All Finance articles – Page 240
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NewsT Clarke makes 'positive' start to 2009
Electrical contractor says construction activity could start on commercial projects by mid 2010
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NewsTaylor Wimpey confirms £511m rights issue
Rights issue follows the successful renegotiation of housebuilder's lending facilities last month
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NewsFrustration mounts over Scottish replacement for PFI
Procurement method’s credibility is hit by funding problems on £300m Aberdeen bypass scheme
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FeaturesCountry focus: Croatia
The economy here is weathering the global recession better than most, and a shrewd firm might want to get in before the EU accession boom. Milan Momcilovic of EC Harris gives the briefing
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NewsLow bids sank Styles & Wood’s equity sale plan
Fit-out contractor opted for debt-for-equity swap and financial transfusion after calling off sale talks
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NewsVerry boss mounted eleventh-hour rescue bid
Craig Jones, the chief executive of Verry Construction, mounted a last-minute bid to rescue the failed contractor
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NewsCitywatch: A whimper not a bang
Last Thursday morning, the final piece of the Taylor Wimpey refinancing jigsaw fell quietly into place
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NewsRok trading in line with forecasts
Maintenance specialist on course to meet full-year expectations
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NewsRecession could be worst since 1930s
New forecasts suggest 4.3% contraction in GDP this year before recovery starts in 2010
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NewsConstruction faces worst year on record
Report predicts recovery will not start until 2012 and warns of further job losses
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Rivals circle failed consultant CNP
£14.5m-turnover building consultant seeks suitors to pay off parent LandAmerica's creditors
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NewsLandSecs boss: 'no market recovery until 2013'
Chief executive Francis Salway warns industry colleagues of a long wait ahead
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NewsWolseley disposes of US division through JV
Move to shunt US arm Stock Building Supply into new JV with Gores will cost UK firm £175m
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NewsWSP trading in line with expectations
But consultant warns of coming impact from market uncertainties in UK and Dubai
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NewsLeadbitter may seek management buyout from Heijmans
Bosses of Oxford-based contractor could retake control of the business after Dutch parent signals UK pull-out
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NewsCyril Sweett confident of survival after cuts
Consultant says it is 'well positioned' to survive downturn after redundancies and slashing salaries saves it £11m
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NewsStyles & Wood refinances to clear £17m debt
Refinancing gives RBS a 20% stake in the fit-out specialist, which made a pre-tax loss of £900,000 in 2008
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Balfour Beatty seals £170m Fife hospital deal
The PPP healthcare project will deliver a new wing to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy
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FeaturesGain and pain: the sting in the tail of Darling's Budget
Public spending on construction is about the only thing keeping the industry going, but the Budget made it clear that this will slow down, and another £1.5bn a year will have to be made in ‘efficiency savings’. The question is: how?