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John Laing's £36m result
PFI specialist John Laing said a rights issue and disposals in the secondary market had led to a rise in profit of 43% to £36m in 2005.
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Bovis Homes links profit fall to smaller houses
Bovis Homes said this week that its increasing emphasis on smaller, cheaper homes had contributed to a 20% fall in profit in 2005.
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Boxall Sayer reports 19% pre-tax profit hike
Boxall Sayer, the quantity surveyor, has reported healthy results with a 19% rise in pre-tax profit, a 21% increase in turnover and an order book that has doubled in value to £2bn.
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NewsKingspan boss sets out plans for world domination
Gene Murtagh aims to double size of materials business every five years and expand across globe
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NewsDLR extension to boost Barking Riverside
The embattled Barking Riverside project, one of the most critical regeneration sites in the Thames Gateway, is to move forward after the government approved an extension to the Docklands Light Railway.
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NewsData: New-build completions in February
Completions are up on last month in all areas of the country except Merseyside, which suffered a slight dip
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FeaturesHarry Patch (1899-present)
Reluctant celebrity Harry Patch still shudders to recall the horrors of the First World War - as well as the dangers he faced back home as a high-rise builder. Building met the 107-year-old
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FeaturesEnric's last hurrah
Part magic carpet ride, part Indonesian village hall, Barcelona's Santa Catarina market bears all the inventiveness of its architect's founder - the late Enric Miralles.
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FeaturesRunning scared
It began with protests against the building of animal research laboratories in Cambridge and Oxford. Now those protests have mushroomed to target any construction firms connected with Oxford University, Oxford city or the entire pharmaceutical sector. Sarah Richardson reports on the campaign that turned into a war - and how ...
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CommentTime to Cannes MIPIM
MIPIM started as a harmless chance to swap business cards in the sun. That was before it all got out of hand, with parties and the rise of the sinister ‘Organisers'
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Full steam ahead
Having recovered from the slowdown of 2005, construction order books and tender enquiry growth accelerated over the past quarter - except the residential sector, says Experian Business Strategies
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NewsLeeds, take a bow
Carey Jones Architects has won planning permission for this £10.5m "innovation hub" on Leeds University's western campus.
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ODPM agrees to stricter sustainability code
The government has bowed to industry demands and increased environmental standards in the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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NewsA preference for Percy
This design for Shuttleworth Community College in Burnley has helped the Catalyst Education consortium win preferred bidder status for a £250m east Lancashire schools programme.
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Euston, Victoria architects named
Two of the developers shortlisted for the redevelopments of Euston and Victoria stations have signed architects to masterplan their bids.
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Argent wins fight to revamp King's Cross
Developer Argent has won a six-year battle to secure planning permission from Camden council for its scheme to regenerate King's Cross.
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NewsTees for training
Consultant AA Projects has released this image of the planned £70m Middlesbrough College.
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Davis Langdon and HOK to work on stadium in Lyon
Davis Langdon and HOK Sports have been appointed to work on plans for a 55,000-seat stadium in Lyon, France's second city.
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Happold wins Albanian deal
The international development group Happold Consulting has won a contract to advise on strategic planning in central Albania.