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Ashtead Group PLC

  • Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
    UK companies
    Ashtead sales rise 22 % on strong equipment rental demand

    FTSE 100 equipment hire group reports sustained demand after hurricane boost

  • Tuesday, 19 June, 2018
    LexUK companies
    US property/Ashtead: storm chaser Premium content

    It is worth sticking with the rental equipment company’s stocks

    Ducks perch on the branch of a tree next to a home destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting in tweets that the federal government can’t keep sending help “forever” and suggesting the U.S. territory was to blame for its financial struggles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
  • Tuesday, 19 June, 2018
    Corporate earnings and results
    Ashtead misses targets despite boost from hurricane damage

    Harvey, Irma and Maria help deliver 21% rise in revenues at equipment rental group

    A driver works his way through a maze of fallen utility poles damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Taft, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • Tuesday, 19 June, 2018
    UK companies
    Ashtead sales rise 21% after boost from US hurricane clean-up

    The rental group reported a strong rise in revenues and profit before tax for the year

  • Thursday, 15 March, 2018
    Special ReportUK Corporate Productivity
    PLC Awards: productivity propels Ashtead’s Drabble to CEO of year

    FTSE 100 company shows how to boost efficiency in celebration of corporate Britain

    Geoff Drabble the Ashtead CEO. 27/3/17.
  • Tuesday, 12 December, 2017
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Ashtead plays Trump cards as dealt in bid to clean up in US

    Plant hire group benefits from self-help for hurricane regions and corporate tax cuts

    epa06369643 U.S. President Donald J. Trump holds a plaque made by Brian Steorts, the owner of Flags of Valor, during a meeting with Steorts and other business owners and their families to discussing tax reform in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 05 December 2017.  EPA/Chris Kleponis / POOL
  • Tuesday, 12 December, 2017
    UK companies
    Ashtead enjoys sales boost after hurricanes in US

    FTSE 100 plant hire group to buy back shares in sign of confidence over prospects

    epaselect epa06197448 A view of a fallen tree after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in Miami, Florida, USA, 10 September 2017. Hurricane Irma hit Florida on 10 September, after battering Cuba and several Caribbean islands. Heavy rain and hurricane-force winds battered both the east and west coasts of southern Florida. EPA/ALVARO BLANCO
  • Tuesday, 12 December, 2017
    Property sector
    Opening Quote: $25bn for Westfield is proper property dealmaking
  • Tuesday, 12 December, 2017
    Construction sector
    Ashtead lifts outlook, launches up to £1bn buyback after hurricane clear-up boost
  • Monday, 4 December, 2017
    FT AlphavilleBryce Elder
    Markets Live: Monday, 4th December, 2017
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2017
    LexUK companies
    Ashtead: harvesting the hurricane Premium content

    The rewards will come in the longer term, not the immediate aftermath

    Olga Teakell, on right, and her family clean her mobile home after it was damaged by Hurricane Irma in Naples, Florida, U.S. September 11, 2017 REUTERS/Stephen Yang
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2017
    UK companies
    Ashtead expects hurricane clean-up to help boost profits

    Hire group forecasts strong revenue growth as demand for equipment rises in wake of Irma

    A rough surf surrounds Boynton Beach inlet as Hurricane Irma hits in Boynton Beach, Fla. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2017
    UK companies
    Ashtead tops FTSE 100 after predicting post-Irma gains
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2017
    fastFTMatthew Vincent
    Opening Quote: Ashtead’s boost from ill wind; JD enjoys resilience of athleisure
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2017
    FT AlphavilleSiona Jenkins
    Opening Quote: Ill wind blows some good for Ashtead
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2017
    UK companies
    Ashtead expects tailwind from hurricanes in US
  • Thursday, 20 July, 2017
    UK equities
    Ashtead climbs in wake of United Rentals boost

    Peer’s raised guidance pushes equipment rental company to top of a rising FTSE 100

    Employees walk past Burberry Group Plc, left, and Associated British Foods Plc, right, share price information displayed on an illuminated rotating cube in the atrium of the London Stock Exchange Group Plc's offices  in London, U.K., on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. The FTSE 100 Index has climbed 4.8 percent this month, one of the best gains among developed-market equities and a much bigger advance than its largest European peers. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
  • Tuesday, 13 June, 2017
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Ashtead takes the hire ground in a mad world

    Profits soar as builders are persuaded to rent rather than buy equipment

    Ashstead Plant Hire : A-Plant is one of the UK’s largest plant, tool and equipment hire companies, hiring a vast range of non-operated equipment, from power tools, cement mixers and accommodation units to excavators, compressors, scissor lifts and other types of equipment for industry and construction in the film and TV industry.
  • Tuesday, 13 June, 2017
    UK companies
    Shift to renting helps Ashtead
  • Sunday, 16 April, 2017
    The Monday Interview
    Geoff Drabble, Ashtead CEO, on riding Trump’s infrastructure pledge

    The equipment-hire company has one of the world’s biggest fleets of diggers and dumpers

    Geoff Drabble the Ashtead CEO. 27/3/17.
  • Thursday, 30 March, 2017
    UK equities
    Ashtead climbs on hopes over US expansion

    Liberum initiates coverage of the hire group’s stock with ‘buy’ advice

    FILR PHOTO - The London Stock Exchange is seen in the City of London, Britain, April 11, 2011.  REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
  • Wednesday, 15 February, 2017
    UK equities
    Ashtead hits record high on US tax reform hopes

    UK stocks climb, mirroring broad global trend in wider markets

  • Thursday, 26 January, 2017
    UK equities
    Ashtead hits high on US recovery hopes

    Earnings updates make for mixed market with FTSE 100 ending barely changed

    A London Stock Exchange sign sits on glass in the atrium of the London Stock Exchange Group Plc's offices in London, U.K., on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. The FTSE 100 Index climbed 0.6 percent at 8:44 a.m. in London, after posting its biggest three-day slide in a month. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 20 January, 2017
    Investments
    Ashtead chief sells £4m in shares

    Equipment hire group has upturn after Trump election

    WACKER  ASHTEAD PLC PICS
  • Monday, 19 December, 2016
    UK equities
    Ashtead retreats on warning over US demand

    Mixed wider market lifts FTSE 100

    A London Stock Exchange sign sits on glass in the atrium of the London Stock Exchange Group Plc's offices in Paternoster Square in London, U.K., on Monday, July 25, 2016. Deutsche Boerse AG has yet to secure shareholder acceptance for its 10.6 billion-pound ($13.9 billion) takeover of London Stock Exchange Group Plc, although it edged closer with 55.5 percent of investors giving it the go ahead. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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