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...Sales at Berkshire’s home building group, which includes the modular home builder Clayton Homes and roofing maker Johns Manville, also rose....
...It counts makers of flooring, paint, insulation, roofing and modular homes among its subsidiaries....
...Maga Inc, a pro-Trump super Pac, has booked just $6.5mn....
...Mary Inman, head of the international whistleblower practice at the law firm Constantine Cannon, described the case as “a breath of fresh air” as Joe Biden’s administration signals a more aggressive stance...
...So it has ended up having to start a training programme that prepares military veterans, people coming out of prisons and at-risk young people to work in the roofing sector....
...The midtown Manhattan offices from which David Millstone and David Winter run the world’s largest roofing company are mirror images of each other, their doors left open to the tidy lounge between them where...
...But Mr Manifold described the sale to Beacon Roofing Supply as a “unique opportunity” because the price represented 16 times the unit’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation....
...The company said the price achieved from the sale of its US distribution operation to Beacon Roofing Supply represents 16 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation....
...A roofing takeover in Germany could become a test of European rules governing mergers and acquisitions in a spat over a potential capital raise....
...“There is a tremendous need on campus for refitting, replumbing, rewiring, re-roofing and making energy efficient the buildings that already exist,” he said....
...Central to the vision he showed off on Friday are new glass roofing tiles, made to resemble conventional roof materials and each containing a solar cell....
...A courtroom showdown is now set for Monday after US building group Standard Industries obtained an injunction to stop German roofing company Braas Monier from issuing new shares that would force Standard...
...Exploding Kittens is a card game created by computer game designers Elan Lee and Shane Small, and Matthew Inman, founder of the hugely popular online comic The Oatmeal....
...lucy.kellaway@ft.com Twitter: @lucykellaway ——————————————- Letters in response to this column: An irritating new phrase and the silliest job title / From Simon Inman Hellish precedent / From Jon Bird...
...The settlement on Friday ends the British tobacco group’s seven-year legal dispute with Flintkote, a US roofing company that used to make products containing asbestos....
...Chief executive Mike Thaman said the company’s insulation business returned to profitability in the quarter and roofing would “deliver another strong year” in 2014....
...Since Launa Inman took over as chief executive in May, she has spent only a handful of weeks not constrained in her turnround plans by suitors doing due diligence then walking away....
...Ms Inman said Billabong was seeing early benefits from her strategy of closing stores, improving back office functions and culling suppliers....
...Mr Naude, the South African-born head of Billabong’s operations in the Americas and a former professional surfer, worked closely with Billabong chief executive Launa Inman during the discussions with TPG...
...In August, Launa Inman, Billabong’s chief executive, set out a four-year transformation plan to revive the company’s fortunes, aimed at simplifying the business and improving its supply chain and e-commerce...
...“At an underlying trading level, the group remains profitable,” said Ms Inman....
...“From roofing to runways, we are determined to ensure that the bidders develop a real empathy for our military customers’ requirements, which they can then build into the development of their competitive...
...Launa Inman, Billabong’s new chief executive, is preparing to unveil a three-year turnround plan focused on reinvigorating its brands and simplifying the business with annual results at the end of August...
...He is repeating accusations he made to the European Commission, which resulted in an investigation that included raids on Velux’s offices....
...Roofing installer SIG rose 10.9 per cent to 101½p after it said year-end earnings would be at the upper end of expectations....
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