All articles by Tom Bill – Page 29
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Wren Homes raises £4m for extra care developments
Share issue and loan deal with Wainford Holdings gives retirement homes specialist a boost
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Carillion on course with strong Middle East growth
Trading update also reports strong outlook based on continued focus on public sector and support services
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Housebuilders' shares rally on news of £50bn bank rescue
Government plan to prop up UK banking sector could bring boost for mortgage lending
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Banking crisis triggers sharp falls in housebuilders' shares
Early trading leads to double-digit falls as uncertainty continues to disrupt banking markets
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Taylor Wimpey rescue deal set to survive market unrest
Sources say plans to save housebuilder will continue despite financial problems among its lenders
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Caledonian says crunch will boost off-site sector
SME profile The boss of UK’s biggest modular building specialist explains why its time has come
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Northern Bear financials on track
Diversification away from new-build housing keeps building services group accounts in line with expectations
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May Gurney reports robust trading in infrastructure services
Profit forecasts upbeat as public-sector work keeps order book heavy
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Fears over Oakdene's future
Housebuilder relies on temporary banking deal after £6.4m interim loss and failure to raise £5m on stock exchange
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Bovis Homes appoints non-exec deputy chairman
Alastair Lyons arrives from Admiral Group to take up roles of deputy chairman and senior independent director
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Housing downturn forces Renew to cut 80 jobs
Building and engineering services group takes £1.5m hit from redundancy costs but still on track for £9.4m profit before exceptionals
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Oakdene in breach of banking covenants
Housebuilder fails to raise £5m on the stock exchange and reveals interim loss of £6.4m
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US decision hits housebuilders' shares
News that US Congress rejected $700bn bail-out plan sent share prices downwards before recovering on the London Stock Exchange
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Industry lobbies for tougher regulation of short-selling
Senior figures call for checks on the practice after spectacular falls in housebuilders’ shares
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Vinci uses Taywood to boost nuclear plans
Vinci plans to use its £74m acquisition of Taylor Woodrow to become a major player in the UK nuclear market, according to John Stanion, the company’s chief executive, writes Tom Bill.
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Kier: we’re not bailing out of housebuilding
Kier has dismissed reports that it is planning to abandon the private housebuilding market, writes Tom Bill.
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Barratt director heads for Northern Rock
Non-executive director at housebuilder takes up new role at bank
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Crackdown on rogue security firms in Scotland
Police raid seven constructions sites and identify security staff without valid licences
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Kier denies it will ditch private housing
Housebuilder dismisses newspaper reports that it is focusing solely on social housing