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Mott MacDonald profit up 15%
Solid set of results show revenue and profit growth
Categories: Construction
Watchdog to spend more time on May Gurney takeover
Office for Fair Trading extends period for examining Kier’s proposed £221m takeover with May Gurney
Categories: Construction
Murphy buys Daniel Contractors subsidiary
Murphy Group buys Land & Marine, saving 184 jobs
Categories: Construction
Styles & Wood expects to make half-year loss
Fit out specialist braced to go into the red for first six months of 2013
Categories: Construction
Sweett 'back to business as usual' as coup fails
Consultant to restart search for new institutional investors after takeover bid by Francis Ives failed
Categories: Construction
Carillion saves £10m through green push
Firm’s chief executive Richard Howson underlines business case for sustainability in construction
Categories: Construction
Bovis sales beat expectations
Housebuilder increases sales 26% year-on-year
Categories: Construction
Balfour wins £77m Aussie rail job
Contract is first won under the infrastructure giant’s new country structure
Categories: Construction
More than 450 jobs 'under review' at Daniel Contractors
But administrator says 900 of the 1,449 jobs at Daniel Contractors to be safeguarded
Categories: Construction
Babcock reports 16% profit hike
Engineer targeting opportunities stemming from demand for increasing efficiency in defence, nuclear and rail
Categories: Construction
Mears moves fast on Morrison integration
Firm expects to complete full integration by the end of the year
Categories: Construction
Balfour Beatty construction revenue plummets
Lack of public projects and fierce competition in regional markets blamed for 23% drop in UK construction revenue
Categories: Construction
Emcor pulls out of UK construction
M&E giant pulls out of construction market to focus on facilities management
Categories: Construction
Interserve wins £700m of work in first quarter
Clients include Jaguar Land Rover, Magnox and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Categories: Construction
Schools chief blames 'market deterioration' for shock £1bn funding switch
EFA capital director Mike Green says new PF2 model not to blame for cut in privately-financed schools
Categories: Construction
Galliford Try housebuilding boss to diversify for growth
Andrew Richards looks for higher margins at Linden Homes through JVs and private rented sector sales
Categories: Construction
Construction output lowest for 15 years
Latest ONS figures show output falling 2.4% in the first quarter of 2013
Categories: Construction
T Clarke order book rises 10%
M&E specialist says it will hit expected numbers
Categories: Construction
Sweett shareholders reject chairman coup
Former boss Francis Ives fails in bid to regain control of consultant
Categories: Construction
Green Investment Bank sparks £2.3bn of investment
Energy infrastructure and Green Deal benefit from bank’s investment in first six months.
Categories: Construction
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more