FTSE 250 movers: Al Noor leads the way, housing stocks drop
14th Oct 2015 14:26
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was down 79.98 points (0.47%) mid-afternoon to 16,818.05, with a weaker than expected data on Chinese consumer prices for September weighing on sentiment. Al Noor led the pack on the back of news that it had reached an agreement on the terms of a possible merger with
Read moreGalliford Try wins contract in GBP150m hospital redevelopment
8th Oct 2015 07:22
(ShareCast News) - Galliford Try has been appointed to support the £150m site-wide redevelopment of Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. The FTSE 250 company announced on Thursday has been appointed preferred supply chain partner under the ProCure21+ framework. The housebuilding and constructio
Read moreGalliford Try chosen as preferred bidder for East Lothian hospital contract
6th Oct 2015 07:47
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try's Morrison Construction business has been named preferred contractor by Hub South East Scotland on behalf of NHS Lothian for the £72m construction of the new East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Entertainment One leads risers on stake sale
16th Sep 2015 13:55
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was up slightly with the index of mid-cap, 80 points, or 0.48% higher at 17,042. Leading the risers was Entertainment One, up 7% on news Marwyn Value Investors has sold its last remaining stake in the film and television distributor and said it will return part of the
Read moreLondon open: Stocks climb ahead of UK jobs data
16th Sep 2015 08:30
(ShareCast News) - London stocks climbed on Wednesday before the release of the UK labour market report and the Bank of England's testimony before the Treasury Select Committee. The UK jobs report at 0930 BST is expected to show the employment change for the three months to July grew by 18,000 jobs,
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen higher as focus shifts firmly to the Fed
16th Sep 2015 07:25
(ShareCast News) - London stocks were expected to open higher on Wednesday, continuing on from the rally in the previous session as investors look to the start of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting. The FTSE 100 was being called up 20 points at 6158. "If you ask any trader why markets ral
Read moreGalliford 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
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