All articles by Gordon Jon Thompson – Page 7
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Meet the new boss
… and the one thing you can say about the supermarket magnates and aerospace high flyers coming in to shake up construction is that they're not the same as the old boss. But are they any better?
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Beazer buyout set for completion
Persimmon's sale of Beazer Partnerships to a management buyout team will be completed by the end of the month.
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Carillion axes up to 400 staff
Carillion will make up to 400 people redundant as it cuts costs and streamlines its construction arm.
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Wilson Connolly chairman to lead recovery plan
250 jobs to go as Asda boss Allan Leighton stakes reputation on improving housebuilder's performance.
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Amec: services switch pays off
Amec says its strong financial performance, with a 20% rise in pre-tax profit for the six months to 30 June, has vindicated its move towards the support services market.
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House prices safe, says Berkeley
Berkeley chairman Roger Lewis has hit back at claims that the housing market is about to crash.
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Rok breaks into the black
Exeter-based contractor Rok Property Solutions this week unveiled an improved set of interim results and announced that it had acquired facilities management firm Retail Maintenance Services.
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Ex-Beazer bosses launch claims against Persimmon
Up to 25 executives seek improved salary and pension payments after being made redundant in takeover.
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Lafferty leaves Jarvis after boardroom reshuffle
Former finance director who played a central role in the re-emergence of company quits at end of month.
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McAlpine Homes £440m sale nears completion
Wimpey's purchase of Alfred McAlpine's housebuilding arm ends contractor's 18-month quest to consolidate.
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Margins will rise, Wimpey boss promises shareholders
Chief executive Peter Johnson says profit will match those of other leading housebuilders in three years.
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Laing pursues NG Bailey over laboratory meltdown
Soon-to-be-sold contractor seeks out-of-court settlement with M&E specialist over air-conditioning fiasco.
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14 months left for Carillion bosses
Carillion executives have 14 months left to double the group's share price and cash in on a lucrative share plan.
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Mitie posts record results
Building and support services company Mitie this week posted record results and said it was well-placed to ride out a recession.
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Icons of power
Who – and what – really makes a difference in the construction industry? Building selects 11 of the 21st century's most powerful icons, from Gordon Brown to a really, really big digger
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Flavour of the Month
A year ago, construction stocks slid and firms stampeded into services. Now, the City loves the industry. We ask why building's so bullish
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Tay fights 'unacceptable' bid
Country & Metropolitan's bid for housebuilder Tay Homes was in doubt this week after Tay called the offer "wholly unacceptable"
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WS Atkins: No more big job cuts on the way
Consultant says more job losses unlikely after cutting 150 in move to centralise support services
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Independent creditors may lose 'hundreds of millions'
Industry counts the cost after insurance firm's failure, while action group prepares to sue regulators and auditor.
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Artisan aims for full listing
Construction group Artisan is planning to exchange its listing on the alternative investment market for a full listing on the London Stock Exchange in the next year.