All articles by Angela Monaghan – Page 18
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John Laing latest firm to receive takeover approach
Companies thought to be interested in PFI specialist include Spanish firms Acciona and Ferrovial
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NewsAmec to sell French arm after taking £70m hit
City reacts with scepticism as firm announces plan to sell Spie and split into two separate companies
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CPA demands action on gas price increases
The Construction Products Association this week wrote to trade and industry secretary Alan Johnson warning of the “serious consequences” that rises in gas prices would have on UK materials companies.
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FeaturesThe inheritors
The standard business model of the standard volume housebuilder is well tried, well tested and increasingly obsolete. Now the market is being invaded by dynamic, agile firms that have adapted to an environment in which affordability, sustainability and brownfield expertise are what count.
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Persimmon set for FTSE 100 after Westbury approach
Housebuilder’s share price rises 10% after stock exchange announcement, fuelling speculation of a FTSE first
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FeaturesThe old romantic
He may no longer be the carefree youth who proposed to his wife a week after they met, but Keith Miller’s more considered approach to business looks set to see the Miller Group pass the £1bn-turnover mark.
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Kajima to wind down UK construction business
Japanese contractor plans to turn to PFI investment after reporting £80m losses on PFI schools contracts
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone ‘strong’ despite profit fall
Retirement home specialist McCarthy & Stone this week reported a 14% fall in pre-tax profit and warned of another “testing year ahead”
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Treasury puts some numbers on next year’s PFI market
Defence projects expected to make up 18%, as government reveals that this year’s deals could reach £5bn
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NewsMetronet parachutes in Atkins director Ainsworth
Millennium Dome project director Bernard Ainsworth is seconded from Atkins to be head of civils and stations
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YRM boss embraces future as not-for-profit trust
Architect leaves troubles behind and creates a company structure that defies commercial conventions
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NewsDavis Langdon results reveal senior partner’s pay
In an unprecedented move for a consultant, Rob Smith’s £507,000 salary is disclosed – along with 37% profit
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NewsChairman of Mace division banned from directorships
Jonathan Yurtsever, chairman of recruitment arm the People Group, will not challenge eight-year disqualification
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Revenue makes U-turn on CIS scheme
The Customs and Inland Revenue has bowed to increasing pressure from the construction industry and fellow Whitehall departments and agreed to delay the start of its CIS tax scheme by one year.
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KPMG survey shows how skill shortages hit profits
A lack of well trained staff has led to sharp rise in salaries in some areas and forced firms to turn away work