Lagan Cement Group recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Quinn Building Products that may lead to a joint venture (JV) between the two groups whereby they would combine their cement and building products businesses based in Ballyconnell, Derrylin, Kinnegad, Belfast, Cork and Benelux.

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Work is being carried out by Interlink M74 JV, a joint venture comprising Balfour Beatty, Morgan Est, Morrison Construction and Sir Robert McAlpine.

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Final tallies of supremacy may have to wait until the merger processes are complete, but one thing is certain: Forsee's combo telecom has vaulted into the lofty elite of No. 2 provider Verizon Wireless--a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone--and the market's top dog, the JV of SBC Communications and BellSouth, Cingular.

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