Finance News – Page 81
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NewsConstruction output takes sharp dip
Output now declining year-on-year according to ONS data after sharp fall in August
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NewsUnite Students acquires sites for £80m development
Developer to build two new student accommodation schemes in Liverpool and Aberdeen
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NewsCommercial development grows strongly in September
Developers and contractors report increase in commercial work after weaker growth in August
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NewsRocky market sees Miller Homes shelve float plan
Move follows signs that housing market is cooling due to fear of rate rises and tightening of mortgage affordability tests
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NewsHouse price growth slowed in September
RICS survey reports lowest rate of house price growth since June 2013
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NewsRoyal Bam axes 650 jobs
Contractor cuts staff, mainly in the Netherlands, as part of £79m restructure
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NewsLakehouse buys water hygiene specialist
Contractor says it expects growth in legionella control services after regulatory changes
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NewsBerkeley poaches Quintain finance director
Berkeley Group lures back former finance boss from rival developer Quintain
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NewsAmec warns of impact of currency headwinds
Engineer says revenue and profit in 2014 will be hit by the strength of the pound
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NewsBalfour: Three years to get profit on track
Troubled contractor warns it could face a two-to-three year fight to get profitability of its UK construction business at a comparable level to rivals
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NewsShortages of bricks and blocks may 'impede' construction growth
Latest PMI survey reports continuing growth across the industry but warns of increasing supply chain bottlenecks
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NewsCarillion reports 'robust' performance
Firm reports strong trading over third quarter, which stands in contrast to rival Balfour Beatty
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NewsBalfour Beatty sells hospital scheme for £61.5m
Contractor sells its 50% stake in the Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospital to a co-investor
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NewsHOK's global arm back in the black
Architect’s international arm, which includes its UK business, reports return to profit, although its level of UK work fell
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NewsAtkins aquires UK oil and gas specialist for £45m
Atkins announces acquisition of a Texas-based oil and gas specialist Houston Offshore Engineering
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NewsProfit rockets at architect Benoy
Turnover rises 32% to £55m, while pre-tax profit jumps 80% to £15m
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NewsGreen Deal firm collapsed owing £2.6m
The Green Deal firm owned by Neville Wiltshire from the BBC’s The Call Centre collapsed owing £2.6m to trade creditors
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NewsBovis Homes finance director steps down
Jonathan Hill is to leave the business to take up role older people’s service provider Saga