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100	1		_aRogers, David
245	0	0	_aWhy British firms are saying no to Northern Irish projects
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490		0	_aConstruction News _v(7008) 8 March 2007, 14-15(2)
520			_aLooks at the growing construction market in Northern Ireland and questions why British contractors are reluctant to work in the region. Over the next 12 years, the UK government alone will spend £18bn in Northern Ireland, with the construction of new roads, hospitals and schools. There are also large projects in the pipeline such as plans to build a sports stadium on the site of Maze Prison, and the Strategic Investment Board is urging British firms to cross over from the mainland. However, concerns over security and the market?s size are putting British firms off.
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651		4	_aNORTHERN IRELAND
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION MARKET
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