All Finance articles – Page 236
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NewsRepossession forecast downgraded by 15%
Trade association ups optimism as interest rate cuts make morgage payments more affordable
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NewsTwo-thirds of construction SMEs expect upturn
Survey reveals most small businesses are optimistic after worst six months ever experienced
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NewsIt's housebuilding, but not as we know it: how the industry will be changed by the crash
After the blind panic of 2008 and the restrained optimism of 2009, housebuilders have begun to think about the way forward
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NewsMiddle East construction to begin recovery next year
Survey indicates Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will be at forefront of upturn
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NewsSIG slashes costs in poor trading
Materials supplier says it will not breach banking convenants in 2009 despite profit warning
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NewsWS Atkins profit up 12% despite staff cuts
Worsening market conditions in UK and Middle East forced 1,200 redundancies in last quarter
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NewsChurchill Retirement Living starts building again
Sheltered housing developer run by sons of John McCarthy says time is right to restart construction
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Bellway turns to South-east
Housebuilder Bellway will ramp up production in south-east England, where it said sales were now “marginally stronger” than other parts of the country
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Balfour Beatty bucks the trend in meagre month of May
Business barometer UK’s biggest contractor wins £2.5bn M25 job, as others fight for the scraps
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Populous back in black
Populous, the architect formerly known as HOK Sport, has returned to the black in 2008 with a pre-tax profit of £83,411 (2007: £119,360 loss)
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NewsLloyds readies Apollo for HBOS sell-off by sealing debt deal
Bank and shareholders to write down undisclosed sum of public sector contractor’s £300m debt
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Citywatch: So, how did we all do?
It was during the first week of June last year that housebuilding stocks began their descent in earnest. As the European football championships kicked off without England, Barratt was also having a miserable time as rumours swirled in the City about its survival
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CommentLife after debt
Before you know it, UK plc is going to be staggering under a real debt burden of £2 trillion. Here’s Kevin Cammack’s simple survival guide
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Hyder reports 8% profit rise
Hyder reports 8% profit rise Hyder Consulting has reported an 8% rise in adjusted pre-tax profit to £15.6m on the back of a strong performance in the Middle East and in the transport sector
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News7.5% fall in European construction output expected
Forecasts predict positive year only for Switzerland and Poland before return to growth in 2011
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NewsCapita to buy Carillion's IT business for £36m
Carillion bought external facing business in 2008 as part of acquisition of Alfred McAlpine
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NewsSMEs owed £2.5bn of late payment
Figures released by Barclays show customer and supplier payment delays cost £1,200 per business
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NewsCapita buys urban design consultant AMA
Consultant acquires Andrew Martin Associates' three offices for an undisclosed sum
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NewsEnd of recession in sight, say economists
FT poll shows more than half of economists surveyed expect imminent return to growth
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NewsTransport and Middle East wins drive Hyder profit up 8%
Consulting firm reports 37% increase in overall turnover and order book up 22% on last year