All Finance articles – Page 215
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      NewsGrowth continues at slower pace for commercial developers
December figures show a mixed picture but sector is 'past the worst'
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      NewsLaing O'Rourke snaps up Privica
Contractor buys York-based billing specialist for undisclosed sum
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      NewsBellway shareholders urged to veto bosses' bonus deal
PIRC lobby group urges shareholders to vote against directors' pay deal at AGM this week
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      NewsInterserve to write off £30m after specialist services woe
FM giant says division is now profitable but restructuring costs and lost goodwill have hit hard
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      NewsGalliford Try nears target of buying 5,000 housing plots
Firm's housebuilding expansion plan proceeds apace as sales reservations rise 15%
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      NewsHammerson set to take on Thornfield's Smithfield Market scheme
Developer in talks to take on raft of other schemes after Thornfield Properties’ parent goes into administration
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      NewsNew-build poses 'challenge' for Rok
Trading update says business is adapting to challenges by cutting back on construction of new-build and focusing on maintenance
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      NewsWolseley offloads Irish arm
Materials firm sells interests in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to WIBHM for £23.8m
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      NewsMarshalls' sales fall 16%
Landscaping products supplier's trading statement shows revenue to the end of 2009 was £312m
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      NewsThornfield Properties firm goes into administration
Hammerson brought in to commerical developer's £200m Rock retail scheme in Bury after holiday company collapses
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      NewsMears reports record performance in 2009
Social housing repairs firm reveals £1.8bn order book at end of bumper year
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      NewsSizebreed sets its sights on the super-rich
Former directors of Holloway White Allom explain why now is the right time to set up luxury contractor
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Administrator blames overambition for Lancsville collapse
Lancsville Construction collapsed because of overtrading, its administrator has revealed
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      NewsDavis Langdon profit falls 55% in Europe and Gulf
Profit at consultant Davis Langdon fell by half in the Europe and the Middle East region last year as the recession took hold, despite an increase in turnover
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O’Keefe turnover drops 26%
Turnover at civil engineering and groundworks specialist O’Keefe Construction (Greenwich) has dropped 26% from £32.3m to £23.8m as a result of the fall in the office market in the West End and City of London
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      NewsSimons Group boss predicts return to form in 2010
Paul Hodgkinson confident of recovery in retail sector as results show slim margin of 0.2%
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Balfour Beatty spends £10m on Strata Construction
Balfour Beatty has bought South Yorkshire-based Strata Construction for £10.3m
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      NewsBank of England keeps interest rate at 0.5%
Housebuilders welcome continuing freeze but want lenders to relax borrowing criteria for mortgages
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      NewsCostain boasts order book of £2.6bn
Trading update says company increased order book for 2009 by 30% and secured £850m of work for 2010
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      NewsFSA probes HBOS loans to housebuilders
Financial Services Authority is due to report on multimillion-pound loans agreed by HBOS exec to the property and housebuilding sector
 













