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Driver scraps divi

Wed, 19th Jan 2011 07:17

Driver Group posted a 20% slump in revenue for the year and dumped its dividend payment as it grapples with a struggling UK construction market.The Rossendale-based consultancy group, which provides specialist commercial and dispute resolution services to the construction industry, reported an underlying pre-tax loss of £0.4m in the 12 months to 30 September 2010 compared to a profit of £1.3m the year before. Revenue fell to £16.4m in the year from £20.5m before.Commenting on the results executive chairman Steve Driver said, "This year has been the biggest challenge in the group's history as we invested money and energy in developing new territories and services whilst managing the effects of declining construction markets in the UK and Middle East."The underlying loss for the year includes costs related to its investment in Africa and Qatar. Excluding the impact of these investments the underlying loss for the year came in at £0.1m.Driver said the new initiatives are aimed at providing growth to counter any further decline in its previous traditional construction markets. Driver said it had also been hit by a downturn in the Abu Dhabi construction market and reduced services work in Oman."2010 represented a year of strategic investment in developing new territories and services to re-position the business for 2011 and beyond," the group explained.No dividend payment has been recommended, "in view of the trading loss and cash outflow in the year," compared to a 2p payment the year before. The group's net borrowing position at the end of the year stood at £0.5m compared to £0.2m in 2009.
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1 Mar 2011 08:03

Driver Group trading in line

Shares in construction industry consultancy Driver rose over 5% after it said trading in the first half has been in line with company expectations. "Our European and Africa regions are performing well whereas the live construction market in the Middle East is particularly challenging in Abu Dhabi a

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26 Jan 2011 17:24

Ashley House directors build stakes

Directors bought stakes in Ashley House following the care home builder's interim results yesterday. Six directors took stakes in the company, with the biggest coming from chairman William Wells, deputy chairman Stephen Minion, chief executive Jonathan Holmes and finance director Antony Waters. The

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25 Oct 2010 17:04

London close: Miners keep Footsie in the blue

Were it not for the strength of miners today Footsie would undoubtedly have ended in the red, as many share prices experienced a late swoon. Miners were wanted on expectations that the US dollar will suffer a relapse after the G20 agreement over the week-end that should, if adhered to, bring an end

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25 Oct 2010 14:28

London afternoon: Miners retain most of their gains

London has lost some of its gains in the early afternoon but it is showing signs of a renewed upturn. Miners remain the best performers on expectations that the US dollar will suffer a relapse after the G20 agreement over the week-end that should, if adhered to, bring an end to so-called currency w

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25 Oct 2010 12:05

London midday: Banks miss out

Having got off to a flying start London spent the mid-morning period slowly relinquishing its gains before regaining impetus just before midday. Miners continue to lead the advance on expectations that the US dollar will suffer a relapse after the G20 agreement over the week-end that should, if adh

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25 Oct 2010 07:44

Driver trading broadly in line

Construction industry consultancy Driver said it is trading broadly in line with company expectations despite an increasingly challenging UK construction market. Driver predicts a small underlying loss in the second half and expects to close the period with a net debt of £0.5m, less than the marke

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8 Jul 2010 13:05

Driver Group Names Damien McDonald As Finance Director

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Driver Group PLC (DRV.LN), which provides a range of consultancy services to the construction and engineering industries, said Thursday Damien McDonald has been appointed as finance director for the group, effective Aug. 1. MAIN FACTS: -Damien joined Driver in April 2008

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22 Jun 2010 10:03

Driver cautious after interim loss

Driver Group said it expects conditions to remain challenging after the economic downturn pushed the provider of specialist commercial and dispute resolution services to the construction industry into losses in the six months to March 31. Pre-tax losses totalled £447,000 for the half year, against

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22 Jun 2010 07:49

Driver Group 1H Pretax Loss GBP0.4M On Revenue GBP8.8M

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Driver Group PLC (DRV.LN) said Tuesday that for the six months ended March 31, it made a pretax loss of GBP0.4 million on revenue of GBP8.8 million. MAIN FACTS: -Revenue of GBP8.8 million (2009: GBP11.3 million) -Operating loss GBP0.3 million (2009: GBP1.3 million)

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25 Sep 2009 09:43

Sector movers: Construction stocks driven lower

Driver Group is leading the constructions and materials sector lower after the provider of dispute resolution services to the construction industry said trading in the second half has been 'very challenging.' In the UK, Driver was particularly disappointed with the north, where an expected upturn d

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25 Sep 2009 08:43

Small caps round-up: Petards, Gemstones, Norman Hay...

Security and surveillance systems firm Petards saw profits drop for the half year but said the outlook for the second half is stronger with full year profits seen in line with expectations. Profit before tax was £242,000 against £305,000 in the same period last year on revenue that slumped to £6.6m

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24 Aug 2009 11:22

Small caps round-up: CBG, Driver, Development Securities...

Aim-listed insurance broker CBG said it has responded positively and quickly to the current economic slowdown. "The recent period has seen earnings decline in many lines of business and, as a result, we have put in place a significant cost reduction programme which has been focused on the reorgani

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25 Jun 2009 17:01

London close: Late rally not enough

A late rally by UK equities was not enough to prevent the blue-chip index closing in negative territory, largely as a result of weak miners, which were weighted down by softer metals prices. Lonmin, Vedanta, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were all stuck in the red. Elsewhere in the sector, Anglo Americ

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25 Jun 2009 14:27

London afternoon: Banks and miners retreat

Leading equities drift lower in the afternoon session, led by banks and miners. Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered eases back, despite enjoying record income and operating profit in the first five months of this year. Some of this success has been offset by weakness in consumer banking, however,

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