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041	0		_aeng
100	1		_aFletcher, Jon
245	0	0	_aHeading for trouble?
260			_c2005
490		0	_aQS Week _v (21) 14 september 2005, 12(1)
520			_aLooks at current state of UK construction industry. Claims changes in public sector procurement may have flattened out traditional peaks and troughs. However, new finance initiatives and regeneration projects are not usually handled by smaller firms. This is resulting in a downturn in their order books. Explanations for the drop in interim profits for larger firms include rising material prices, overrunning costs for individual projects and a lessening of home improvement work. However, some contractors argue that most firms have more work than they can cope with. Concludes industry is unlikely to be heading for recession.
590			_aIKA270905
690			_aProcurement _96260
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