Finance News – Page 192
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Insolvencies drop 19% in Q2
Construction insolvencies fell 19% in the second quarter of 2010 compared with the previous quarter.The number of insolvencies in the second quarter was 555, down from 686 in the first quarter, according to figures from Pricewaterhouse Coopers.Insolvencies were 24% down on the second quarter of last year.Jonathan Hook, construction and ...
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Travis Perkins buys plumbing firm BSS for £558m
Builders merchant Travis Perkins has agreed to buy plumbing and heating firm BSS Group for £558m
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NewsCoinford says view from the ground is better
Company profile Work is picking up for groundworks firm, but profit is an ’ancient word’
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NewsEngineering group Babcock reports £8.3bn order book
Support services group’s interim statement also shows strong cash generation
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NewsCRH predicts slump in profit for first half
Materials firm to barely break even but confident of second-half upturn
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NewsCarillion expects to benefit from government spending cuts
Contracting group says over-stretched government departments will outsoure more work in effort to cut spending
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NewsLloyds sells 70% of integrated finance business
Coller takes over controversial equity business invested in Apollo Group and Keepmoat
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NewsBalfour Beatty's order book grows to over £14bn
Half-year update reveals contractor will report in line with expectations
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NewsTravis Perkins buys BSS for £558m
Builders’ merchant has agreed to buy plumbing and heating firm BSS Group
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NewsT Clarke's order book rises to £220m
Electrical contractor says trading is in line with expectations but it is winding down operations in Preston
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NewsTravis Perkins results 'above expectations'
Builders merchant plans to pay dividend after sustained trading increase
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NewsMorgan Sindall order book grows to £3.5bn
Trading update reports trading uplift but outstanding concern over spending cuts
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Tony Douglas urges UK firms to bid on £16bn Gulf job
Abu Dhabi Ports Company’s new boss says ’please come and see us’ about 420km2 Khalifa port
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News‘There’s no reason why T&T can’t be 50% bigger in five years’
Steve McGuckin, the consultant’s UK boss, explains the thinking behind its international growth plans - and dismisses all talk of US takeovers
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NewsPidgley: Market stable, but no dividend yet
Tony Pidgley, chairman of Berkeley Group, said the housing market stabilised in the year to 30 April 2010 but not to the extent that the residential developer would pay shareholders a dividend
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WSP uncertainty
Consultant engineer WSP said its market outlook remained “uncertain” because of the continuing global downturn and stringent UK Budget in a trading update this week
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Taylor Wimpey caution
Taylor Wimpey has said political and economic uncertainty means it will continue to run the business on a cautious basis, with selective land investment and an ongoing focus on costs and cash
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Balfour's Oldham BSF
Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder for Oldham council’s £175m Building Schools for the Future programme
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NewsISG trading strongly in UK
Contractor says London fit-out sector is showing recovery but warns of delays in overseas markets