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Hyder profit 6m
Hyder Consulting made £6.1m operating profit for the six months to 30 September, a rise of 38% on the same period last year.
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Strong Mitie results
Support services firm Mitie has posted strong first-half results, with a pre-tax profit of £32.2m, up 22% on the same period last year.
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Amec speculation
Speculation is growing that Amec is planning a takeover bid for Wood Group in an attempt to create a £5bn energy company, although the companies said no talks had been held.
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Profit leaps 55% as Renew focuses on engineering
Renew, the contractor formerly known as Montpellier, reported a 55% jump in pre-tax profit to £7.2m after growth in its specialist engineering and building divisions.
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Cash crisis brings down KelSco
Fit-out and refurbishment contractor KelSco has gone into voluntary liquidation with an administrator appointed.
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NewsCountdown to zero
Crest Nicholson has been selected as preferred developer for the 600-home Rochester Riverside site in Kent, which will include dwellings built to level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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Culture and sport
A public sector consortium called Living Places has been launched to promote the inclusion of culture and sport facilities in developments.
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Airfield development
Bovis Homes has got outline permission from South Gloucestershire council to build 2,200 homes as well as commercial space on a former airfield in Filton.
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Berkeleys 798 homes
A planning application for 798 homes along with office and retail space in Harrow, north-west London, has received permission after an appeal by developer Berkeley Homes.
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Tesco’s appeal
Tesco has lodged an appeal against Sunderland council over its Vaux Village site.
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Registrations drop
The number of people registering to buy homes has fallen dramatically since July.
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Crest’s new division
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is to launch a new division covering Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and West Sussex, following its expansion plans.
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NewsHomes body to back Callcutt’s big idea
The government’s housing and regeneration super quango will be given a lead role to implement the proposals of last week’s housing delivery review by John Callcutt.
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CommentBe careful what you wish for
Two very different companies are engaged in two very different battles at the moment. Keith Miller, the chief executive of Miller Group, is struggling to keep his company private. Erinaceous is fighting for bare survival. Yet could the shareholders of each learn from the plight of the other?
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Efficiency of domestic wind turbines called into doubt
Wind turbines attached to houses generate on average one-tenth of the electricity they would in optimal conditions, research has found.
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‘Eco-quarter’ for Gateway
A plan to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the Thames Gateway has been unveiled.
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NewsMaking a splash in Docklands
The final designs for the £90m Biota! Aquarium by Terry Farrell and Partners have been revealed.
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Last-ditch bid to change act
Nick Raynsford, the former construction minister, has launched a last-ditch attempt to ensure that changes to the Construction Act are considered by MPs in the current session of parliament.
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OFT may use criminal powers in cartels investigation
The Office of Fair Trading may launch criminal proceedings against directors if the construction industry does not co-operate with its investigation into cartels in the sector.