David Lowery
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Renew closes Northern division and abandons public sector work
Renew Holdings will close division in the north of England blaming poor returns and lack of profit in the public sector
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May Gurney buys Turriff Group for £13.6m
May Gurney has boosted its Scottish business with the £13.6m acquisition of infrastructure maintenance specialist Turriff Group.
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Mouchel speeds up refinancing to try attract new bidder
Mouchel today told its shareholders to ’take no action’ in response to Costain’s revised £170m approach
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Taylor Wimpey US sale could wipe out debt
UK firm is considering selling North American arm to help raise funds after a tough year
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Austin-Smith:Lord partner exits in restructure
Architecture firm cuts jobs as it shifts focus, including partner who helped re-develop the business
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Euro contractors: Is the UK market in their grip?
Even the big guns in this year’s Top 200 European contractors league tables will feel the pain as public spending shrinks everywhere. But they could find good hunting among the UK’s large projects. Dave Lowery examines what lies behind the rankings listed over the next nine pages
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Johnson & Johnson Furniture goes into administration
Bespoke fit-out firm appoints administrator and makes 50 out of 70 staff redundant
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Great Portland FD moves to Hammerson
Hammerson finance director Simon Melliss will retire in June and be replaced by Timon Drakesmith
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Henry Boot expects revenue to jump 10%
In an update today, Henry Boot management said revenue for 2010 will be around £128m
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Rok arm resurrected by local management
Grimsby contractor taken over by Rok has been re-established under original name Topcon
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Floating wetland centre scoops BREEAM award
Adam Khan Architect’s Brockholes visitor centre has won a BREEAM Outstanding award
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Shortlist for £250m Paddington Crossrail station announced
Five firms and joint ventures have made the shortlist
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Rob Firth leaves Austin-Smith:Lord after restructure
Executive partner will go to HOK less than a year after joining firm
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Balfour Beatty seals £80m Stevenage schools deal
Balfour Beatty reaches financial close on Hertfordshire Schools PPP scheme that will see delivery of three schools
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Bids invited for £950m Crossrail stations
Bids have been invited for four stations, worth a total of £950m, on the government’s Crossrail project
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Costain to build new £32m bridge over Thames
Costain has been awarded the £32.3m contract to build a bridge between Walton and Shepperton
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CML: Mortgage lending flat in November
Data released today shows 44,000 mortgages were advanced in November, with a value of £6.3bn
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Apollo caught up in fraud investigation into subsidiary
Property services group distances itself from inquiry into former directors of firm it bought last year