Costain Group PLC - Maidenhead, England-based construction and engineering company - Severn Trent PLC has selected Costain to deliver "critical infrastructure upgrades" at its Rugby Newbold Sewage Treatment Works, in a programme valued at around GBP45 million and set to run until 2028. Costain says it will be the principal designer and contractor, "designing and building new facilities and upgrading systems to improve operational resilience and increase the site's feed and storm capacity." Notes that the contract builds on the firms' existing partnership which started with a 2010 AMP5 framework contract. This "has since been extended through the AMP6, AMP7 and AMP8 regulatory cycles, taking the partnership to at least 2030." Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the green on Tuesday, as markets bounced back after Monday's falls while a fall in the oil price cooled concerns around inflation. Read More
(Alliance News) - Costain Group PLC on Tuesday hailed "another strong performance" in 2025, with profit climbing despite a fall in revenue. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened sharply higher on Tuesday, as a pullback in oil and gas prices sparked a relief rally across UK and European equities and bonds, easing inflation fears and prompting traders to unwind hawkish central bank bets. Read More
Chemring Group PLC - Hampshire, England-based provider of technology products and services to the aerospace, defence and security markets - Hires Kate Rock to be senior independent director, joining the board on April 1. Rock currently is non-executive chair of Costain Group PLC and SID of Keller Group PLC. Costain is an infrastructure construction firm, while Keller is a geotechnical engineering firm providing ground services to construction companies. Rock also is a life peer, sitting in the House of Lords. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
Costain Group PLC - Maidenhead, England-based construction and engineering - Wins contract worth GBP100 million over five years to design and build a new M5 motorway junction serving a major gigafactory project in the UK. The contract, awarded under the Regional Delivery Partnership framework, is to deliver junction 22A on the M5 in Somerset. The new junction will provide access to the 'Gravity Smart Campus' and a planned GBP4 billion electric vehicle battery gigafactory, expected to be Britain's largest. The gigafactory is being built by batter maker Agratas Energy Storage Solutions Pte Ltd, part of India's Tata group. As delivery integration partner and main works contractor, Costain will manage design, engineering, programme delivery and supply chain coordination. Chief Executive Officer Alex Vaughan says the project "builds on [Costain's] long-established highways expertise". Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK pub sector awaits a GBP100 million support package from the Treasury aimed at easing cost pressures, the Financial Times reports, while Sage posts 10% quarterly revenue growth and Dr Martens reports a dip in third-quarter revenue. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made modest headway on Monday, supported by fresh gains in mining stocks as gold and silver prices hit new highs. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Monday, with the FTSE 100 edging lower as a rally against the dollar and strength in metals-related stocks shaped early trade, while investors look ahead to a heavy week of Big Tech earnings. Read More
(Alliance News) - Costain Group PLC on Monday said a new agreement with the trustees of its defined-benefit pension scheme has cleared the way for increase shareholder returns, including a GBP20 million share buyback this year. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK wins EU approval to expand use of its RSV vaccine Arexvy to all adults over 18, while Grainger unveils plans for a 195-home West London development, and Impax Environmental Markets outlines its tender offer plan amid continued pressure from activist investor Saba. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Tuesday and Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More