All Finance articles – Page 289
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RSK buys Building Service
Environmental consultant RSK Group has bought building envelope and testing specialist Building Sciences.
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NewsSteve Morgan signs Redrow man for Bridgemere
Former head of David Wilson Homes takes over reins at property business
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Persimmon and Bovis tipped to beat slump
Persimmon and Bovis Homes are the housebuilders best placed to bounce back from the slump in the housing market, City analysts claim.
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Sharp slide in profit at Wolseley with more bad news on the way
Pre-tax profit at Wolseley, the materials producer, fell by a third in the five months to the end of December as a result of the global credit crunch.
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40% of small builders report fall in enquiries
The credit squeeze has pushed client enquiries to their lowest levels since 2005, according to the Federation of Master Builders.
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NewsWillmott buys ‘undervalued‘ Inspace back for £148m
Willmott Dixon boss says 32-month flotation failed to reflect social housing group’s real worth
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NewsMore housebuilders cut payment to subbies
Nicholas King and Persimmon have become the latest housebuilders to cut payments to their supply chain
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NewsDeutsche Bahn buys Laing Rail
German company will take over owner of Chiltern Railways after deal is officially approved
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Land Sec shares rise after strong third quarter
Land Securities shares lift 3% as property company reveals net profit on property sales of £17.7m
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RSK buys Building Sciences
Environmental consultancy continues acquistion drive into 2008 as it snaps up Stuart Borland's building envelope consultant
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NewsConstruction stocks rally in early morning trading
Contractors' and housebuilders stocks recover following yesterday's Stock Market plummet
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NewsODA makes U-turn over payments to specialists
Olympic construction director says project bank accounts ‘not appropriate’ for large schemes
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NewsPakistan turmoil hits Mott MacDonald
Planning work on Mott MacDonald’s £245m Karachi Port Tower in Pakistan has been hit by political unrest in the country.
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NewsQS sector hungry for deals
Consolidation in the consultancy sector looked set to accelerate this week with the promise of more acquisitions by two prominent players.
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OGC starts payment charter review
The Office of Government Commerce has asked Rider Levett Bucknall to review payment practices so it can monitor the impact of its Fair Payment Charter.
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Balfour shrugs off Metronet debacle
Balfour Beatty has issued a bullish trading statement for 2007 that is at the “top end of current expectations”.
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine axed from two major schemes
Developers try to reduce costs on £100m Oxford Street and £140m Newport projects
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Government ‘faces £8bn bill’ unless inflation is tamed
ICE State of the Nation report calls for independent commission to plan infrastructure work
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BAA picks nine contractors for £9.5bn framework
Work may include Heathrow and Stansted terminals Firms could recruit axed BAA staff
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Laing O’Rourke soars after £1.8bn Heathrow deal
Business barometer £1.8bn East Terminal coup raises contractor to overall number-two spot