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Article Construction News UK

Water and energy jobs push Costain to ‘inflection point’

Construction News UK August 13, 2026 · 11:07 am Read Original
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Costain has reported a year-on-year increase in first-half turnover and profit, as chief executive Alex Vaughan said the civils contractor has reached a “key inflection point”. Turnover increased from £525.4m in the first six months (H1) of 2025 to £543.1m in the same period this…
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Source Construction News UK
Published Aug 13, 2026 · 11:07 am
Article ID 5qtyrqz
Original URL Open source
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