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Contracting profit falls 9%, Building research shows
Dec 11, 2024 · Pre-tax margins have also fallen, with the average figure for firms in the top 150 standing at 2.4%, down from 3.9% the previous year. The research also shows the top 150 …
How worried should the industry be about Vistry? - Building
Managing transition. Beyond generalised uncertainty, there remain specific questions about all the recent change in the business. The former Bovis Homes business that executive chair Greg …
Why we as Barratt Redrow expect to build 22,000 homes a year
Barratt and Redrow have cleared competition watchdog hurdles to complete the biggest housebuilder merger in years. Chief executive David Thomas explains the enlarged firm's …
Bridge repair works to cost Severfield more than £20m
Nov 26, 2024 · Having to repair 12 bridges because of welding problems will cost Severfield more than £20m, the country’s biggest steelwork contractor announced in its half year results this …
Best of 2024: construction stories that grabbed the news headlines
Dec 26, 2024 · ISG’s collapse was the biggest contractor failure since Carillion at the start of 2018. At the beginning of the year, the firm - which employed more than 2,000 staff, was …
Overseas investor to take stake in Midgard owner JRL
Nov 8, 2024 · JRL has confirmed that an overseas investor is close to taking a stake in the business which last month reported it had racked up losses of more than £80m in the past two …
A quick guide to the Party Wall Act 1996: what it is and ... - Building
Apr 23, 2012 · A quick guide to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), explaining what the Act does and what works the Act covers.
Is an oversupply of architects driving down fees? - Building
Meanwhile, architects’ work has been complicated since the 2022 Building Safety Act, which introduced a series of new responsibilities. While few would contest the need for tightened …
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