All ڶ articles in 2006 issue 50 – Page 2
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FSA to investigate Amec shares
The City watchdog is reported to be looking at shares traded in Amec in the run-up to a takeover approach in November
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ZEDshop to undercut green grants
Bill Dunster's new venture promises to make renewable energy products cheaper than those procured through grant schemes
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Livingstone: Olympics will cost £5bn
The Mayor of London dismisses as “rubbish” claims that bill will rise to £10bn and says games will make a profit
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Pressure on contractors to reveal PFI profits
The public accounts committee wants Balfour Beatty, Jarvis and John Laing to publish the profit made from the refinancing of PFI projects
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Three builders in container death named
The men were found dead in a container last week on a building site near Reading owned by St James Homes
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T Clarke promotes five
Troubled electrical contractor adds new board member and boosts the regions with new directors
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Lord Coe pledges to resolve Olympic budget worries in 2007
The chairman of the organising committee says questions over the cost of the Olympics will be cleared up in the New Year
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Private equity firms pull out of Amec bid
Texas Pacific Group and First Reserve Corporation blame Amec’s refusal to provide due diligence access
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Eat, drink and be wary
ڶ's assistant editor has over-indulged this Christmas and is wondering if he and the rest of the construction industry should be cutting down on the demon drink
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Silverdell buys Redhill in £10m deal
Acquisition is part of Silverdell's strategy to become leader in the UK Asbestos services industry
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BNFL announces sale of reactor site management business
The sale is the first part of the wider break-up of BNFL revealed by the government earlier this year
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Multiplex forced to pay £12m compensation over Wembley
The Austrailian contractor must pay the cash to shareholders over Wembley problems as it faces class action suit
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Persimmon sales break £3bn barrier
Housebuilder says integration of Westbury has helped boost completions by 38% to 16,700 homes
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UK house prices up 15% in 2007
New survey concludes that rising interest rate is not affecting housing market growth
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Galliford Try wins Colchester contract
English Partnerships selects contractor to build 430 homes on former hospital site
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Wimpey hit hard by US housing slump
Housing slowdown in America overshadows strong performance in the UK for housebuilder
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T&G votes for union with Amicus
Proposed merger will create UK's biggest union with around 2m members
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Wolseley buys six firms
Material supplier's latest acquisitions include purchase of canadian firm Hudson Plumbing
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Network Rail set to cut contractor list
Two contractors will be dropped from Network Rail's track renewal framework after review in 2007