All Finance articles – Page 4
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NewsDerwent signals confidence in London market as profits soar
Developer has brought two sites in the city’s Knowledge Quarter
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CommentCryptocurrency could help construction reinvent itself
With one building firm becoming the UK’s first to accept cryptocurrency, the rest of the sector may not be far behind
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NewsContract awards up in June, Glenigan data says
Clients awarded £5.5bn worth of work compared to around £4.5bn the month before
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NewsInfrastructure dominates May contract awards, Glenigan data says
The sector accounted for around a quarter of the value of all contracts handed out in the month
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NewsSurge in new orders as materials costs continue to soar
Activity boosted by booming housing sector as purchasing managers’ survey hits record high
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NewsConstruction firms claim over £1.1bn of furlough cash in six months
Number of construction workers on job retention scheme has fallen 73% from peak
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NewsEngland’s schools repair bill doubles to £11.4bn
Findings are based on a survey of 22,031 schools
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NewsLaing O’Rourke appoints first sustainability boss
Vicky Bullivant was previously head of sustainable business at Drax Group
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NewsMace raids Atkins for director to beef up nuclear business
Andy Oldham joins after decade at larger rival
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NewsVinci blames revenue drop on pandemic and delays to HS2 and Crossrail work
But profit at civils business jumps as firm eyes growing workload
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NewsJohn Laing sold to US equity firm in £2bn deal
Deal will see UK-listed investor taken private after six years on the stock exchange
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NewsTaylor Wimpey site sales bounce back
Update shows strong improvement since chancellor’s budget measures were announced
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NewsTwo-thirds of construction firms report strong Q4 turnover
But government data shows overall sector activity almost 6% below pre-pandemic levels
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NewsNearly one third of firms have lost jobs because of inadequate PI insurance, CLC survey says
Companies unable to get cover required as findings reveal premiums went up fourfold at last renewal
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NewsSchemes taking longer to get off the ground as nervous funders run the rule over covid risks
Property consultant RLF says worries over pandemic putting brakes on deals being signed off
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NewsContract awards bounce back in February, Glenigan data says
Following last week’s ONS output tonic, more good news as amount of awards up £2bn last month
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NewsBechtel loses £100m claim against HS2 over Old Oak Common station award
US firm said railway should not have given job to Balfour team because of flawed procurement process
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NewsOutput bounces back as commercial sector rebounds
CIPS/IHS Markit PMI also says February was ninth consecutive month of growth in new orders, although costs are increasing