Galliford Try posts record full-year profit on improving margins
16th Sep 2015 07:18
(ShareCast News) - Full-year pre-tax profits at construction firm Galliford Try rose 20% to a record £114m on revenues of £2.43bn, and increase of 31%. Shareholders will receive a final dividend of 46p, making a full year dividend of 68p covered at 1.7x pre-exceptional items. Chief executive Greg F
Read moreGalliford Try wins contracts worth £37.8m with University of Leeds
11th Sep 2015 07:20
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilding and construction company Galliford Try has reached an agreement with the University of Leeds on two new contracts worth a total of £37.8m. The first £22.5m project will be to refurbish the Engineering Building at the university's main Woodhouse campus. It will involv
Read moreGalliford Try wins place on government facilities management framework
12th Aug 2015 08:09
(ShareCast News) - Construction company Galliford Try said its facilities management business has been appointed to the government's new Crown Commercial Services Facilities Management Framework. In a joint venture with OCS Group, Galliford's FM unit has been appointed to the Total Facilities Manage
Read moreGalliford Try chosen for GBP66m Birmingham development
4th Aug 2015 08:54
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try has been appointed by developer ACDL to deliver the first phase of Birmingham's new Arena Central scheme in a contract worth £66m. The contracts covers the construction of the 2 Arena Central building, which will include 210,000 s
Read moreGalliford Try closes GBP55.75m high school deal
3rd Aug 2015 09:36
(ShareCast News) - Construction firm Galliford Try has closed a £55.75m deal with the Shetland Islands Council to build a new high school. Galliford Try said it would carry out the construction of the new four storey high school and three story residential block, and invest £1.7m in the funding of t
Read moreGalliford Try seals £48.5m Lincolnshire schools contract
28th Jul 2015 10:58
(ShareCast News) - Galliford Try has reached final close with the Education Funding Agency for the £48.5m North and North East Lincolnshire batch of schools in the Priority School Building Programme. The housebuilding and construction group said the batch includes two new secondary schools and six n
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: IG Group buffeted by currency headwinds, miners rebound
21st Jul 2015 14:07
(ShareCast News) - Mid-caps were subdued on Tuesday as strong performances from oil, insurance and technology stocks were offset by losses in the telecommunications, utilities and construction sectors. As of 14:30 BST, the FTSE 250 was trading flat at 17,790. IG Group topped the fallers after repor
Read moreLondon midday: Morgan Stanley calls time on UK-focused stocks
21st Jul 2015 12:49
(ShareCast News) - Investors were keeping their powder dry ahead of a raft of earnings reports from several US tech heavyweights due out after the close on Tuesday while pondering their next move after the bounce seen in stocks over the past fortnight. With expectations building for interest rate hi
Read moreGalliford Try wins contract to build Conservatoire in Birmingham
21st Jul 2015 08:56
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try has signed contracts with Birmingham City University to build the £46m Conservatoire in central Birmingham. The new landmark building, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, will move the Conservatoire from its existing home t
Read moreHousing and property stocks hurt by Osborne's Budget buy-to-let and non-dom crackdowns
8th Jul 2015 15:57
London's housebuilders were hit by several measures unveiled by George Osborne in his Budget statement, with shares across the sector down in Wednesday afternoon trading. The Chancellor revealed measures to cut tax relief on mortgage interest for buy-to-let landlords, which was expected to take some
Read moreGalliford Try expects record result after housebuilding sales rate rise
8th Jul 2015 07:37
Construction group Galliford Try expected record full-year results after sales rates improved following the general election. In a trading update for the year to 30 June, Galliford said profit before tax would be toward the upper end of analysts' range. The company has a net debt of £20m, up from £
Read moreSunday share tips: Astrazeneca, Galliford Try, Grainger
5th Jul 2015 13:56
Buy shares in Astrazeneca said Questor in the Sunday Telegraph. The London-listed company is one of the foremost developers of cancer treatments in the world, especially in the exciting new field of immuno-oncology, which use the body's own immune system to recognise and destroy cancer cells. Analys
Read moreSunday share tips: Astrazeneca, Galliford Try, Grainger
5th Jul 2015 13:56
Buy shares in Astrazeneca said Questor in the Sunday Telegraph. The London-listed company is one of the foremost developers of cancer treatments in the world, especially in the exciting new field of immuno-oncology, which use the body's own immune system to recognise and destroy cancer cells. Analys
Read moreGalliford Try wins Canning Town housing development contract
30th Jun 2015 07:55
Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try said on Tuesday that it has signed a development agreement with the Greater London Authority to secure planning and construct the Silvertown Way developments in Canning Town, East London. The proposal will create more than 1,100 mixed tenure homes a
Read moreSector movers: Miners weigh on FTSE, real estate continues to rally
19th May 2015 17:27
Industrial metals and mining provided the biggest drag on the FTSE on Tuesday, with giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto registering some of the biggest losses. BHP Billiton, by the far the UK's biggest miner, extended Monday's decline, which was driven by the disappointing Australian debut of its spin
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