Northern Ireland
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Lipton wins contract to refurbish Whitehall
A £200m contract to develop and refurbish the Treasury in London’s Whitehall has been won by the Exchequer building consortium led by property tycoon Stuart Lipton.
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Government to announce shortlist of bidders for 700 DSS offices
The government will this week announced a shortlist of six bidders to enable The Department of Social Security (DSS) to transfer 700 offices to the private sector under the Private…
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TBI completes purchase of Belfast International Airport
TBI said all conditions relating to the acquisition of Belfast International Airport have been either satisfied or waived. The group said the acquisition is now unconditional in all respects and…
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Northern Ireland to receive £240m of investment over next six years
Northern Ireland economy minister Baroness Denton said investments totalling more than £240m would create at least 2,600 new jobs during the next six years.
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Colorvision closes 15 branches
Fifteen branches of Colorvision have closed. Receiver Arthur Andersen took the decision after they were called in last week. It are still trying to stabilise the business.
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Boycott returns to blight Ulster business
Protestant shopkeepers in Northern Ireland fear they will be forced out of business because Roman Catholics are boycotting them. Others have had their premises burnt in retaliatory secretarian attacks on…
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Brent Walker sells marina to Brunswick for £9m
Brent Walker has sold Brighton Marina to Brunswick for £9m . The purchaser, a Sussex-based property group, plans to spend £40m over the next five years developing the site.
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Ibstock £160m acquisition of Redland Bricks completed
Ibstock’s £160m acquisition of Redland Bricks was completed yesterday. Trade Secretary Ian Lang cleared the deal two days ago. The Daily Telegraph 1/8/96 page 23.
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Whitbread buys Pelican restaurant chains for £133.1m
Whitbread has bought Pelican, the restaurateur which owns the Cafe Rouge and Dome chains, for £133.1m. Pelican shares have risen tenfold over the past five years and have doubled in…
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John Laing stops looking at small PFI schemes because of costs and risks
The John Laing building group has stopped looking at small schemes for the government’s Private Finance Initiative because of the costs and risks involved.
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Foreign investors help regions achieve fastest manufacturing growth
Regions benefiting from the flow of foreign investment are achieving the fastest manufacturing growth, according a survey published today by Business Strategies, the economic consultancy.
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TBI plans to develop business park at Belfast International Airport
TBI has told EGi News that it plans to develop a business park at Belfast Interntaional Airport, once the deal to acquire the 364.23ha (900 acre) airport is completed on…