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INDUSTRY > Construction > EXPERT ADVICE

29/06/2007

Building profit

If we tell you a company has just seen profits up by a quarter year-on-year and turnover climbed 12 per cent, you might be forgiven for thinking said organisation operates in the booming oil sector or life peerage consulting services – areas where stellar growth is not unusual. If we reveal that the company in question works in construction, a sector in the UK economy that has not always enjoyed anything like double-digit growth, surprise may be in order.

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12/12/2006

Taking the hire ground

John Bottoms, CIO, Speedy Hire talks about the challenges of creating a cohesive IT operation and reporting to the board

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