All articles by Dominic White
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The heavyweight champions
A new superbreed of finance directors is taking over at the largest contractors. They are fighting to turn the industry into a City darling.
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'Skills shortages critical,' says Pidgley
Berkeley chief blames lack of training and tax policy for skills crunch and calls for industry-wide response.
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The new Manchester?
A blizzard of regeneration projects including a 拢500m retail scheme is set to transform Liverpool s city centre and give it the chance to get one up on its larger northern neighbour.
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Contractors and housebuilders by remuneration of highest paid director
Whereas staffers saw their pay rise 6.2% on average last year, the bosses enjoyed 15.7% increases. Top of the rich list and way ahead of the competition was Bowmer & Kirkland's highest-paid director, who took home 拢1.6m, including bonus. Housebuilding bosses got some of the biggest rises. Prowting's highest-earning director ...
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Directors mothball Fairview buyout
Management suspends buyout negotiations until the autumn amid fears of a slowdown in sales.
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Personalities will not stop a merger, says Bryant boss
Housebuilder determined to strike a deal in bid to win over the City as South-east market peaks.
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Contractors and housebuilders by employees' average pay
Fit-out and construction management firm Interior Services Group was a lucrative place to work for most employees last year. Earlier this month, it announced pre-tax profit up 91% to 拢4.2m on a slightly reduced turnover of 拢370m. The company actually paid its staff less than it did in 1998, but ...
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Top 75 contractors by contracting turnover
In this table, we have ranked firms by the amount of contracting they do. Figures for non-contracting activities, including property, housebuilding and facilities management (which makes up much of the "other" column), are also shown. Just edging into the top spot is Bovis, which handled 拢2.3bn of contracting – 60% ...
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Top 25 housebuilders by housing operating margins
Last year was a good time to be a housebuilder. And it was the country's two remaining volume housebuilders – Barratt and Wimpey – that dominated in terms of turnover and profit. However, when it comes to margins, they trailed the pack in 16th and 24th place respectively. Smaller rivals, ...
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The top 100
Welcome to 黑洞社区's largest-ever assessment of the top contractors and housebuilders in the UK. This year, we have made a few key changes to our usual format.
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Top 100 contractors and housebuilders by turnover
UK construction had a boom year in 1999, with the top 100 companies turning over more than 拢43bn. Total pre-tax profit was almost 拢2.2bn and the average margin was 4.9%. The top 50 companies – which account for 85% of turnover and pre-tax profit in the top 100 – enjoyed ...
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Bovis reshuffle puts Aussie Taylor at helm
38-year-old Taylor made chief executive, Spanswick to push ahead in Europe and Lampl takes back seat.
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EBC axes 90 staff in lightning shake-up
Incoming chief Garvis Snook announces redundancies at smallest listed contractor in order to realise its “enormous potential to develop”.
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Allen to quit housebuilding
Company tells analysts the need for economies of scale makes the sector unviable for small operators.
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Small housebuilders rush to exit the City
A wave of unloved housebuilders give up on institutional investors and go private.
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Jarvis brushes aside City takeover rumours
Contractor denies it is vulnerable as chief executive insists his management team is the best for the job.
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MEPC may dump Laing after 拢20m Cardiff row
Developer s decision to sack contractor on Wales office could threaten long-term relationship.
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Crane keen to keep industry role despite Christiani exit
Movement for Innovation chair wants to stay in job after leaving his troubled contracting firm.