All Finance articles – Page 188
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NewsOFT delays decision on Travis Perkins' bid for BSS Group
Office of Fair Trading says its decision over the £558m bid will not be until mid-October
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NewsWolseley to take up tax residence in Switzerland
Building materials firm says it is creating a group holding company as it announces no profit growth in its full-year results
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NewsISG opens five offices as it targets smaller jobs
ISG has opened five offices in the past nine months as part of its strategy to compete with regional businesses for smaller deals, writes Andrew Hankinson.
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NewsMajority of Connaught deals will not transfer to Lovell
Research by Building shows most councils will re-tender contracts with failed social housing firm
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Mears and British Gas link up to bid for energy contracts
Mears has announced a strategic partnership with British Gas to tap into funding from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and the Community Energy Saving Programme.
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ACS bids for control of Hochtief
Spanish contractor ACS has made an offer for a controlling stake in German rival Hochtief. If the deal goes through, it would create one of the biggest construction groups in the world.
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Kier puts faith in frameworks as profit rises 10%
Pre-tax profit at Kier rose 10% to £55.5m from £50.6m last year, largely thanks to its framework deals.
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NewsShapps hits out at housing association 'fat cat' pay
Housing minister demands to know why bosses are earning more than the prime minister
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NewsGleeson returns to profit after cutting overheads by half
Firm records 12-month pre-tax profit of £400,000 following a £51m loss in 2009
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NewsAukett to make fresh swoop after Archial collapses
Deal between the firms on the cards after UK’s sixth-largest architect falls into administration
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NewsSaved steel frame factory shipped to UK
Fusion Building Systems entire factory is being shipped from Cork to Northampton after it was acquired by private equity
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News113-year-old Portland stone supplier enters administration
One of the last remaining Portland stone suppliers has entered administration due to a lack of work
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NewsRedhall makes £16m offer for Mount Engineering
Redhall says aquisition will boost its presence in global oil and gas markets
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NewsBovis Lend Lease shakes up top team
North of England boss Tony Lenehan exits as Julian Daniel takes over as boss of England and Wales
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NewsArchial shares suspended
Shares in Archial have been suspended while the firm clarifies its financial position
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Infrastructure warning
John Cridland, the CBI’s deputy director-general, has warned the government that it will repeat the mistakes of the past if it neglects infrastructure investment in its Comprehensive Spending Review
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URS seals Scott Wilson deal
The acquisition of Scott Wilson by American consulting giant URS has been formally completed, propelling the US company into the top 10 of British engineers.
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Lloyds sells Crest stake
Lloyds has sold its 30% stake in housebuilder Crest Nicholson to US investment firm Varde for a reported £150m.
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NewsMiller ‘may move into consultancy’
Keith Miller, chief executive of Miller Group, has said its construction business will do more consultancy work in future and did not rule out buying a consultant
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Whitby is back in business – with a gazebo
Mark Whitby, the former chairman of structural engineer Ramboll UK, has set up a consultancy with former colleague Des Mairs