All articles by Tom Bill – Page 41
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RMJM bullish as it nears Gazprom tower deal
Edinburgh architect RMJM hit the headlines six weeks ago when it squared up to Unesco over the proposed £397m Gazprom tower in St Petersburg.
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Kier boss slams ‘overreacting’ banks and City ‘sheep’
John Dodds attacks mortgage crackdown and undervalued shares as he reveals mixed results
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300 jobs go at Persimmon in wake of Northern Rock crisis
Three office closures and review of activity levels led to 5% of workforce being made redundant
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Galliford Try seeks 10% cut from housing suppliers
After Taylor Wimpey’s 5% demand, Galliford asks suppliers for help in ‘increasingly difficult market’
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Profitable Styles&Wood hopes to avoid downturn
Retail fit-out firm records 14th consecutive year of profit to increase profit by 58% to £11.8m
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Redrow predicts gloomy 2008 after 'poor' results
Housebuilder's results are 'less robust' than Persimmon or Barratt says analyst
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Barratt posts upbeat half-year results
Despite difficult trading conditions housebuilder's pre-tax profit is up 10.2% to £194m, but forward sales are down 7%
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Strong performance at Kier despite housing jitters
Growth in construction division lifts Kier profit 23% despite 6% fall in housing turnover
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WYG profit rises by a third
Acquisition of Adams Kara Taylor helps drive up interim profit at White Young Green to £9m
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Persimmon results 'no worse than feared'
Housebuilder says visitor rates have been rising since start of year but market remains challenging
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Balfour Beatty chairman to retire
Sir David John will be succeeded by non-executive director Steve Marshall, the former chief executive of Railtrack
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Waterman profit soars 43%
UK acquisitions helped contribute to sharp rise in interim profit and 33% growth in turnover to £63.6m
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Where next?
Britain’s regional builders have suddenly become irresistibly attractive purchases for major contractors across Europe. Tom Bill finds out why.
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Barratt will not breach banking covenants
Housebuilder claims to be ‘operating within facilities’ despite £800m loan to buy Wilson Bowden
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Tyler looks beyond £7bn barrier for Balfour Beatty
Chief executive in confident mood as City predicts record turnover for UK’s largest contractor
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Morgan Sindall announces £2.1bn turnover for 2008
Profit rises from £47.6m to £57.6m as the contractor posts record full-year results
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Galliford Try profit up 56% despite difficult housing market
Strong performances in infrastructure and building divisions helps mitigate effects of challenging housing market
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Anglo American abandons £3bn Tarmac sale
Mining company says deal won't take place "until credit market conditions improve"
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Broadway Malyan's turnover jumps 31%
Architect sees turnover increase to £41.1m as global expansion continues