Speedy Hire back in the black
Speedy Hire has bounced back from a disappointing £27m loss in 2011 with a £3.2m pre-tax profit for the year to March 2012.
WATCH: Bell's new E-Series ADT
Lafarge-Tarmac ruling heralds shake-up for aggregates sector
The Competition Commission ruling on the proposed Lafarge-Tarmac merger may result in a new player breaking into the traditional 'big five' of the UK aggregates market.
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Top 10 Construction Companies
| Rank by turnover | Rank by profit | Company | Latest turnover (£m) |
| 1 | 1 | Balfour Beatty | 10541.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Carillion | 5139.0 |
| 3 |  20 |
Laing O'Rourke | 3320.0 |
 4 |
3 | Babcock | 2755.8 |
| 5 |
11 |
Morgan Sindall | 2101.9 |
| 6 |
9 |
Kier | 2098.7 |
| 7 |
6 |
Mitie | 1891.4 |
| 8 |
8 |
Interserve | 1872.0 |
| 9 |
13 | Skanska | 1267.3 |
| 10 |
19 |
Galliford Try | 1221.5 |
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