Galliford Try selected for three regions of new UK education agreement
8th Jul 2014 07:09
Housing and construction group Galliford Try has been selected by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) for three regions of the new EFA Regional Framework, which is for the refurbishment and rebuilding of school buildings around the UK. The contracts have a combined pipeline worth a projected £3.25b
Read moreGalliford Try appointed to Education Funding Agency panel
30th Jun 2014 08:16
Construction group Galliford Try been appointed to the panel of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) for the £35.7m Hull and East Riding first batch of schools under the Priority Schools Building Programme. The appointment marks the group's first success since its appointment to the EFA's main Contr
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Housebuilders jump following new BoE measures
26th Jun 2014 15:16
Housebuilders and related stocks including Redrow, Countrywide, Taylor Wimpey and Galliford Try leapt as investors reacted postively to the new Bank of England measures to cool the housing market. Alastair Stewart from Westhouse Securities said that the measures were "less draconian than many observ
Read moreGalliford Try scores four contracts for Building business
26th Jun 2014 08:00
The Building business of FTSE 250-listed Galliford Try has landed four new contracts worth a total of £82m. The biggest of these is with the Brewery Square Development Company, which as appointed Galliford Try to complete the next phase of the Brewery Square regeneration project in Dorchester in a
Read moreLondon pre-open: Limited gains expected on FTSE ahead of BoE report
24th Jun 2014 07:40
London's blue chips look set move slightly higher early on, with direction limited after a mixed performance in both the States and Asia overnight. Ahead of the Bank of England's (BoE) latest inflation report due out later today, the FTSE 100 is expected to edge around 10 points above yesterday's
Read moreGalliford Try seals deal for £100m Kent housing contract
24th Jun 2014 07:31
Housebuilding and construction firm Galliford Try has sealed a deal with Kent County Council on the £100m 'Excellent Homes for All' scheme. The company was announced as preferred bidder for the contract in December 2013, which has now reached financial close. Galliford will build around 240 homes
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Lonmin jumps on potential resolution to strikes
12th Jun 2014 14:15
Shares in Lonmin, up nearly 10%, have rebounded strongly - having fallen as much as 4% earlier on - after reports that the AMCU union in South Africa has agreed to take an offer from partners Impala, Amplats and Lonmin to employees following strikes began earlier this year. Electronic components di
Read moreLondon open: Mining stocks pull FTSE 100 lower ahead of data
12th Jun 2014 08:25
- Profit taking continues as miners fall - Traders await global economic data - Broker downgrades hit blue chips techMARK 2,839.63 -0.04% FTSE 100 6,827.09 -0.17% FTSE 250 16,073.58 -0.09% UK stocks opened flat on Thursday morning as weakness in the mining sector held back any chances of a rebound
Read moreBalfour, Galliford and Carillion to work on £745m highway project in Scotland
12th Jun 2014 07:44
Infrastructure and construction peers Balfour Beatty, Galliford Try and Carillion have been appointed preferred bidders to work on a £745m project to build new roads in Scotland. The Connect Roads consortium, made up of the three companies, has been selected to work on the Aberdeen Western Peripher
Read moreGalliford Try wins framework contract with Midlands Highways
5th Jun 2014 08:05
Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try has been appointed as one of the framework contractors to provide road maintenance in central England for the first time, which it predicts will be worth around £81m. The FTSE 250 company's Infrastructure business won the framework deal across bot
Read moreLondon midday: ITV drops as UK stocks retreat from 14-year high
14th May 2014 11:50
- ITV leads fallers after underwhelming Q1 - Markets pull back from highest level since 1999 - BoE strikes dovish tone in Inflation Report - Compass, Mondi rise strongly after updates techMARK 2,797.20 -0.25% FTSE 100 6,862.96 -0.15% FTSE 250 16,008.81 -0.19% UK stocks were in negative territory o
Read moreGalliford Try confident of beating full-year profit forecasts
14th May 2014 07:44
- Upgrades profit forecast as housing market improves - Record 1bn pounds worth of house sales reserved - Growth constrained by supply issues UK house builder Galliford Try said it expects to eclipse full-year profit expectations of 89.7m pounds and report no less than 92.0m pounds helped by a stre
Read moreSector movers: Real estate, construction stocks gain on positive outlook
10th Apr 2014 13:50
Real estate, construction and materials stocks were performing well on Thursday amid signs of continued robust growth in the UK housing market. House sales across Britain climbed to a six-year high in the first quarter of 2014, with growth spreading "right across the country", according to the Roya
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
28th Mar 2014 12:35
888 Holdings: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 166p to 160p retaining its hold recommendation. Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan cuts target price from 529p to 509p and stays with its overweight rating. Advanced Medical Solutions: Investec shifts target price from 121p to 129p, while down
Read moreAdmiral Chairman reduces interest after wife makes share sale
6th Mar 2014 15:50
The wife of the Chairman of Admiral this week sold 1.2m pounds-worth of shares on the same day the insurance giant cheered with an in-line set of full-year results. The 1,500p-a-share sale reduced Alastair Lyons's interest by 80,000 shares to 312,152. The disposal took advantage of the recent ri
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