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Alun Griffiths halves loss and shifts focus from ‘multiple, high-value projects’
Civils contractor Alun Griffiths has halved its pre-tax loss amid a rejig…
Henry Boot formally completes construction division sale
Henry Boot plc has completed the sale of its construction arm to…
Jobs saved as Yorkshire modular firm sold out of administration
Wakefield-based Thurston Group Ltd and two associated firms have been sold out…
GRS buys out Tarmac stake in business
Construction materials specialist GRS has acquired the 23.7 per cent stake in…
Octavius deal pushes RSK deeper into infrastructure sector
Environmental and engineering services conglomerate RSK Group has deepened its footprint in…
Sisk completes Farrans acquisition
Contractor John Sisk and Son has completed its acquisition of Farrans Construction…
Assent sells two businesses to German firm
Two businesses owned by Assent Building Compliance have been acquired by a…
Farrans profit slumps in final accounts before Sisk acquisition
Turnover and pre-tax profit both took a nosedive at Farrans Construction, in…
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Analysts warn of MBO pitfalls after Henry Boot sells construction arm
Henry Boot’s announcement yesterday (23 August) that it was selling its construction…
Family-owned M&E firm calls in administrators
Liverpool-based mechanical and electrical (M&E) specialist HE Simm has called in administrators,…
Statom snaps up £40m-turnover piling specialist
Statom has acquired a specialist geotechnical and piling firm with a turnover…
Sisk agrees deal to buy Farrans
John Sisk & Son has agreed to acquire Farrans Construction from building…
Bowmer & Kirkland acquires Denton to expand fit-out presence
Bowmer & Kirkland has acquired London-based office interiors specialist Denton as part…
OCU enters Australian renewables market with acquisition
Utilities specialist OCU Group has acquired a majority stake in Brisbane-based contractor…
Two thirds of execs expect overseas acquisitions to increase, survey shows
Nearly two thirds of executives are expecting more UK firms to be…
Historic demo specialist acquired by materials firm
Demolition specialist Thompsons of Prudoe has been acquired by construction materials firm…
CMA launches official investigation into Kingspan merger plans
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally launched an official investigation…
Svella to acquire Cubby Construction
Investment firm Svella has agreed a deal to acquire Carlisle-based contractor Cubby…
The future is Orange for William Hare
William Hare Group has been sold to an entrepreneur based in Manchester…
Morson acquires 3B Training to expand construction skills delivery
Morson Group has expanded its footprint in the construction training market with…
United Living strengthens water business with civils acquisition
United Living has acquired family-run civils firm Peter Duffy Ltd as it…
Gilbert-Ash agrees sale to employee trust
Contractor Gilbert-Ash will be sold to an employee-ownership trust (EOT), the Belfast-headquartered…
Regulators to look into M Group-Telent deal
The planned acquisition of digital infrastructure firm Telent by M Group requires…
Welsh contractor snaps up roofing arm of collapsed firm
Building maintenance and retrofit firm Cardo Group has continued on the acquisition…
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Technology is changing. And so is Construction News. Our editorial team has…
United Living acquires street lighting specialist
United Living has acquired power distribution and street lighting specialist Jones Lighting…
Concrete firm expands with local acquisition
Concrete contractor LGW Group has acquired supplier Multi-Crete Concrete & Concrete Pumping.…
Balfour Beatty agrees sale of rail data business
Balfour Beatty has agreed to sell rail-infrastructure data-analysis business Omnicom to Hitachi…