Search Results: 'Persimmon'

Persimmon’s profits halve to £352m but Group remains confident in long-term prospects
12 March, 2024
National housebuilder Persimmon PLC saw its pre-tax profits more than halve in 2023 to £352m (2022: £731m).

Persimmon re-opens housebuilding sites
30 April, 2020
National housebuilder Persimmon has commenced a phased return to work, with stringent measures in place to ensure compliance with the new procedures for safe working.

Construction sector implements diverging strategies
25 March, 2020
Despite the government declaring construction an essential sector there is still confusion and differing opinions in the board rooms of the big construction companies.

NYTimber predicts record-breaking year
23 September, 2018
NYTimber is on course for a record-breaking year after its engineered wood products (EWP) division achieved £1m worth of sales in a single month.

Persimmon says UK housing market remains confident
24 August, 2017
UK national housebuilder Persimmon plc has reported a 30% increase in first half pre-tax profits to £457.4m, describing the housing market as remaining “confident”.

Housebuilding giants report bumper profits
28 February, 2017
Two of the UK’s largest national housebuilders have reported bumper annual profits.

Roof truss firms expand to meet demand
19 December, 2014
Surging demand for roof trusses is attracting new operations looking to take a share in what they see as a fast-recovering market.

Persimmon increases timber frame output
09 November, 2014
National housebuilder Persimmon is increasing production at its Space4 timber frame factory by 30%.

Residential continues gains in construction
05 September, 2014
Housebuilding continues to drive the upswing in UK construction with the residential sector increasing its share of new contracts by a further 7% in July.

Construction outlook brightest since 2007
17 April, 2014
Construction firms have reported the brightest outlook for activity in the UK since January 2007, according to a new report on the building industry.

Persimmon profits up 49%, Space4 factory output up 27%
25 February, 2014
National housebuilder Persimmon plc has reported a 49% boost in annual underlying pre-tax profits to £330m (2012: £222m) and says it is increasing production at its Space4 timber frame factory.

Persimmon responds to housing sales boost with more timber frame
08 November, 2013
National housebuilder Persimmon says its Space4 timber frame factory is helping the company to respond to growth in the new build housing market.

SR Timber tops off award success
13 July, 2013
More than a third of the winning sites in the NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Awards for the West region featured SR Timber’s Vacsol Premium Gold roofing battens.

Travis Perkins promoted to FTSE 100 index
18 June, 2013
Travis Perkins has made it onto the FTSE 100 index for the first time.

Help to Buy scheme boosts housebuilding
07 June, 2013
The government’s Help to Buy scheme is off to a flying start with around 4,000 using the scheme to reserve new homes in just two months, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF).

Truss firms opens second factory
31 May, 2013
Engineered timber products manufacturer Robinson Manufacturing has opened a new factory dedicated to roof trusses and spandrel panels.

Persimmon reports “encouraging” start to 2013
26 February, 2013
National housebuilder Persimmon has reported a 52% growth in annual pre-tax profits to £225.1m (2011: £148.1m) and an “encouraging” start to 2013.

Persimmon records 9% rise in new home completions
09 January, 2013
National housebuilder Persimmon plc has reported a 9% growth in annual legal completions of new homes and anticipates further growth in the number of sites it is selling from.

Government prompt payment move needs teeth
26 November, 2012
The timber trade has greeted the business minister’s threat to name and shame major companies that don’t sign up to its Prompt Payment Code, including big names in construction, with a cautious welcome and a measure of cynicism.

Housebuilders report improved forward sales
19 November, 2012
Three of the UK’s largest housebuilders – Persimmon, Barratt Developments and Taylor Wimpey – have released upbeat interim statements.