Financial & Legal
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Equans Regeneration has returned to profit after reshaping housing operations. Lower legacy costs and a move towards maintenance, retrofit, decarbonisation, and fire safety supported the turnaround.
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JN Bentley enters AMP8 with stronger finances and mounting workload. The water contractor has increased profit, margin, headcount, cash, and its secured Mott MacDonald Bentley order book.
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London housing registrations rebounded sharply while national activity weakened further. NHBC recorded 29,162 new homes during the second quarter, with private development and several regions remaining under pressure.
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Lovell will restart Southend’s abandoned modular housing development this summer. The £53m contract replaces structures demolished after Ilke Homes collapsed and inspections identified regulatory and fire safety deficiencies.
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Hochtief has raised guidance after record orders strengthened its backlog. Growth in digital infrastructure, energy, defence, and complex civil engineering has provided the group with approximately two years of revenue visibility.
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NOCN is preparing a digital platform for workforce competence records. Employers will be able to connect qualifications, experience, behaviours, learning, and compliance evidence within one system.
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HG Construction can now begin Manchester’s 239 bed Apex student scheme. Gateway 2 approval allows the eight storey project to progress from detailed regulatory assessment into construction.
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Tottenham’s Whitewebbs academy permission has now been quashed by judges. The ruling found that councillors lacked material environmental evidence when approving the proposed women’s and girls’ training facility.
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Forterra’s first half sales fell as Britain’s brick market weakened further. The manufacturer maintained its full year expectations despite lower volumes, higher costs, and little evidence of an immediate recovery.
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Wienerberger has backed proposed reforms to European emissions-trading system rules. The measures cover ceramic-product benchmarks, industrial electrification, funding, and the future allocation of carbon allowances.