Lakesmere lifts pre-tax profit 400% to £1.3m
Posted: 27 August 2008Lakesmere, specialist roofing, walling and glazing specialist, has lifted turnover to £42m, representing a rise of £7m.
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Consolidation in construction IT market likely, predicts Tekton
Posted: 27 August 2008There is still a further shake-out to come among the numerous IT software providers who currently trade with construction firms, says John Marchant, head of product management at Tekton.
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Teenager death - boss denies manslaughter
Posted: 27 August 2008A building boss has denied gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a 15-year-old boy when a wall he was told to demolish collapsed on him.
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Ennstone unveils record interim turnover of £130m
Posted: 27 August 2008Ennstone has delivered a strong trading performance in the first half of 2008, reported chief executive Vaughan McLeod.
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China to build 50,000 skyscrapers in 20 years
Posted: 27 August 2008China will build between 20,000 and 50,000 skyscrapers in the next 20 years, on top of huge spending on infrastruture, according to a report by McKinsey.
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Calatrava's 'passageway of light' Venice bridge opening cancelled
Posted: 27 August 2008The opening ceremony for the controversial 'passageway of light' bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice has been cancelled because it needs to be modified for people with disabilities.
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Mortgage approvals stabilise despite 65% annual fall
Posted: 27 August 2008Mortgage approvals are 65% lower than a year ago, although there was a glimmer of hope that the mortgage market was starting to recover as new loans agreed moved higher last month.
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Scottish commercial propert market 'buoyant'
Posted: 27 August 2008The Scottish commercial property sector is still holding its own with no 'transactional evidence' of a slump in the sector, chartered surveyors claim.
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Costain's 'outstanding' performance yields £10m profit
Posted: 27 August 2008Costain has lifted its pre-tax profit to £10m, a performance which, given the current economic climate, chief executive Andrew Wyllie described as “outstanding”.
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Terex launches three compact tracked loaders
Posted: 27 August 2008Terex has launched three compact tracked loaders (CTLs) with a fourth due next year.
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TaylorWimpey: first-half loss of £1.5bn
Posted: 27 August 2008TaylorWimpey made a staggering loss of more than £1.5bn in the first six months of the year.
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7 myths about the ConstructionSkills grants scheme
Posted: 27 August 2008To help as many construction employers as possible take advantage of the grants available, ConstructionSkills has developed a myth-buster to answer your questions and lead you through the process.
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NCC offers tower crane course
Posted: 27 August 2008 The National Construction College's (NCC) 2009 training prospectus includes a new two-day 'Introduction to the management of tower cranes'.
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IPAF drafts new platform standard
Posted: 27 August 2008The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has started to draft a new European standard for transport platforms as it said the existing ones don't...
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CRH sees first half profits drop 10%
Posted: 26 August 2008Irish materials firm CRH has reported a 10% drop in pre-tax profits for the first half of 2008.
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Firm fined £400,000 over dumper double death
Posted: 26 August 2008A coal producer has been fined a total of £400,000 after two men were crushed by a 100t dumper truck.
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Clancy Docwra unveils £4.5m pre-tax profit
Posted: 26 August 2008Clancy Docwra’s latest result show that pre-tax profit has bubbled back, rising to a figure of £4.5m which represents a margin of close on 2%.
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Government's green HQ gets woeful rating for energy efficiency
Posted: 26 August 2008Energy efficiency assessors have handed an 'F' rating to the headquarters of Communities and Local Government (CLG) - the department responsible for cutting public buildings' carbon emissions.
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United House wins health jobs worth £23m
Posted: 26 August 2008United House has bagged two contracts worth £23m to refurbish and redevelop NHS staff accommodation at hospitals in London and Surrey.
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Surveyors and estate agents renew call to scrap HIPs
Posted: 26 August 2008Home information packs are adding to the pain of house price falls and should be scrapped, estate agents and surveyors have claimed.
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