Sentence examples for builders increased from inspiring English sources

The changes were announced as Kingfisher announced B& Qs sales in the UK and Ireland rose 1.9% to £3.8bn while the Screwfix chain, which caters to professional builders, increased sales by over a quarter.

According to Teikoku Databank, a credit-research company, the total interest-bearing liabilities held by the group of 119 big builders increased by ¥155 billion to ¥10.1 trillion during the year to last March.

Home builder stocks rose after the report, with the Standard & Poor's index of 12 major builders increasing 2% after rising 3.6% on Wednesday.

Price increases in the capital are making lots of money for construction firms who own land: Berkeley Homes, a London-focused builder, increased its profits by 40% in the year to April.

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The number of big builders has increased slightly.

Some builders have increased the number of directionals for each development, and others that did not use them have started using them, he said.

With more land coming on the market in Miller Place, competition for its development by residential builders has increased, with large developers heading toward the former tree nurseries and sod farms to the south of Route 25A and spot builders rushing to buy whatever one-acre lots are available in the more established northern section.

Builder confidence increased to its highest in seven years.

Shares of another builder, KB Home, increased 91 cents, to $25.97, after a $35.6 million third-quarter loss.

(The 2007 report has not been filed) "Builder lines increased $529.7 million, to $1.2 billion at December 31, 2006, from $671.1 million at December 31 , 2005