All Finance articles – Page 247
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NewsEU approves 5% VAT on home improvements
Lifeline for builders as UK given option to reduce VAT on maintenance and repairs
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NewsMiddle East helps drive Interserve profit up 15%
Maintenance and building group also announces £200m of new contract wins in UK and Dubai
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NewsMP blames bank as builder goes bust
Bank's 'inflexibility' slated as cash flow problems push Wrekin Construction into administration despite strong order book
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NewsCostain profit up 17% but building division £5m in the red
Board recommends dividend increase as group revenue rises 12% and order book up 25%
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NewsISG’s profit rises 9%
Construction mangagement firm relies on regional work to raise turnover by 11% despite drop in London offices work
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NewsEnnstone sells UK and Polish arms as administrators take over
Attempt to achieve solvent restructuring abandoned but deal to sell subsidiaries will save 1,000 jobs
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NewsSidell Gibson acquires Birmingham architect
Large commercial practice buys long-standing Edgbaston firm Crouch Butler Savage
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NewsScott Wilson slashes worldwide workforce by 10%
Design firm predicts profits will be broadly in line with expectations as it reveals staff cuts to save £20m
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NewsRevenue soars 38% at Mears as repairs hold strong
Profits also up as maintenance firm benefits from resilience of 'non-discretionary' repairs sector
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NewsZaha reaps boom as pre-tax profits increase 400%
Turnover doubles and pre-tax profits hit £5m in year to 30 April 2008
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NewsBovis Homes posts £78m loss after 60% job cuts
Housebuilder writes down £93m and lays off almost 600 workers during 2008
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NewsWolseley plans £1bn rights issue as profits plunge
Banks make new overdraft deal on its £2.48bn debt-pile conditional on raising cash from investors
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London fit-out market halves – but positive signs emerge
Research finds only 3 million ft2 in pipeline, but banking consolidation is good news for survivors
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Ramboll Whitbybird pins hopes on developing markets
Consulting engineer Ramboll Whitbybird is targeting developing markets to combat the recession
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NewsSteve Morgan lines up troops for Redrow coup
Board of housebuilder ‘considers proposal’ after former chairman launches bid for power
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NewsCarillion relieved after Dubai raises £7bn bailout bond
Successful raising of $10bn through bond issue has lifted the mood in Dubai, says McDonough
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NewsInvestors petition Emaar to cancel schemes
Dubai developer is considering request to cancel Asmaran, Maysan and Warsan schemes
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NewsBalfour Beatty posts 24% rise in pre-tax profit
Contractor reports 28% increase in turnover and forecasts minimal impact this year from economic downturn
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NewsTaylor Wimpey debt deal delayed until April
Housebuilder says its lenders support a second deferral to complete the talks
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NewsHeywood Williams posts £2.3m loss
Downturn in housebuilding market pushes materials firm into the red in 2008