All Finance articles – Page 271
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NewsHBG to rebrand as Bam Construct UK
Contractor will take new name in October as part of drive to raise profile of Dutch parent Royal Bam Group in UK
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Baqus prepares to buy QS Brian Hannaby
Recently listed AIM-listed consultant signs share option agreement with QS
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NewsTravis Perkins predicts weaker trading as profit falls
Building merchant's half-year profit falls 3.2% despite increasing market share in merchanting and retail
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Boris Johnson merges Design for London
London mayor absorbs DFL into London Development Agency in bid to streamline operations
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NewsTender prices fall 2.4%
RICS survey shows price of construction work has dropped despite rising costs to the industry
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NewsGovernment should guarantee mortgage market, says FSA
Report says government should guarantee billions of pounds of mortgage market bonds to revive market
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NewsBSF delays are bad for economy, says CBI
Business group claims failures on £45bn school building programme are adding to economic problems
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WSP profits soar 43% as order book bulges
Consultant posts £23m pre-tax profit for first half of 2008, with turnover up 40%
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Architect SMC reports buoyant workload
Growth in public-sector and overseas contracts keeps firm busy as restructuring continues
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Credit crunch forces Saint-Gobain to make 6,000 redundant
French materials giant to make swingeing job cuts in its UK, US and Spanish divisions
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NewsConstruction drives UK economic slowdown
Economy sees lowest quarter-on-quarter growth for three years thanks to housebuilding woes
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NewsTaylor Wimpey cash shortage threatens lifeline deal with banks
Housebuilder's debts mean it is 'unlikely' to get same reprieve as Barratt
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NewsTurner & Townsend rules out resort to private equity
Following strong results, the consultant restates its intention to float on the stock exchange
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NewsKier confident profit will meet expectations
Kier has said pre-tax profit for the year ended 30 June 2008 will be in line with market expectations despite “very tough” conditions in the housing market
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T Clarke unaffected by crunch
Electrical contractor T Clarke has said its trading for the six months ended 30 June 2008 has not been hit by the credit crunch.
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370% rise in firms facing severe financial difficulties
Almost five times more construction companies face “critical problems” than this time last year, new figures show.
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Minerva set to accept £258m offer from Dubai group
Property group Minerva is set to accept a £258m takeover offer from Dubai real estate group Limitless.
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Tube Lines reports 24% increase in profit last year
Tube maintenance consortium Tube Lines has boosted pre-tax profit by 24% to £73.1m in the year ended 31 December 2007.
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NewsLend Lease may need bail-out funding for Olympic village
MPs warn that government will probably have to break into contingency fund to enable developer to proceed