Number Cruncher 11:04pm

Overseas buyers give Telford a full house

Pre-tax profits at the Aim-listed builder have quadrupled

Number Cruncher 8:47pm

Hire group Vp cracks conundrum

Profits rise faster than sales while construction suffers

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Green bank powers up

Whitehall squabbles over funding have hit investment bank

From SUPPORT SERVICES 6:55pm

Interserve to complete PFI asset transfer

Construction company seeks to realise value of its stakes

From WORLD Nov 27, 2012

Building group faces blacklist claim

Committee told of list of 3,000 ‘troublemakers’

Nov 25, 2012

McCarthy & Stone has plans to float

UK builder of retirement homes to also consider sale or refinancing

From WORLD Nov 23, 2012

Councils top up first-time buyer deposits

Scheme has helped more than 1,000 first-time buyers

From BASIC RESOURCES Nov 23, 2012

Tata Steel cuts 900 jobs to reduce UK costs

Planned £250m investment at Port Talbot still to go ahead

Nov 22, 2012

Fiat a step closer to CNH Global buyout

Sergio Marchionne wins support for improved bid

Nov 21, 2012

Global farming set to boost Deere

Income misses expectations but outlook positive

From LEX Nov 21, 2012

ACS / Hochtief – stability needed

Spanish group tightens grip at German builder whose investors have been the big losers

From WORLD Nov 16, 2012

Pension funds lose PFI test case

Henderson Equity Partners did not breach mandate, says judge

Nov 16, 2012

Mittal bets on UK with £272m cement deal

Indian billionaire buys Anglo American and Lafarge units

From WORLD Nov 15, 2012

CBI chief calls for £1.5bn growth package

Osborne urged to capitalise on signs of UK housebuilding recovery

Nov 14, 2012

UK schemes to boost Barratt profits

Interest in NewBuy surges in past few weeks

From WORLD Nov 13, 2012

Olympic construction generated £7.3bn

Report underlines how much the benefit was confined to London

From ENERGY Nov 13, 2012

Anglo reveals $2bn overrun at Brazil site

Strike-hit miner says capital costs will exceed $8bn at Minas-Rio

From COMPANIES BY REGION Nov 13, 2012

CRH cuts forecast as Sandy hits US unit

Building materials group also blames weakness in European markets

From COMMENT Nov 13, 2012

Ikea: Against the grain

Rapid growth plans raise difficult questions about the retailer’s unique corporate culture

Nov 12, 2012

Protest vote hurts Redrow director

Effort to buy group ‘on the cheap’ opposed by investors

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