All articles by Tom Bill – Page 37
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Keller says trading remains strong
Ground engineering firm says UK order book boosted by foundations contract on Olympic Stadium
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Redrow reports housing reservations down by half
Housebuilder points to unexpected severity of market downturn since February
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Poor housing sales sees Oakdene raise £9.75m in share issue
South east housebuilder Oakdene sees pre-tax profit fall 33% to £5.5m after "difficult market situation"
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Pascal Minault steps down as chair of Bouygues UK
French head of British subsidiary heads for the Alps to be replaced by man in charge of Paris area
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Revealed: HBOS bought £100m stake in Miller
It has emerged that HBOS invested an estimated £100m when it bought its stake in Miller Group last month, writes Tom Bill.
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Henry Boot issues upbeat trading statement
Construction Group says its 2008 performance will be in line with expectations
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WSP's order book hits record £1.2bn
Consultant's trading update reveals large highways jobs and international wins
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Jarvis considers 'all strategic options'
Company says talks are not taking place with Balfour Beatty and First Engineering despite rumours
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HBF calls for 0.5% interest rate cut
House Builders Federation says action is needed to prevent housing downturn damaging wider economy
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Carillion boasts cost savings after Alfred McAlpine takeover
Trading update says £544m acquisition has improved growth prospects of the business
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Bovis warns of “significantly lower” half-year results
Mortage market crisis and credit crunch coverage blamed for 30% fall in reservations in 2008
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Credit crunch puts government's housebuilding target in peril
Southern Housing Group chief says lack of lenders is making it hard for housing associations to build
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Housebuilder fails: £3m debts
Collapse of West Country housebuilder Cotswoldgate leads to calls for a change in company law
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Reservations fall by two-thirds in a year
Housing reservations have fallen by almost two-thirds compared with this time last year, confidential figures from the Home Builders Federation have revealed, writes Tom Bill.
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Housing slump: The week it all went from bad to worse
The mood in the housebuilding industry has darkened as evidence flows in that sales, shares, land values, house prices, new starts and jobs are all falling faster than expected
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Housebuilder fails: £3m debts
Collapse of West Country housebuilder Cotswoldgate leads to calls for a change in company law
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Housing reservations down by two thirds
Spring selling season evaporates as confidential HBF report reveals same level of reservations as in January
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Retailers get choosier in picking new sites
Greater caution driven by retail spending fall and scarcer development finance
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Barratt hires ex-tobacco man as non-exec director
Mark Rolfe, former finance director at Gallaher, will join the firm this week
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Connaught escapes credit crunch and plots expansion
Social housing contractor reveals 60% profit jump and looks at defence and education markets