All Building articles in 2005 issue 26
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NewsConstruction quick off the blocks after Olympic triumph
Strategic Forum to set up liaison group to iron out problems as contractors position themselves to win work.
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Lord Rogers: Barcelona set the standard
Mayor’s chief architectural advisor turns to Spain for Olympic inspiration.
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Profits hit record level at John Rowan
Construction consultant’s turnover up 12.8% after year of restructuring.
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Industry celebrates London Olympics
Construction industry anticipates £8.3bn bonanza as London wins vote to host 2012 Olympics.
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Elle MacPherson's ex finances seven academies
Arpad Busson, the ex-boyfriend of supermodel Elle MacPherson, is to finance seven city academies.
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Rok snaps up building firms in the North
Rok issues new shares to fund purchase of Topcon and Lemmeleg.
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Profit up at Galliford despite difficult housing market
Galliford Try says that profit for year ended 30 June will be well ahead of expectations.
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NewsMowlem predicts 20m profit shortfall
Shares hit after trading statement reveals problems with a number of UK and Australian construction projects.
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Babcock JV wins 500m MOD contract
Contract awarded to Babcock Dyncorp for the East of England will run for up to ten years.
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Dome fraudster faces jail
Simon Brophy admits to £4m fraud after handing his own company the Dome lighting contract.
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Amec wraps up nuclear deal
Amec eyes up opportunities in the UK the purchasing nuclear services company for £37.2m.
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CRH hit by weaker product sales in UK
Product and materials giant says that sales of Ibstock and concrete products are below 2004 levels.
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NewsWimpey house sales fall 17.5%
Housebuilder warns that first half profits will be "well down" on the same period in 2004.
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Travis Perkins faces trading struggle
Builders' merchant lowers expectations for 2005 due to "challenging" markets
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CITB-ConstructionSkills launches apprenticeship scheme
Major contractors to provide work placements for college students in skills boost for industry
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NewsAmec snaps up French engineering firm PK SAS
Amec aims to expand engineering and technical services network in Europe.
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Kier bullish despite house market gloom
Kier says profit in construction division will help compensate for slowdown in the housing market.
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NewsBusiness round up
Paul Pedley stands down as Redrow boss, Gleeson announce more losses in building division and housebuilders report a flat market.
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Plymouth Hospitals PFI drops single bidder
Ferrovial’s Medico Vanguard consortium will have to bid again following health trust's decision to split £350m PFI to attract more interest.
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Tesco tunnel collapse causes rail chaos
Tesco launches investigation with its engineer contractors following the collapse at superstore site.