a plaque of shame.
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Redrow hits Prescott's £60,000 target
Housebuilder leads the way in constructing affordable housing for first-time buyers.
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Sales dip for Wickes takes shine off Travis Perkins results
A healthy set of results for 2004 is spoilt by news of a poor start to 2005 by recent acquisition Wickes.
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NewsRecord order book boosts Keller profit
Groundswork specialists Keller says that turnover of £600 million will set it up for a strong performance in 2005.
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NewsAggregate Industries weathers transatlantic storm
Dollar exchange rates do little to dampen group profits as it posts pre-tax profit of £147.6m.
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NewsPaddington hospital doubtful after collapse of land deal
Paddington Development Corporation pulls out of deal to sell crucial site to the Department of Health.
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NewsSniper threat hits Multiplex shares
Mulitplex shareholders suffer the aftermath of the sniper threat and reporters lie in wait for John Prescott at his £5,000-a-night hotel in France.
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NewsHanson buys Thermalite from Etex
Materials group Hanson will integrate concrete blocks specialist Thermalite into its Building Products UK division.
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Industry election agenda calls for less red tape
Less regulation, an improved planning system and more public investment lie at the heart of election agenda drawn up by industry bodies.
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NewsCSCS cards mandatory on Bovis Lend Lease sites
Bovis Lend Lease insists that all workers carry a skills card on site.
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NewsPartnerships for Schools launches national frameworks
Frameworks for the Buildings Schools for the Future programme will include project management, technical and legal firms.
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Shuttleworth in race to build 250m PFI hospital
Former Foster partner hopes to extend fledgling practice into public sector with Forth Valley scheme.
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NewsJudge slams construction manager in landmark case
Industry experts react to £10m court ruling against Laing by defending beleaguered procurement method.
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Government to impose strict rules on all public contracts
OGC prepares dramatic shake-up of regulations – and promises to pay contractors on time.
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Comment
Are you properly equipped?
The claimant Ball lost the sight in one eye when he suffered an accident using farming machinery owned by the defendant Street. Ball had hired Street for the use of his hay mowing and bailing machinery. On the day of the accident, Street was not present but had consented to ...