Kier consortium selected for Scottish infrastructure hub
9th Aug 2012 07:31
A consortium that is made up of Kier Project Investment, Equitix Holdings, Galliford Try Investments and John Graham Holdings has been named as the preferred bidder for a new infrastructure hub in south-west Scotland. The consortium, which operates under the name of the Alliance Community Partnersh
Read moreGalliford Try in line for year
10th Jul 2012 07:08
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, said since its last update the housing market has been stable and it expects full year results to be in line with market expectations. At its housebuilding division, completions including joint ventures, soared 40% to a record 3,039 units whi
Read moreWeek Ahead: Recruiters, house builders, AB Foods
6th Jul 2012 11:51
Next week sees two big recruitment agencies, Michael Page and Hays, update the market, and if the Thursday's report from smaller rival Robert Walters is anything to go by, the news may not be good. Better news is expected from house builders Bovis and Galliford Try if recent trading statements from
Read moreGalliford Try nicks Development Securities' Group Finance Director
19th Jun 2012 07:44
House building and construction group Galliford Try has unveiled Graham Prothero as the replacement for current Group Finance Director, Frank Nelson, who is retiring from the board at the end of September. Prothero is joining the company from Development Securities, a property developer and investo
Read moreGalliford to upgrade Liverpool water treatment
11th Jun 2012 07:28
Construction group Galliford Try said it was part of a joint venture that had won a 180m pound waste water contract. The contract to upgrade and extend Liverpool Waste Water Treatment Works was awarded by United Utilities Group to a team which also includes Costain Group and Atkins (WS). The proje
Read moreGalliford Try wins dual carriageway contract
17th May 2012 07:48
House-building and construction group Galliford Try has been awarded a contract to construct the A380 South Devon Link Road for Devon County Council and Torbay Council. The £80m deal will see the company design and build a 5km duel carriageway between Newton Abbot and Torquay, bypassing the village
Read moreGalliford Try on track for year
9th May 2012 07:09
Galliford Try said its housebuilding division continues to perform well with strong sales in the year to date, helped by its focus on the south of England although headwinds continue in construction. The group reported strong housebuilding sales in the period from 1 January to 8 May 2012 with 97% o
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Morgan Crucible shares take a dive
8th May 2012 15:55
Industrial materials maker Morgan Crucible was falling despite sticking to its full-year expectations. The firm said revenue in the first four months of 2012 at reported rates was marginally below the comparable period last year. The firm later announced that its Chairman Tim Stevenson will retire a
Read moreGalliford Try wins water treatment contract
8th May 2012 15:07
Galliford Try, the FTSE 250 construction group, alongside its joint venture partner Imtech Process, has been awarded a contract to build a new water treatment works in Lincolnshire. The £36m contract was awarded by Anglian Water who have comissioned the build to enable water from the River Trent to
Read moreLondon close: Stocks soar after ISM data
2nd Apr 2012 16:49
- Chinese, UK, US PMIs beat expectations in March - Eurozone PMI disappoints, jobless rate on the up - Pearson leads the rise on the Footsie, miners also in demand After initially paring gains early on, the Footsie surged in afternoon trade on Monday after some better-than-expected manufacturing d
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Babcock up after winning contract
2nd Apr 2012 15:37
Babcock was on the up after its Babcock Dounreay partnership became the Parent Body Organisation of Dounreay Site Restoration, and with it has grabbed the contract to manage the decommissioning, demolition and clean-up of the Dounreay nuclear site. Specialist chemicals maker Yule Catto fell despite
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks flat after mixed macro data
2nd Apr 2012 11:36
- Chinese, UK PMIs beat expectations in March - Eurozone PMI disappoints, jobless rate on the up - RBS to dish out dosh to preference shareholders London's blue chips pared earlier gains after some gloomy economic data from Europe. Miners were performing well after better-than-expected manufacturin
Read moreLondon pre-open: Small rise expected in early trading
2nd Apr 2012 07:26
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 11 points from Friday's close of 5,768, buoyed by better-than-expected-data Chinese manufacturing data on Sunday. House building and construction group Galliford Try has reached financial close on the Gateshead regeneration programme, for which it wa
Read moreGalliford Try to get going in Gateshead
2nd Apr 2012 07:02
House building and construction group Galliford Try has reached financial close on the Gateshead regeneration programme, for which it was named preferred bidder a year ago. Galliford Try's consortium with Gateshead Council and housing association Home Group will now form a Local Asset Backed Vehicl
Read moreMonday broker round-up - UPDATE
26th Mar 2012 09:24
Aberdeen Asset Management: Peel Hunt upgrades from hold to buy, target left at 280p. Aggreko: Peel Hunt retains hold rating and 2,200p target. Amlin: Nomura downgrades from buy to neutral, target left at 383p. Anite: Peel Hunt raises target from 150p to 165p, buy rating kept. BBA Aviation: Jeffe
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