All Finance articles – Page 268
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NewsCarillion reports 42% rise in profit
Cost savings from Alfred McAlpine takeover and growth in FM outsourcing boost results at construction and support services group
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NewsHenry Boot profit slips despite soaring turnover
Turnover up 153% with construction division thriving, but tough market knocks 7% off profit
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NewsProperty revaluations hit profit at mall developer Westfield
Half-year pre-tax profit falls 36% despite operational earnings up 15%
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NewsCostain profit leaps 26% in 2008
Engineering and construction group reports £10m profit and order book at record level
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NewsLand writedowns drive Taylor Wimpey into the red
Housebuilder to close 13 of its 39 operating businesses after £1.54bn first-half loss
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NewsPlan for trustee to oversee sale of BAA airports
Competition Commission considers taking control of sell-offs as well as management control
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NewsIrish materials giant CRH reports profit down 10%
Interim figures likely to be echoed in full-year results, driven by weaker dollar and flagging Western markets
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NewsProfits plunge 80% at Bovis Homes
Housebuilder says first half of 2008 has been its toughest ever period of trading
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NewsConstruction downturn slows economy to a crawl
A fall in construction output of 0.7% in the second quarter slows UK economic growth to 0.2%
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NewsLend Lease confirms 47% fall in net profit
Writedowns at UK housing arm and property devaluation drag full-year profit to barely half 2007 level
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NewsHousing slump pushes Persimmon profits down 64%
House price slide and lending squeeze conspire to hit first-half profits at UK housebuilder
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NewsVermont Developments goes into administration
Liverpool-based firm hits problems after mothballing of £40m residential development in Salford
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NewsBuy-to-let investors may withdraw £18bn from residential market
Survey suggests private investors are looking to place cash elsewhere as property becomes less attractive asset
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NewsMears pre-tax profit jumps 16%
AIM-listed company makes £7.7m profit for six months to June while turnover leaps 49% on back of contract wins
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NewsAnalysts make predictions ahead of Persimmon results
Housebuilder expected to announce 63% fall in pre-tax profit in six month results out this Thursday
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Construction firms could be denied insurance as insolvencies peak
Leading risk management group warns underwriters could begin to withold credit insurance
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NewsResidential land values dive 20% in six months
Savills research reveals land values falling four times as fast as house prices - with a further 25% fall to come
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NewsMears clinches £57m of social housing work
Partnership deals with Octavia and Old Ford bring order book to £1.7bn
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Redhall reshuffles board after profit doubles
Enginnering firm apppoints new chief operating officer and chief finance officer as it posts £1.9m interim profit
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NewsArcadis was failed WYG bidder
Speculation that overseas player had approached the group over an estimated £200m takeover in June