The support services company that maintains all Sainsbury's stores accepts a £572m takeover offer from Carillion - one month after accepting a higher bid
April 2007
Police called in to investigate fraud at Alfred McAlpine slate quarries
· Irregularities stretch back six years, company says · Managing director fired; others also face action
February 2007
McAlpine hit by accounting black hole at Welsh slate quarry
Alfred McAlpine, the construction group, will suffer a £13m hit to profits after the discovery of serious accounting irregularities and possible fraud at its Slate business, based at the Penrhyn quarry in north Wales.
December 2006
Market forces
Green holiday homes refresh McAlpine
A contract to build an eco-friendly Welsh holiday village helped construction group Alfred McAlpine scale new heights and lead the FTSE 250 gainers' board yesterday.