All Finance articles – Page 179
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Laing O'Rourke Ireland halves staff as turnover plummets
Irish arm of construction giant cuts workforce after turnover collapses by 75%
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Persimmon expects 'significant increase' in profits
Housebuilder forecasts turnover of £1.57bn helped by boost in sales and prices, while chairman John White steps down after 32 years with the firm.
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Construction braces itself for another tough year
Higher VAT and NI contributions plus the spending cuts spell a double dip recession for the sector
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Leadbitter deal puts Bouygues in UK's top 20
Deal between Dutch and French firms boosts Bouygues place in the UK market and enables Leadbitter to strengthen its position
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VAT increase will cost more than 11,000 jobs, says FMB
FMB warns of likely decrease in work and increase in rogue traders as VAT rise hits hard
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Costain makes new £150m bid for Mouchel
Contractor bumps up offer by £30m in attempt to win over Mouchel shareholders
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CPL Interiors goes into administration
£21m turnover firm collapses before Christmas with loss of 65 staff
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Post-Christmas boost for construction
Shares rise among construction and materials firms, with Morgan Sindall boasting a 15% leap
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Nakheel close to deal with creditors
After several months delay the Dubai developer is on the brink of agreeing its debt restructuring
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Carillion sell £14.5m stake in barracks mega-project
Contractor aims to recycle cash from Allenby Connaught PFI
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Keller faces £25m goodwill write off
Troubled groundworks specialist loses £20-25m on US and Spanish companies
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Skanska targets UK housing market in global expansion
Skanska has opened a UK housing division as part of a global expansion strategy
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Atkins signs nuclear power deal
British engineering giant Atkins has signed a joint venture with Assystem, a French nuclear specialist, to take advantage of the growing international market for atomic power stations
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CJ Haughey’s creditors stand to lose up to £6.5m
Administrator says firm unlikely to be sold as founder blames Pembroke project for collapse
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WSP warns debt may be worse than predicted
Delayed payments could hit engineering consultancy although it will comply with banking covenants
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Travis Perkins posts strong turnover
Evidence of buying ahead of VAT increase as performance at retail arm Wickes also improves
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Carillion boosts margins after cutting UK construction work
Group says focus on UK support services and international markets will see rise in 2010 profit