Renewed focus invigorates Barhale margins

Renewed focus invigorates Barhale margins

In the year to 30 June 2022, Barhale Group posted a pre-tax profit of £3.2m (2021: 1.3m) on turnover broadly steady at £109m (2021: £110m).

With operating profit rising from £1.3m to £3.6m, the operating margin improved from 1.2% to 3.3%.

There was also a significant net improvement in the Walsall-headquartered company’s cash position of £7.3m, driven by the completion

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What is Polyjacking in Construction?

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Polyjacking is a concrete lifting and leveling method that uses high-density geo-technical expanding foam to raise and stabilize concrete surfaces. A similar process with the same objective is the process of mudjacking, which uses mud instead of foam to lift the concrete surface to the desired level.

Polyjacking in Construction
Polyjacking in Construction
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Port of Long Beach Joins Hydrogen Fueling Partnership

Public-private alliance ARCHES to establish statewide hydrogen hub

To advance its zero-emissions goals, the Port of Long Beach has joined the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a public-private partnership formed to help capture newly available federal funding to assist in developing a robust renewable hydrogen market in California.

The partnership was celebrated Thursday during a launch event

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Dermot Gleeson prepares to stand down

Dermot Gleeson prepares to stand down
Dermot Gleeson

Dermot Gleeson will be succeeded as chairman by chief executive James Thomson with effect from 1st January 2023.

James Thomson announced in April that he intended to stand down at the end of the year after just three years in the job. His replacement as chief executive is to be Vistry Group chief operating officer Graham Prothero, as

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