South African-based construction firm Murray & Roberts says that the Salam Resort joint venture project in Bahrain has been cancelled.

Top JSE-listed construction companies Aveng and Murray & Roberts were removed from the JSE Top 40 index of blue chip companies.

Engineering and construction company Murray & Roberts has been awarded a major contract to build a terminal at Dubai International Airport with joint venture partner Al Habtoor.

MURRAY & Roberts Holdings, SA’s second-biggest construction company, says its order book increased as an expanding economy spurred building activity.

Rapidly growing construction group hopes to raise close to R110m through a claw-back offer

Cash generated drops 65% to R10,8m

TOUGH conditions in the construction market were expected to catch up with SA's second largest construction group Murray & Roberts in the current financial year.

Construction firm Concor expects to be awarded work on the world's most advanced aluminium smelter if French firm Pechiney gives the green light for the plant to be built at Coega.

Concor has trebled earnings for the six months to the end of December, with attributable earnings swelling from R3.1m to R9.6m.