All Building articles in 2000 Issue 30 – Page 3

  • Features

    Top 25 housebuilders by housing operating profit

    2000-07-28T00:00:00Z

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  • Features

    Top 25 housebuilders by housing operating margins

    2000-07-28T00:00:00Z

    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, ...

  • News

    Top bosses get 16% pay rise; staff get 6%

    2000-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Industry bosses received an average pay rise of 15.7%, according to Building s top 100 contractors and housebuilders tables published this week. Employees did less well, with an average rise of just 6.2%. The highest-paid boss was John Kirkland, chairman and managing director of Bowmer & Kirkland. His salary in ...

  • News

    Government gives CABE 130% more muscle

    2000-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Culture department responds to Lipton s call for more money to beef up regional offices.

  • Features

    The top 100

    2000-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Welcome to Building'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.

  • Features

    Top 100 contractors and housebuilders by turnover

    2000-07-28T00:00:00Z

    UK construction had a boom year in 1999, with the top 100 companies turning over more than £43bn. Total pre-tax profit was almost £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 ...

  • News

    Prescott’s 10-year plan will create skills drought

    2000-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Industry fears the Comprehensive Spending Review s doubling of workload will push it to breaking point.