Sisk profit before tax up 27%

Sicon Limited, the parent company of John Sisk & Son’s construction and related businesses in Ireland, the UK and Europe has reported 2025 full year profit before tax up 27.7% to €74.2m. Turnover growth in the UK made up for declines in Ireland and Europe.

HBF survey finds nine in 10 SMEs think Building Safety Levy will make more sites unviable

Group calls on government to pause introduction of tax designed to pay for remediation of defective buildings

Savills’ H1 performance shows ‘significant improvement’, CEO says

Chief executive Simon Shaw said "the enlarged group's pipelines are strong" following its takeover of Eastdil Secured, as the global real estate advisor reported a 47% rise in underlying profit before tax to £34.3m. The post Savills’ H1 performance shows ‘significant improvement’, CEO says appeared first on Property Week.

Revenues surge at Structure Tone

UK fit out specialist Structure Tone, part of the US STO Building Group, saw gross revenue of £448.8m in 2025, up from £157m in the year prior, with profit before tax reaching £12.6m from £1.7m in 2024.

Housebuilding a challenge for Ibstock

Ibstock, reporting its first half results, saw revenues down 15.1% at £164m from £193m, and an £8m profit before tax in 2025 slipping to a £27m loss in 2026.

Metroun Quantity Surveying - IR35 - Will it affect you as a Sole Trader, 13012021

IR35 and the change in legislation come April 2021 in the UK, still has a lot of people confused and feeling in the dark. This Video seeks to tackle the issue of whether IR35 legislation will affect Sole Traders.

RICS, Modus - Sidewalk spread, how city businesses beat the pandemic 14102021

When city centres and commercial districts went dark, business improvement districts kept the lights on and created a sense of community

IR35 umbrellas are feeding HMRC’s £3.6bn tax grab - Published by the Freelance Informer

IR35 expert, Qdos, has responded to the release of put forward to the Finance Bill Sub Committee for their inquiry into IR35 reform in the private sector. Will the HMRC admit what the reform is really doing to British entrepreneurship?

Building Magazine - Get tooled up for the new off-payroll rules, 29032021

This article looks at the introduction of the IR35 system from 6 April 2021 for hiring freelance contractors, and problems with the CEST tool intended to help implement it. What can you do

Business Basics: Small business taxes guide - Published by the Federation of Small Businesses in association with MARKEL

Whether you’re new to the world of working for yourself, or you just want a tax refresher, you’ll find everything you need to know about taxes, record keeping and accounts, as well as key dates for your diary.

What impact due to the recent tax cut and base interest rate hike?

Can net zero carbon targets be helped by a change in tax such as VAT to zero for refurbishment and reuse and 20% on new build?