All Finance articles – Page 229
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NewsUS work helps drive 14% profit rise at Balfour Beatty
Strengthening US business drives up group's building sector operating profit by 39% for the half-year but rail profit down
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NewsLocal councils have lost nearly £2.7bn in crash
Survey by Local Government Association reveals low interest rates on cash deposits have hit council income hard
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NewsVinci poised to buy Haymills
Deal to save £181m-turnover contractor is expected to be sealed tomorrow
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NewsMiddle East growth helps drive Interserve profit up 18%
Rise in UK public sector work also lies behind strong first-half results for maintenance and building group
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NewsFirst-half profit falls 28% at Morgan Sindall
But contractor says it remains confident of meeting expectations for the year
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NewsVinci to bid for Haymills
Four offers for £181m-turnover contractor due to be made by end of the day
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NewsThink tank proposes scrapping council tax
Left-wing body Compass' report suggests stabilising house prices by taxing land value
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NewsUrban Splash eyes deal for rental portfolio
Tom Bloxham has said Urban Splash could join forces with an institutional fund to secure investment in its residential rental portfolio
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NewsBouygues prepares to swoop for struggling Haymills
French construction giant in talks to agree final terms for £181m-turnover contractor
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WYG postpones financing deal and shakes up board
Engineering consultant White Young Green has announced a shake-up of its board and bought more time to agree a refinancing deal
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Durkan makes £800k loss
Social housing contractor and residential developer Durkan Holdings made a loss of £776,167 in the year to 31 January 2009, as a result of a £5.8m writedown of its stock and development land
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NewsAecom optimistic after 10% turnover rise, despite profit drop
UK consultant formerly known as Faber Maunsell attributes 4% profit fall to investment in new and merged offices
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NewsBellway raises £45m to buy land
Housebuilder takes advantage of strong recent share performance to raise cash in rights issue
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NewsTurnover up 12% at John Rowan as profit falls 14%
Consultant attributes profit drop to weak state of wider economy, but says social housing market will help company weather the storm
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NewsBellway reports trading ahead of expectations
Housebuilder's update shows 33% fall in sales over the year but debt is reduced beyond its target
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NewsFirst-quarter revenues stay level at Atkins
Consultant says figures are in line with expectations despite a slowdown on the water engineering side
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NewsTaylor Wimpey posts £682m first-half loss
Writedowns of £604m drive loss but housebuilder says market has improved 'significantly'
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NewsBig losses at Northern Rock as new lending falters
Bank says new mortgage lending was £1bn short of predicted levels
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NewsDavis Langdon to merge with architect DEGW
Consultant reassures industry that business will not aim to compete with other architects after deal with £17m-turnover firm
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NewsPhysicist Hawking lobbies for college funding
Scientist writes to Gordon Brown to protest at withdrawal of funding from college for severely disabled students