All articles by Angela Monaghan – Page 23
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McCaffrey reveals WYG’s international growth plans
New chief operating officer sets out ambitious business targets in first interview since being promoted
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Public sector work boosts first quarter output
The government’s investment in schools and hospitals provided a good start to the year for the construction industry
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Crest wins battle as Heron walks away from takeover
Property tycoon Gerald Ronson concedes defeat – for now – in £480m bid to buy Crest Nicholson
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Persimmon’s founder and chairman to retire
Duncan Davidson, the founder and chairman of the UK’s biggest housebuilder Persimmon, is to retire next year at the age of 65
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The quiet american
The winner of this year’s Building Award for Chief Executive of the Year is Charles Banks, boss of materials firm Wolseley – a man whose calm manner belies his amazing track record and aggressive hunt for acquisitions.
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Styles & Wood plans to double turnover to £300m
Fit-out specialist sets out options for expansion and restructuring on the back of strong 2004 results
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Stock market ignores housebuilders’ profits
Figures from the close of trading on London’s stock market last week revealed the extent to which share prices in the housing sector fail to reflect companies’ profitability
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PFI experts in conflict over how to tackle bid costs
RICS report sparks debate over whether government should pay back bid costs to shortlisted firms
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Another executive takes flight from Jarvis
The managing director of the plant division of Jarvis has become the latest member of senior management to quit
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RICS survey shows upturn in commercial sector
Growth of commercial rents rises 2.2% in three months to February, reversing three-year slowdown
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Sharewatch: Good week, bad week
As the results season draws to a close, the performance of the construction and building materials firms shows a steady decline in the period. And yet the falls have been marginal. This reflects the performance of the industry as a whole, which last week, fell less than 1% to 3472 ...
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Japanese giant Kajima takes £80m hit on PFI schools
Massive loss incurred by UK arm of Japanese contracting giant adds to PFI ‘stigma’ in build-up to election
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Tyler reveals Balfour Beatty’s American dream
Contractor’s new chief executive plans to grow US construction business – despite last year’s heavy losses
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Tony’s plans for Thomas
Thomas Vale has acquired the reputation of being Britain’s best small contractor. This is of course wrong. It’s really pretty big – and getting bigger. We met the man behind it; Mikael Gothage took his photo
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Housebuilders’ warnings to Laing O’Rourke
Housebuilders this week warned against potential conflicts of interest after Laing O’Rourke signalled its entry into the sector with the purchase of a site in Kent
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Country & Metropolitan sold to Gladedale for £72m
Stephen Wicks, who founded C&M in 1990, pockets £10m as he sells firm to private housebuilder
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Skills shortages in industry drop to a 29-month low
RICS report says workers from enlarged European Union in central and eastern Europe have eased the crisis