All articles by Gordon Jon Thompson – Page 6
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Balfour denies protests made it ditch Ilisu dam
Balfour Beatty this week denied that pressure from environmental groups was behind its decision to end its four-year involvement in the Ilisu dam project in Turkey.
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Costain to hire 400 for PFI drive
Costain is growing its PFI business and recruiting 400 staff as part of chief executive Stuart Doughty's ambitious plan to increase turnover 15% and widen margins to 3%.
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Pidgley Jr is back in the housebuilding business
Former Berkeley Homes boss starts Cadenza after quitting father's firm for "a fresh challenge".
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Skanska boss rejects global criticism after big losses
Bjork unrepentant about dash for growth, despite Polish problems, saying that firm has "things under control".
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Wilcon profit warning leads to slump in housing shares
City loses interest in housebuilders as Wilcon announces departure of chief executive John Tutte.
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McAlpine and Balfour Beatty fight for Speedy Hire arm
Major players are ahead of 12 rivals in race to buy Speedy Hire's utilities division for up to £15m.
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Civil servants admit PPPs on hold after Railtrack's demise
But Treasury chief secretary reiterates government's commitment to public-private partnership deals.
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Housing market hit by US attacks
Prowting and Gleeson this week warned the City that the housing market and consumer confidence have been hit by the terrorist attacks on the USA.
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Oscar Faber bought by US engineering giant Aecom
Aecom merges UK consulting engineer with Maunsell as part of drive to dominate European market.
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NG Bailey pays Laing £3m over NPL disaster
M&E contractor writes off profit on the west London project as Laing seeks to recoup some of its losses.
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Railtrack's demise brings fresh concerns over PFI
Banks put PFI deals on hold as questions are raised over the government's ability to guarantee cash flow.
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Kier buys into Beazer buyout
Kier has bought a 49% stake in Beazer's social housing and prefabrication divisions after a management buyout
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Analyst predicts collapse in house price inflation
Merrill Lynch says house price rises will fall to 3% next spring, as UK job losses sink in.
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Taywood sued for £9.8m
A water company is suing Taylor Woodrow for nearly £10m, claiming that it breached a design-and-build contract for a sewage works
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Laing's future in doubt despite O'Rourke sale
Sale of construction leaves Laing to concentrate on housing and PFI business, but City remains unconvinced.
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DL&E buys surveying firm
Quantity surveyor Davis Langdon & Everest has snapped up Nottingham-based practice Carter Walker in order to develop its building surveying business.
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'I want to take Laing back to where it was'
Ray o'rourke wants to re-establish Laing Contstruction as the UK's premier builder and raise turnover to former levels.
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Sharp drop in confidence as firms worry about recession
RICS report shows surveyors expect workloads to hold up in short term but are gloomy about next year.
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Ninth record profit for Kier
Kier has posted record results for the ninth consecutive year, and says the strong performance is set to continue.
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Construction prospects 'strong in the long term'
City analysts say stock market uncertainty will be outweighed by healthy order books.