Galliford 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
Read moreGalliford Try on track to meet expectations after solid start to 2015
13th May 2015 08:14
Housebuilding group Galliford Try said business had been strong across all of its division so far in 2015. In a statement on Wednesday, the London-listed company said it had £982m in sales reserved, £778m of which are due within its financial year to 30 June, contracted or completed across it Linden
Read moreGalliford Try wins two public sector contracts worth £55m
7th May 2015 08:10
Construction group Galliford Try has been appointed to carry out two new building contracts in the education sector worth a combined £55m. The company's building business has reached financial close on the £38m Hull and East Riding batch under the first phase of the government's Priority School Buil
Read moreGalliford Try reshuffles its executive ranks
30th Apr 2015 08:34
Peter Truscott has been appointed as the new chief executive of Galliford Try, the construction and housebuilding company confirmed on Thursday. Truscott, who is currently the head of the South of England operations at housebuilder Taylor Wimpey, will begin his new role on 1 October, replacing outgo
Read moreGalliford Try JV wins £560m deal with Scottish Water
22nd Apr 2015 08:37
Housebuilding company Galliford Try has been appointed as preferred bidder by Scottish Water for its non-infrastructure Quality and Standards IV framework. The FTSE 250 group said that, along with MWH Treatment and Black & Veatch, its infrastructure business will oversee design and build projects fo
Read moreLondon pre-open: Subdued start expected as UK Budget and Fed meeting loom
18th Mar 2015 07:43
UK stock markets are set for a quiet start on Wednesday morning as investors await two key risk events - the UK Budget statement and the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open more or less flat on Tuesday's close of 6,837.61. "The UK Budget and the FOM
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