Galliford Try wins school and hospital contract, added to YORbuild2 framework
24th Mar 2016 10:03
(ShareCast News) - Builder Galliford Try has won a place on a major public sector construction framework agreement in the north of England, together with contracts to build a new academy school and an NHS hospital extension in Croydon. The 'YORbuild2' construction framework is a four-year collaborat
Read moreHSBC starts 10 UK housebuilders at 'buy'
17th Mar 2016 09:59
(ShareCast News) - HSBC initiated coverage of UK housebuilders saying the sector offers exposure to an area of real undersupply, with the UK government "largely pulling out all the stops to help". It started Barratt Developments, Bellway, Berkeley, Bovis Homes, Crest Nicholson, Galliford Try, McCart
Read moreGalliford Try to build Forbury Place phase two in Reading
2nd Mar 2016 09:54
(ShareCast News) - Galliford Try announced a new contract win on Wednesday, having been appointed to build the second phase of the Forbury Place development in Reading by clients M&G Real Estate and Bell Hammer. The FTSE 250 housebuilding and construction group said the deal was worth £40m. It was a
Read moreGalliford Try posts record first half profit
25th Feb 2016 10:17
(ShareCast News) - Galliford Try has posted a record profit for the first half of its financial year. The FTSE 250 housebuilder released its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2015 on Thursday. The company's profit before tax jumped 24% from £42.5m the previous year to £52.9m, helped
Read moreSunday share tips: Panmure Gordon, UK housebuilders, Fastforward Innovations
14th Feb 2016 15:48
(ShareCast News) - Sell shares in Panmure Gordon said the Sunday Times' Inside the City column. The broker's historic, 140-year-old brand gives it an advantage but as a specialist in small cap and mid-cap clients companies, it has seen its pipeline for flotations, fundraisings and M&A deals run rath
Read moreGalliford Try sounds upbeat note on first half
13th Jan 2016 07:37
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try pointed to solid trading across the board in the first half, as its order book rose in an improving market. In an update for the half year to the end of December, the company said total housing units completed came to 1,603 compar
Read moreJefferies hoists target prices for housebuilding sector
12th Jan 2016 13:37
(ShareCast News) - Jefferies has upgraded house builders Barratt Developments, Berkeley and Galliford Try due to the UK's continued housing shortage outweighing other concerns. The broker said it believes the government's 100,000-a-year target is not achievable with current construction skills short
Read moreBig defence deal for Galliford Try
23rd Dec 2015 07:32
(ShareCast News) - Galliford Try was celebrating a renewed relationship with the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, having been appointed to two regional frameworks under the Next Generation Estates Contract (NGEC) programme. The two frameworks, procured by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, co
Read moreGalliford Try confident of meeting full year expectations
13th Nov 2015 07:30
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try said it continues to see good market conditions in all of its businesses and remains confident of achieving its expectations for the current financial year. The company said its housing business, Linden Homes, has enjoyed improved
Read moreFTSE 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
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