Galliford Try reports 'encouraging' start to financial year
19th Nov 2013 10:31
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, reported an 'encouraging' start to its financial year and said its growth strategy had seen good progress. In Housebuilding, the group's in-hand position of sales reserved, contracted or completed rose 21% to £585m (2012: £485m) on the back
Read moreGalliford Try wins contract with Education Funding Agency
13th Nov 2013 08:18
Galliford Try, the FTSE 250 housebuilding and construction group, has been appointed to both regional segments of the new four-year Education Funding Agency (EFA) contractors framework. Galliford Try's Building business is one of 10 contractors appointed to the framework nationally, worth a potent
Read moreLondon pre-open: Small drop expected ahead of unemployment data
16th Oct 2013 07:33
- Small decline expected in early trade - All eyes on unemployment - BBA Aviation Chairman to step down City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around four points lower than yesterday's close of 6,549.11, as investors seek direction after US stocks slipped last night and ahead of the release o
Read moreGalliford Try wins double school construction deal in Scotland
16th Oct 2013 07:01
Galliford Try has been appointed as the preferred delivery partner by South West Scotland for the construction of two new school campuses. The deal, which is worth up to £49.7m, was awarded to the house-building and construction group's Scottish business, Morrison Construction. Morrison will bui
Read morePZ Cussons Chairman raises stake above 54,000
30th Sep 2013 16:34
The Chairman of consumer products company PZ Cussons has acquired just over 3,000 shares, increasing his stake above 54,000. Richard Harvey purchased the shares at 411p a piece for a total spend of £12,371, just a few days after the company said its results for the last quarter were in line with ex
Read moreWednesday share tips: IG Group, Galliford Try
18th Sep 2013 07:27
Analysts get paid to make forecasts, but it seems a bit of a stretch to put too much weight behind revenue forecasts from some of them which extend out to May 2016. These ultimately depend on where markets will be by then. Hence, it would seem fair to say that IG Group has absolutely no forward visi
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Sep 2013 08:56
Aggreko: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 2000p to 1400p and downgrades from neutral to underperform. Antofagasta: WH Ireland downgrades to neutral. Associated British Food: Nomura moves target price from 1650p to 1670p staying with its reduce rating. Aviva: Berenberg downgrades from hold
Read moreGalliford Try lifts full year profit and dividend
17th Sep 2013 07:07
Housebuilding and construction firm Galliford Try booked a 17 per cent increase in annual pre-tax profit as it continued to expand business in the South and South East of England. Pre-tax profit grew to £74.1m for the year ended June 30th from £63.1m in 2012, boosted by strengthening market demand
Read moreMonday broker round-up
16th Sep 2013 12:13
AEC Education: WH Ireland places both its target price (prev.: 11p) and its recommendation under review. Aggreko: Citi reduces target price from 2100p to 2000p leaving its buy recommendation unaltered. Allergy Therapeutics: Panmure Gordon lowers target price from 18p to 16p, while keeping its buy
Read moreGalliford Try scores housing contracts worth 60m pounds
12th Sep 2013 09:03
Building group Galliford Try has bagged two East London housing contracts worth 60m pounds with housing provider Peabody. Galliford Try will provide the £35.4m first phase of a four-phase development at Devon's Road in Bow, East London, which will initially build 259 mixed-tenure homes. The secon
Read moreGalliford Try wins contract to build prison in South Wales
9th Sep 2013 07:28
Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try has been selected to build the second phase of the HM Prison & Young Offenders' Institution Parc in Bridgend, South Wales. The company has been appointed by Bridgend Custodial Service, G4S Care and Justice Services and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
Read moreGalliford Try wins two construction contracts
4th Sep 2013 07:46
Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try has scored two new contracts in the Midlands, England, worth a total of 48m pounds. The company reached financial close with Birmingham and Solihull Local Improvement Finance Trust (BasLIFT) to construct the new Birmingham Dental Hospital on the Pe
Read moreGalliford Try wins extension to Yorkshire Water contract
18th Jul 2013 07:39
Galliford Try said its infrastructure business had secured an extension to its contract with Yorkshire Water. The deal, won in partnership with AECOM Design Build, is worth at least £110m to the housebuilding and construction group. The contract runs between 2015 and 2020 and will involve £75m of
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Centamin surges after Egyptian President ousted
4th Jul 2013 14:14
Gold miner Centamin saw shares jump by nearly a fifth on Thursday after the President of Egypt, where its flagship Sukari mine is located, was ousted by the military. Centamin has been involved in a legal dispute with Egypt's administrative court since the government came into power, regarding the v
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks rise as BoE holds fire, markets eye ECB
4th Jul 2013 11:28
The FTSE 100 issued decent gains on Thursday morning, taking advantage of expected low volumes on the back of the Independence Day holiday in the States, with all eyes on central banks in the UK and Europe in the absence of any major economic data today. As expected, the Bank of England (BoE) stood
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