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035			_a(Sirsi) u127251
100			_aHewes, M.
245			_aWho's the king of the beasts?
260			_c2004
490			_aBuilding _v269(8343) 30 July 2004, (Supplement) (17)
520			_aBuilding supplement providing the annual league table of the 100 biggest UK contracting and housebuilding firms, includingranking by turnover, pre-tax profit and operating margin. Contrasts the huge turnovers of the leading companies with the situation 10 years ago when the industry was emerging from recession and the largest companies were less efficient than those of today. There are improved margins today,aggregate pre-tax margins were 6.2% in 2003 compared with 2.9% in 1995. Recently the more benign economy has helped many housebuilders and has added stability to what was a difficult environment for many contractors in the 1990s.
590			_aABS
650			_aRANKINGS
650			_aHOUSE BUILDING
650			_aCONTRACTING
650			_aTURNOVER
650			_aPROFIT
650			_aOPERATING MARGINS
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION MARKET
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999			_c74524 _d74524