2:03pm

US housing recovery to spur consolidation

New homes under construction in the United States ©Bloomberg

Larger homebuilders set to benefit at expense of smaller rivals

House builder ©Bloomberg 7:40pm

Housebuilding incentive branded a flop

£3.3bn scheme to reward councils is not working, says former minister

7:37pm

CVC eyes up bid for McCarthy & Stone

£500m bid for Britain’s largest builder of retirement homes

From WORLD 12:00am

CBI points to gain from extra flights

Business group calls for new UK runway in south

Lombard from FINANCIALS Feb 28, 2013

EU left strikes a blow for top bankers

Bonus ratio will just increase the fixed pay of staff

Number Cruncher Feb 28, 2013

Howden posts rising sales and margins

Builders’ supplier cheap for a housing recovery play

Feb 28, 2013

Hochtief plans asset sales to boost profits

European businesses and airports and telecoms units to be divested

Feb 28, 2013

Severfield-Rowen launches rights issue

Steel group seeks to raise £45m to add to cash to pay down debt

From MANAGEMENT Feb 28, 2013

Rise in mobility is a business risk

The growth of cross-border travel exposes companies’ worrying lack of controls

Feb 27, 2013

Arcadis lifted by its storm defences

Strong earnings from Dutch engineering firm

Feb 27, 2013

Imtech launches €500m rights issue

Dutch group acts on debt as chief departs early

From MANAGEMENT Feb 27, 2013

Design space: Wilton’s safer sledgehammer

A head that won’t fly off the handle

Feb 27, 2013

Holcim eyes ‘significant’ boost in 2013

Swiss cement maker insists cost-cuts will bear fruit

Lombard from COMPANIES BY REGION Feb 26, 2013

Share not sell – Co-op’s capital solution

Feb 26, 2013

Redrow calls to extend funding for lending

Bank of England funded scheme reviving the UK housing market

Feb 26, 2013

Turkey hungry for cash to modernise

Scrapping of $5.7bn deal lays bare challenges facing big projects

From WORLD Feb 26, 2013

Abu Dhabi pursues hard line on price for projects

Construction companies frustrated by ’cheapest is best’ policy

Feb 26, 2013

CRH chief to step down

Dublin-based FTSE 100 group reports dip in annual profits

Number Cruncher Feb 26, 2013

Kingspan shares close at five-year high

Building materials group’s pre-tax profits up 16% in difficult trading

From FINANCIALS Feb 25, 2013

UK funding scheme boosts housebuilders

Persimmon and Bovis signal strong start to selling season

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