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Galliford Try Holdings PLC
LON:GFRD
Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups, working to improve the UK’s built environment and delivering lasting change for the communities it works in. The company's purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need.
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Galliford Try shares soar as it expects full year profits to reach top end of market forecasts
Galliford has left its guidance for 2018 unchanged but is cautious on the outlook due to political uncertainties
FTSE 100 closes 40 points down as retailers weigh
The market chose to interpret Broadbent's comments as a vote for the status quo
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Marks & Spencer's struggling clothing unit may improve in first quarter but outlook uncertain
M&S faces a tough UK retail market as consumers become increasingly squeezed by rising inflation and stagnant wage growth
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Marks & Spencer and Burberry both need to regain momentum
Week ahead: Marks & Spencer, Burberry, JD Wetherspoon...
Jefferies thinks 'All Roads Lead to New-build' as it repeats bullish view on UK housebuilders
The US broker highlighted four reasons for their preference for the builders noting, firstly. that not enough homes are being built in the UK, meaning demand outweighs supply
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FTSE 100 finishes little changed after "Super Thursday" underwhelms
The Footsie was back in black - but only just - thanks to precious metals miners
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What will BT have to say about write-down can-of-worms?
Thursday brings the fourth quarter trading update from BT Group, while the banking AGM season continues.
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Pensioners, Ofcom and rivals snap away at BT
Week ahead: BT and Talk Talk: ITV, Barratt Developments, Centrica, William HIll and more ...
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Galliford Try to take around £98mln one-off cost for major legacy construction contracts
The group said one of these projects will finish on site in summer 2017, while the other, which represents the larger proportion of the estimated costs, is due to complete in mid-2018
Builders and building materials
Bovis Homes to take around a £2.8mln one-off charge for failed takeover talks, strategic review
In April, Galliford Try pulled out of a £1.2bn bid to buy Bovis after the two failed to agree on price, a week after another potential suitor Redrow had also withdrawn its interest
JPMorgan Cazenove turns positive on Redrow, Countryside, but neutral on Bovis and Crest Nicholson
The US bank’s analysts upgraded their ratings for both Redrow and Countryside to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’, but reversed their stance on Bovis and Crest the other way, down to ‘neutral’
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Could Bovis Homes still be "in-play" despite appointment of new CEO and Galliford Try merger rejection?
Shore Capital analyst Robin Hardy said: “There have been suggestions that an offer could come from outside the industry and while that is a long-shot, it is possible and many observers will still view Bovis as being ‘in play’.”
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Bovis Homes names former Galliford Try boss as new CEO as it rejects a merger with the smaller rival
Greg Fitzgerald will take over as Bovis boss with effect from April 18 2017, when interim CEO Earl Sibley will resume his role as the housebuilder’s group finance director
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FTSE 100 closes higher as Brexit returns into view
FTSE 100 was little changed as investors mull US President Donald Trump's next move after his healthcare setback
FTSE 100 closes higher with retailer Next top riser
FTSE 100 was three points higher at 7,238, Next rises strongly.
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Next to report first annual profit decline in eight years as Brexit hurts retailers
Next plc is facing the industry-wide pressure of rising inflation but its issues are also company-specific
Analyst thinks Redrow's unscheduled update could be “peacock fanning its tail” after Bovis bid rejected
Shore capital analyst Robin Hardy said: “We do not think that Redrow would really benefit from combining with Bovis, it could become a millstone"
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Next firmly on the back foot as shoppers batten down hatches
Week ahead: Next, Kingfisher, Smiths Group ,Satellite Solutions ...
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Bovis Homes rejects takeover offers from Galliford Try and Redrow
Bovis is continuing takeover talks with Galliford after rejecting its initial offer while discussions with Redrow have terminated following its approach