Balfour Beatty wins £575m contract to rebuild major interstate highway in Texas November 5, 2024 Balfour Beatty has won a contract valued at more than half a billion to rebuild part of Interstate 35, the major Interstate Highway running through central US, in Texas The deal, valued at £575m and awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation, will see a four-kilometre section of the route on the south side of [...]
Kier Group boss ‘confident’ of more dividends as order book nears £11bn September 12, 2024 Kier Group shares have performed exceptionally over the last year, rising over 40 per cent amid strong orders.
Fears over cladding costs behind Bellway’s decision to drop Crest bid September 8, 2024 London-listed housebuilder Bellway has cited fears of Crest Nicholson's bulging bill to fix hazardous cladding as its reasoning for pulling out of its £720m takeover deal.
Ibstock profit slashed as ‘exceptionally wet weather’ hits construction industry August 7, 2024 Sales and profit at building supplies company Ibstock has continued to fall as “exceptionally wet weather” badly affected the construction industry. The London-listed firm, which is headquartered in Leicestershire, saw its revenue drop 20 per cent to £178m in the first six months of 2024, down from £223m last year. Ibstock said this decrease was [...]