Bad weather and bad jobs hit Bouygues' construction profit

By Dave Rogers2018-08-30T09:48:00

French giant brought in new UK boss earlier this month

French construction to telecoms giant Bouygues said operating profit at its biggest business, construction, crashed by nearly half to €70m.

The firm said it had been hit by the poor weather that gripped much of Europe in the first quarter of this year while the firm said “completing three energies and services projects in Ireland and the United Kingdom” had also hit the company’s bottom line.

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