Finance News – Page 307
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NewsGalliford Try reorganises housing arm after Linden buy
Rapidly growing contractor and housebuilder drops Try Homes brand and splits operations in two
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Vinci shares rocket amid takeover rumours
Billionaire investor Pinault may bid for ownership of French construction group
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NewsTaylor Wimpey: the deal of the decade
It is the merger that has been tipped, on and off, for the best part of a decade, but few would have thought that a £5bn deal between Taylor Woodrow and Wimpey to create the UK’s largest housebuilder would finally be hatched in a “dingy roadside cafe on the M40”.
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NewsBDP says it is ‘on target’ despite fall in profit
Profit at Building Design Partnership (BDP), one of the UK’s largest architectural practices, has fallen a third because of changes to an employee payment scheme.
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Capita Symonds launches anti-terrorism division
Capita Symonds has launched a national infrastructure security division in response to a growing demand from clients for protection from events such as terrorist attacks.
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Tax increases in Budget could damage SMEs
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has hit out at the increase in corporation tax on small companies in last week’s Budget, saying it will hinder small and medium enterprises (SME) and benefit bigger players.
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Inspace plans more growth after 34% profit rise
Inspace, Willmott Dixon’s demerged housing arm, has said it is committed to further growth after reporting a profit rise of more than a third in its full-year results.
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Sellafield shortlist announced
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has announced the shortlist of firms bidding to take over management of the Sellafield reprocessing plant from 2008.
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Minerva returns to profit, but fails to cheer the City
Property company Minerva has posted a pre-tax profit of £15.4m in its interim results.
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What a merger would mean for staff and rivals
Mergers always lead to redundancies and the creation of Taylor Wimpey would be no exception.
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NewsCarillion confirms new financial director's start date
Richard Adam will take up post on April 2, while the retiring Chris Girling will remain an executive director until April 30
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Profit at Terry Farrell drops 33% after ‘challenging year’
Architect refuses to comment but directors’ report blames slow planning system for delays
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Profit at Terry Farrell drops 33% after ‘challenging year’
Architect refuses to comment but directors’ report blames slow planning system for delays
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Pegasus on sale for £100m
Peter Askew, chief executive of Pegasus Retirement Homes, has put the company on the market for an estimated £100m.
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McCarthy & Stone chairman retires
Keith Lovelock has retired as chairman of McCarthy & Stone, the country’s biggest retirement housebuilder.
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NewsLyons Inquiry: business levies could subsidise Crossrail
Government's Lyons Inquiry says local business levies could fund big infrastructure projects such as Crossrail
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NewsBrown cuts corporation tax in final budget
Headline measures include 2p cut in income tax and stamp duty exemption for zero carbon homes built before 2012
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NewsHenry Boot report 35% rise in profits
Property division boost full year results after investing £27m in schemes