All articles by David Matthews – Page 17
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NewsT Clarke on even keel despite £40m drop in orders
Scaling back of schemes shrinks contractor’s order book
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NewsMore surveyors report falling workloads
Public housing hits record low as expectations for future work drop
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NewsRok job losses hit Scottish workers hardest
Failure to find a buyer means 768 redundancies north of the border
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NewsCreditors demand probe into DEGW directors
Questions over whether DEGW kept creditors informed over worsening financial position
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NewscityWATCH: Caution
The City has been understanding of the many companies that had a look - and then recoiled - at failed contractor Rok last week. Even Mears, which was the first off the mark to salivate over Rok’s remains, but then perhaps wisely decided it didn’t fancy the prospect, managed to ...
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Cluttons
Surveyors seem to have a predilection for rather shiny watering holes in west(ish) London when Building Buys a Pint. The Portman, which has removed most of its old wooden interior in favour of cream walls and rack upon rack of immaculate glassware, is no exception
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NewsTaylor Wimpey clinches £950m credit deal
A refinancing by Taylor Wimpey was the highlight among respectable interim statements to the City by three of the biggest housebuilders this week, despite a no-show from the traditional boost in autumn sales
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NewsHyder axes 300 jobs but insists cull is now over
Finance director says staffing levels will now remain ’broadly flat’ after profit rises by two-thirds
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NewsConstruction redundancies fall again
Latest ONS figures show redundancy rate fell from 21,000 to 18,000 over the quarter to September
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NewsRok boss tells redundant workers to 'Keep on Roking'
Garvis Snook sends parting email to workers of collapsed workers
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NewsSpeedy Hire losses almost double
Firm blames weak first half and ’corporate failures’ for a half-year pre-tax loss of £13.8m
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NewsHyder boosts profit after cutting 7% of workforce
Consultant engineer reports 66% jump in profit after revealing more job losses
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NewsTottenham and West Ham vie for Olympic Stadium
North London football clubs go head to head for future of stadium
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NewsRok debt brings down Wolverhampton kitchen company
Midlands eco-furnishings company goes into administration after being owed £200,000 by failed builder
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NewsKier warns of social housing "hiatus"
Contractor warns of transition period between funding models but welcomes “good start” to financial year
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NewsPickles: Localism Bill to be introduced "within days"
Secretary of state says that the bill will be introduced to parliament within “days”
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NewsPrivate sector steps in to fill gap left by public work
Business barometer: Willmott Dixon tops the chart buoyed by £41m public sector contract
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What went wrong at Rok? The City view
“Hindsight is a wonderful thing,” says Andrew Brown, an analyst at Panmure Gordon, “but Rok’s first major profit warning was two years ago, related to the slowdown in their regional contracting business.”
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NewsJarvis and Network Rail to be charged over Potters Bar
Companies to face criminal courts over 2002 derailment that killed seven people