9:23am

Barratt buys more land amid lending boost

Improved mortgage availability brightens housebuilder’s outlook

Amplats workers down tools and gather outside the Khomanani shaft in the Rustenburg area ©AFP From ENERGY 1:15pm

Amplats workers call off strike

Staff in deal to suspend wildcat move

From WORLD 12:01am

Watchdog warns on infrastructure funding

Lack of clarity in planning deter private investors

Ryszard Florek ©Agencja Gazeta From MANAGEMENT Jan 15, 2013

A window of opportunity seized

Ryszard Florek started his company in communist Poland but had to adapt to capitalism

Jan 14, 2013

Shanks to build waste plant

Consortium signs £750m deal to construct Wakefield recycling centre

From INDUSTRIAL GOODS Jan 14, 2013

Saint-Gobain sells US unit for $1.7bn

Luxembourg-based Ardagh to buy Verallia North America

Jan 14, 2013

Taylor Wimpey raises profit expectations

Housebuilder says sentiment towards property market is recovering

From BASIC RESOURCES Jan 13, 2013

US home building drives up lumber prices

Price of sawn timber at highest since mid-2005 at $400

From FINANCIALS Jan 9, 2013

Buyout groups keen on Alliance Tire stake

Bidders include Blackstone, KKR and Temasek

From LEX Jan 9, 2013

China construction: harder to call

Beijing’s focus on consumption leaves makers of heavy machinery exposed

Jan 9, 2013

House completions up 2% at Galliford Try

Half-year results underline success of South-focused strategy

Jan 8, 2013

Alcoa forecasts boost in aluminium demand

Metal producer expects global figure to increase 7% this year

From WORLD Jan 8, 2013

Aircraft carriers give lift to business

Smaller companies benefit from UK’s biggest ever warships

From MANAGEMENT Jan 8, 2013

The creative engineer

Tony Trapp set up a business 30 years ago. Now he can’t stop

Jan 8, 2013

Abu Dhabi awards Louvre branch contract

Joint venture with Dubai group secures deal

Jan 8, 2013

Balfour Beatty chief to step down

UK construction group seeks more work in emerging markets

From SUPPORT SERVICES Jan 7, 2013

Interserve buys Omani group for $41.3m

Acquisition will expand presence in Gulf oil services sector

Jan 4, 2013

Wet summer takes toll on Marshalls’ sales

Product innovation helping company target growth markets

From TRANSPORT Dec 27, 2012

Vinci sees off rivals to buy ANA

French construction group acquires airports operator in €3.08bn deal

From COMMENT Dec 26, 2012

Ratan Tata – a hard act to follow

Cyrus Mistry must show he can deliver the mix of growth and probity that investors expected under his predecessor

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