All Finance articles – Page 210
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NewsWrekin's ruby sold at knock-down price
Failed housebuilder's 10,700-carat Gem of Tanzania auctioned off at one-thousandth of earlier valuation
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NewsNHS trusts 'astonishingly' erratic on prompt payment
Survey reveals one in five trusts pay only 1% of bills within 10-day target period set to help small firms
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NewsAldar reveals £87m loss in fourth quarter
Abu Dhabi’s biggest developer says weak results were mainly down to failing to sell any land from October to December
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NewsVT rejects surprise Babcock bid
Babcock says decision to turn down offer of 507.6p a share is 'disappointing'
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NewsMouchel confirms increased offer from VT
After putting its 260p bid for the consultant on ice, VT Group ups the offer to 294p per share
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NewsConstruction project starts down 8% on last year
Snow delays works on site with activity particularly weak in non-residential sector
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NewsTwo Cornwall firms cease trading
Darren Healey Building Contractors and Highgrove Homes (South West) had bad debt of £800,000
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NewsJarvis hires former Laing O'Rourke director
Phillips Price to become managing director of rail and plant divisions
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NewsRedrow boss slams Tory localization plans
Steve Morgan claims scrapping regional planning targets is like 'putting mice in charge of the cheese cupboard'
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NewsMcLaren set to profit from slump
Kevin Taylor, chairman of McLaren Construction, has said the firm has an £18m war chest to buy struggling rivals
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Insolvencies are down
The number of construction firms going into administration in the last quarter of 2009 fell by 15% from the previous quarter
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NewsTwo US firms vie to take over Davis Langdon
Partners of UK’s second largest QS meet to vote on proposals for acquisition by Aecom or Jacobs
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Bellway warns on sales
Bellway has warned that the spring selling season will show that the housing market has not yet recovered from the crash. In a trading update for the six months to 31 January, the firm said first-time buyers were still hamstrung by the level of deposits required for a mortgage
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Happy new year for Balfour as it dominates in January
Barometer: Blackburn schools win takes firm to top of construction list for first time in eight months
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Skanska back in black
Skanska UK has announced broadly flat turnover of £1.5bn for the year ended 31 December 2009
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NewsCredit crunches Zaha's profit
Architect blames 69% profit drop on 'tightening of credit lines in the construction sector'
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NewsGalliford Try buys Bank of Scotland stake in joint ventures
Contractor takes back 50% share of five housebuilders with development value of £154m
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NewsMouchel issues 'perfect defence' against VT takeover bid
Trading update reveals order book is up to £2bn, after two contract wins this week
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NewsMcLaren boss boasts £18m war chest
After posting 88% rise in pre-tax profit, chairman Kevin Taylor reveals intention to buy up struggling contractors
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NewsBritish Land boosted by rising property values
Property group says portfolio value rose by 8.2% in last three months of 2009