All Building articles in 2007 Issue 09 – Page 6
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in January 2007
Sales, registrations and completions were up from last year, while the South-east completed the most projects
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2006: a vintage year for PFI
Fifty-five PFI contracts worth a total of £8.6bn were signed last year, making it the busiest for four years.
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Lafarge sales rise 17% in ‘year of transformation’
French materials group Lafarge posted a 17% rise in turnover to *14.5bn (£9.8bn) for the year to 31 December.
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Hanson posts 12% profit rise despite US hiccup
Hanson managed to weather the fall-out from the slump in the US housebuilding market to post a strong set of results.
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NewsPersimmon plans £1bn landbank spree
Persimmon Homes has announced plans to spend more than £1bn enlarging its strategic landbank after making a pre-tax profit of £582m for 2006.
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Hoxton architect to work on £1.5bn Victoria scheme
Lynch Architects has been appointed by Land Securities to work on its controversial £1.5bn scheme in Victoria, London.
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Coe to speak at Think 07
Think 07, a new event looking at sustainability, regeneration and innovation, has revealed its full line-up speakers.
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NewsKeller delivers 72% profit increase
A hat-trick of acquisitions helps drive pre-tax profit at the ground engineering specialist to £83.7m
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £550m National Grid contract
The contractor's responsibilities include connecting wind farms to the Grid
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NewsWhy ladders work best from the ground up
An important lesson in checking that the ladder you are using isn’t 50ft shorter than the building you’ve decided to hang it from.