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FeaturesThe digi-box
Want a three-storey extension to a grade II-listed building in less than a day? Or a house that’s been digitally manufactured to be as easy to assemble as an Airfix model? Martin Spring visits two projects that are taking off-site manufacture to the next level
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Rok seeks more acquisitions and bigger margins
Garvis Snook, chief executive of Rok, is on the hunt for more acquisitions, and has set ambitious targets for margins after the contractor posted record results.
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WSP profit soars to £28m
International consultant WSP will focus on growth in the energy market in the coming year after posting a pre-tax profit of £28m for the full year.
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Mears to take over eldery care group for £22m
Mears is preparing to buy a firm in the elderly care services sector for £22m, after announcing a double-digit rise in pre-tax profit.
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Stock market slump wipes millions off industry share values
Record profits and upbeat forecasts have not been enough to protect construction companies from the stock market slump that has affected share prices around the world.
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NewsA pool fit for champions
Contractor Willmott Dixon has won a £15m contract to build a 50m swimming pool in Corby, Northamptonshire.
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Erinaceous makes £4.4m provision against fraud
Property services group Erinaceous has put aside £4.4m to cover an alleged fraud that was discovered at its City of London office last March.
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NewsZaha in Hungary
Zaha Hadid has designed this mixed-use building for Szervita Square in the historic centre of Budapest in Hungary.
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NewsSight for shore eyes
Client Peel Holdings has revealed plans for a £5.5bn development on Liverpool’s waterfront – a world heritage site.
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Jarvis points to Network Rail delays after £22m loss
Jarvis said on Wednesday that it expected to make a £22m loss after tax for the year ending 31 March.
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Carillion profit rises 48%
There were mixed fortunes at UK contractors this week as Carillion and Balfour Beatty posted full-year results.
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NewsMace and Hornagold & Hills in line for 16ha Convoys Wharf
Mace and Hornagold & Hills have made it to the final shortlist in the race to become programme manager on the Convoys Wharf project in Lewisham, south-east London, for client Hutchison Whampoa.
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NewsCzech books: Furture Systems National Library
Future Systems has won an international competition for the £60m National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague.
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NewsWhat’s in a name
When it comes to choosing a contractor, our survey shows it’s all about reputation
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NewsGleeds says it will promote sustainability
Jeremy Percy will guide the firm towards a sustainable Olympic Games
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Amicus and T&G members vote to join forces
Manufacturing and technical union joins general workers union to create new ‘super- union’
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NewsSwitch off lights, turn down the heating and close the door
Will being eco-conscious save more energy than fitting wind turbines and PV panels?
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NewsCallcutt says improve industry links
Green housing review will concentrate on improving cross-industry co-ordination