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Bovis has won a £31m contract to extend the Hilton hotel at Heathrow Airport for BAA Lynton. 21-Oct-1999 P&O is to float its Bovis construction business next month, six months earlier than expected, and it is expected to be valued at up to £350m. 15-Sep-1999 Bovis is acquiring Tanvec, a Surrey-based consultancy that designs building work for the pharmaceutical industry. 05-Aug-1999 Bovis Construction has acquired WR Adams, the US healthcare facilities group, for undisclosed terms. 04-Aug-1999 Bovis is to merge its Argentinian construction business with Dictis, the local project management company, in preparation for a major push into South American markets. 28-Jun-1999 P&O has announced plans to sell its property and exhibition interests and float its Bovis construction division in order to raise up to £2bn and focus on ports, logistics, cruises and ferries. 24-Mar-1999 WS Atkins has called off merger talks with P&O's construction division Bovis, although the companies have identified a number of areas where they can work together. 11-Dec-1998 WS Atkins is discussing the acquisition of Bovis Construction from P&O for about £350m. 25-Nov-1998 Bovis is to manage a £100m contract for Railtrack to redevelop Leeds City railway station. 19-Nov-1998 Bovis Construction has won a contract worth about £100m to build a car plant in France for Toyota. 04-Nov-1998 The Treasury has re-opened negotiations with the Exchequer Partnership, made up of Bovis, Hambros and Stanhope, for the refurbishment of its listed Whitehall building. 09-Oct-1998 P&O is said to be discussing the sale of its Bovis Construction business, thought to be worth about £350m, in order to focus on cruise holidays, investment and property. 15-Sep-1998 Bovis is set to win a contract to build an £80m performing arts centre at Cardiff Bay, which is expected to include a 2,000-seat auditorium and leisure facilities. 03-Sep-1998 Bovis Construction is looking for a major international partner, and has already been in discussions with a number of companies with the aim of becoming a major player in the world market. 27-Aug-1998 Bovis has warned that 870 of the buildings it has built since 1994 may be hit by the millennium bug, which could result in problems for ventilation and heating systems, intruder alarms, and electricity connections. 06-Jun-1998 Tarmac and Bovis are to merge their plant hire operations into a joint venture called Castlewyse, which will unite Bovis's Wyseplant branches with those of Tarmac's Castle Plant Services subsidiary. 25-Feb-1998 P&O is raising £226m from the flotation of its Bovis Homes housebuilding business, which is less than the £250m originally hoped for, and the money will be used to reduce debt and finance the expansion of its international trading activities, such as cruises. 05-Dec-1997 P&O has confirmed plans to float Bovis Homes, its housebuilding subsidiary, in early December, as part of a plan to raise £1bn from the disposal of non-core businesses. 14-Oct-1997 P&O is planning to float its Bovis Homes housebuilding business in November, with a valuation expected to be around £250m. 08-Sep-1997 Bovis has withdrawn from the bidding for the £120m University College London Hospital scheme which is being funded by the government's private finance initiative, a move that will be seen as a further blow for the PFI. 13-Jul-1996 Bovis Homes is acquiring most of the assets of Britannia Group's housebuilding division in a £10m deal which will allow it to expand its south west operation. 02-Jul-1996 Bovis is to stop tendering for privately-financed motorways or trunk roads due to the costs involved when bidding and the delays in work being awarded. 24-May-1996 P&O plans to float Bovis Homes next year as part of a move to sell £1bn of assets to build up confidence in the City. 27-Mar-1996 Bovis has won a contract to help Lend Lease Global Investment in the £350m Bluewater development in Kent. 18-Oct-1995 Bovis is to be the construction manager for the £86m Cardiff Bay Opera House. 18-Oct-1995 Bovis has won a contract to manage the construction of the £130m Trafford Centre retail development near Manchester. 17-Oct-1995
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