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Galliford Try raises dividend by a third as profits hold firm

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Galliford Try has increased its dividend by a third after it saw profits hold steady in the first half of 2013.Reporting results for the six months to 31 December 2012, the house builder and construction firm said revenues dipped 9 per cent to 拢678.3m (2012: 拢746.8m) with profit before tax flat at 拢32.3m (2012: 拢32.2m). It is raising the interim dividend to shareholders from 9 to 12 pence.

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Sweett Group announces order book over 拢100M

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Consultant Sweett group has today announced an order book of over 拢100M for the first timedespite issuing a profit warning last year.

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McLaren increases London turnover by 349%

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McLaren has announced it has increased turnover by 拢110m in its results to 31 July 2012, including a massive boost to its presence in London.According to accounts filed with Companies House, the contractor and property developer said total turnover has increased from 拢266.6m in 2011 to 拢376.4m in 2012. But profit before tax was 拢6.1m - down from 拢7m in 2011 - while total operating profit was slightly less than 拢4m (2011: 拢5.3m). McLaren director Phil Pringle said: 鈥淢cLaren has seen growth in commercial offices together with mixed-use, data centres, leisure and student accommodation sectors.

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Morrisons buys 49 Blockbuster stores

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Morrison has bought 49 Blockbuster stores from the companies' administrators, as it sets out on an accelerated expansion of its Morrisons M local convenience estate. The move continues Morrison鈥檚 strategy of snapping up the assets of fallen high street giants, after it acquires seven Jessops stores earlier this year. The Blockbuster purchase gives quick access to a number of high street and neighbourhood locations, particularly in the South East.

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