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Wolseley’s pain worsens in a tough building market

18.11.09
If the US and Britain are coming out of recession, someone has forgotten to tell Wolseley ... more

Rich pickings at Lime Wood

18.11.09
The Standard is the first paper to report on a stunning new hotel in the New Forest that's taken five years and £30 million to create. So has it been worth the wait?... more

Wolseley sees more tough times ahead for builders

28.09.09
The building trade is deep in the mire and likely to remain there for at least the rest of the year, according to building supply group Wolseley... more

British Airways climbs steeply as Goldman Sachs says get aboard

17.09.09
Stand by for take off at British Airways was the advice Goldman Sachs gave to clients as it added the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list... more

Speculation over rate rise puts the skids under Footsie

27.07.09
Moves by the London stock market to stretch the current bull run to 11 consecutive days, were running into headwinds today amid mounting speculation that the next move in interest rates will be up ... more

Wolseley ditches its US chief and brings in Footsie veteran

30.06.09
Beleaguered plumbing supplies group Wolseley has dumped its chief executive, the American Chip Hornsby... more

LSE set for Footsie return triumph

05.06.09
Next week’s FTSE reshuffle should mark a glorious start for Xavier Rolet, the new chief executive of the London Stock Exchange ... more

Struggling Wolseley delivers a warning after plunge to £72m

28.05.09
Wolseley, the world’s biggest building supplier, reported a massive slump in profits and warned that the economy will not recover until 2010 at the earliest... ... more

Housebuilders suffering as time is called on their rally

28.05.09
The rally among UK housebuilders, which has carried them 33% higher since hitting a low point in March, appears to be over... more

Wolseley powers ahead as it dumps US lossmaker

06.05.09
Shares in Wolseley, the world’s biggest plumbing-equipment supplier, soared 107p to 1456p today after American investor Gores Group took the lossmaking US subsidiary Stock Building Supply off its hands... more

Stocks get wobbles in London and NY

20.04.09
Shares on both sides of the Atlantic fell sharply this afternoon, dropping back through their respective support levels. ... more

Wolseley pays high price to ensure fundraising success

06.03.09
Plumbing giant Wolseley is paying millions of pounds in extra City fees to ensure it receives the £1 billion it needs to shore up its funding from an increasingly nervous investment community... more

Segro joins queue to top up the coffers

04.03.09
Property group Segro has launched a deeply discounted £500 million rights issue, becoming the latest — but not the last — property company to seek more cash from investors... more

Wolseley launches cut-price retail range

18.02.09
One of London’s best-known restaurants launched a range of products at discounted prices at Selfridges’ food halls... more

Time tight for Wolseley to flush out funds, says Citi

12.02.09
Time is running out for Wolseley, the world's biggest plumbing-equipment supplier, which has been clobbered by the collapse in housing markets on both sides of the Atlantic.... more

Thousands more jobs go in banks, building and media

18.11.08
Thousands of jobs were cut in industries ranging from banking to building suppliers as the economic downturn bit harder... more

Market report: RBS slumps to record low in new bank sell-off

18.11.08
A further £160 million was wiped off Royal Bank of Scotland's market value today, the shares slumping to yet another record low as institutional investors continued to dump them... more

Wolseley to axe another 2300 jobs and close 200 branches

18.11.08
Economy: The collapse in the property market took a further heavy toll today as one of the country's biggest suppliers to builders axed 2300 jobs... more

Wolseley slides by 77 per cent to £145m

22.09.08
Construction: Things can only get worse. That was the stark message from the chief executive of Wolseley, the world's largest plumbing and building materials group, which reported a 77% slump in profits... more

Wolseley is axing 6000 jobs and divi as profits crash

16.07.08
Six thousand jobs - 700 of them in Britain and Ireland - are being axed at Wolseley, the world's largest plumbing group... more

Wolseley seeks to export success

28.05.08
The owners of The Wolseley aim to open restaurants in New York, Los Angeles and India... more

Thousands face job axe as housing slump bites

21.05.08
Tens of thousands of builders are to lose their jobs as the housing slump deepens, industry leaders warn... more

Wagamama founder at top of food chain

16.01.08
Former owner of Wagamama, Alan Yau, has been crowned gastronomic king of London in a new guide to the best places to eat in the capital.... more

London's first £10m restaurant

02.11.07
The Wolseley restaurant in Piccadilly has joined the ranks of the global elite with takings of more than £10 million a year.... more

Critic's choice: where to eat chicken

09.03.07
There's a lot more that can be done with chicken other than roasting or turning it into nuggets. Charles Campion picks three of the best places to eat poultry in the capital.... more

Bargain breakfast is the new power lunch

23.01.07
Forget having lunch or dinner at London's smartest restaurants - take breakfast there instead, says Emily Parsons.... more

Nothing beats a real breakfast

05.01.07
Sometimes you need more than muesli - here we present the capital's top 10 fry-ups.... more

Critic's choice: Three 2006 newcomers

28.12.06
Charles Campion picks three of the best new restaurants that opened in the capital in 2006.... more

A year of eating well

18.12.06
Restaurants of the year? Here are Toby Young's highlights of a very well-fed 2006 plus two more he's greedily looking forward to in 2007. ... more

Day in the life of London's smartest cafe

29.11.06
Sir Terry Wogan, Ralph Fiennes and Sir David Frost were among the sightings when Simon Davis spent a day in The Wolseley.... more

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