All Finance articles – Page 194
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RICS: Commercial demand falls
Demand for commercial property in the UK has dropped for the first time in 12 months, according to the RICS
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Labour’s Treasury unit ‘revived PFI – but at high cost’
The Labour government committed an extra £1bn to PFI schemes last year as it attempted to kickstart the private financing of infrastructure projects, auditors have found
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FeaturesIan Tyler: Life moves on
It’s not that Balfour Beatty is taking the recession in its stride exactly, but when the contractor ranked No 1 in the Building Top 150 greets deep government cuts with equanimity, you know it must be doing something right. Emily Wright asks chief executive Ian Tyler what it is
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NewsTravis Perkins profit up 24%
Turnover rises 5% to £1.5bn as builders merchant looks to complete BSS purchase
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NewsFSA to investigate Connaught
Financial Services Authority to investigate troubled social housing company according to reports
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NewsPFI emergency plan will cost extra £1bn
Treasury Infrastructure Finance unit helped kickstart PFI in 2009 but it will cost public sector up to another £1bn over next 30 years
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NewsDemand falls for commercial property
RICS report shows lettings for business property slipped in second quarter of this year
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WSP's profit drops 3.2%
Consultant blames ’challenging trading conditions’ as profit drops to £18.3m
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NewsIndustry sees output rocket to 6.6%
Construction output grew 6.6% in the second quarter of 2010, helping boost GDP growth to higher than expected levels.
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NewsODA bosses claim £56,000 in expenses
Construction director claims most while chief exec spent just £99 entertaining
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NewsFison eyes sub-£20m jobs as turnover falls 7%
“They’re not the world’s finest results,” says David Fison, Osborne’s chief executive, before adding that they were “a step in the right direction”.The principal disappointment was the £22m fall in turnover: the contractor did £311m of business in the year to March 2010, compared with £333m in the previous 12 ...
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Banks to shelve Crest sale in favour of refinancing
Debt restructuring deal preferred after Horizon’s £335m bid for housebuilder deemed too low
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Breaking the shackles: Unlocking finance for housebuilders
Crest Nicholson’s proposed refinancing deal could be the first of a wave of debt restructuring at the large privately held housebuilders over the next few months
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NewsUproar over six-figure bonuses for Network Rail chiefs
PM and unions unimpressed at outgoing chief Iain Coucher’s £641,000 top-up
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NewsConnaught launches internal investigation into share dealings
The troubled housing maintenance group is to investigate share sales made before last month’s profits warning
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NewsSpeedy cautious on recovery as turnover falls
Plant hire firm says coalition’s Autumn spending review would be critical to future of business
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NewsCircle Anglia awards £200m Merton homes contract
Apollo, Wates and Vinci win contract for decent homes and maintenance work in Merton
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NewsBanks turn down £350m offer for Crest Nicholson
Offer from venture fund Horizon did not reflect Crest’s true value, according to reports
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NewsKier dodges schools cutbacks
Kier chief executive Paul Sheffield has predicted that his firm will be unaffected by cuts to the government’s investment in schools and predicted the firm’s outgoing financial director would be “swamped” with opportunities
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NewsThreat of of double-dip slump grows by the day
Commercial development re-enters decline, Spending cuts hit contractor confidence, Job losses could reach 100,000 this year