Clients News – Page 20
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NewsIndustry calls for Cabinet action over council delays
Fears over public work grow as local schemes are held back and PFI rescue fund fails to attract bidders
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NewsStalled college programme could cost £16bn to finish
Independent review condemns Learning and Skills Council for ‘delay and confusion’
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NewsNetwork Rail pledges £34bn spend
Investment over five years will prioritise track replacement and maintenance
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NewsLearning and Skills Council head quits
Mark Haysom resigns over continuing problems with £2.3bn college rebuilding programme
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NewsTesco culls property staff as it cuts back on regeneration
£1.4bn construction client changes policy on mixed-use development in bid to save cash
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News£200m Whitehall framework frozen until June
A £200m public sector framework has been put on ice for three months after the government failed to refresh it on time
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NewsM&S puts squeeze on suppliers with 60-day payment period
Marks & Spencer has lengthened its payment period to 60 days it has emerged as retailers pile pile pressure on their supply chains
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BA boss blames late building work for Terminal 5 debacle
Heathrow Terminal 5’s disastrous opening was partly caused by delays in the building programme, according to Willie Walsh, British Airways’ chief executive.
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NewsRetailers get choosier in picking new sites
Greater caution driven by retail spending fall and scarcer development finance
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Land Secs tells suppliers it’s ‘business as usual’
Developer writes to reassure 166 suppliers after splitting into three companies
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Land Secs to split into three
Land Securities is to be split into three separately quoted companies after revealing a slump in pre-tax profit.
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M&S joins UK Green Buildings Council
Retailer becomes founding member but admits it does not have all the answers
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Land Securities questions increasing carbon offsetting
Developer says offsetting alone is not enough as it lays out its four-point energy strategy
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NewsSainsbury's investors denied property portfolio cash
Shareholders express disapointment that anticipated property business does not materialise
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Tesco removes Kier from main contractor framework
Source close to supermarket chain cites performance issues as contractor 'works to regain position'
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School procurement comes under fire as delays mount
Building programme falling well behind, according to figures from construction products body
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NewsMCG turns attention to clients’ needs
The chief executive of Skanska UK is leading an investigation on behalf of the Major Contractors Group into how the construction industry can improve its service to clients.
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NewsCurrie & Brown to advise Greece and Mexico on PPP
Consultant providing assistance on strategies for hospitals, power plants and sport centres r on Greek and Mexican PPPs
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John Lewis enters the housing market
John Lewis is venturing into residential development with a scheme on a site it owns in Chelsea, west London
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BT switches procurement to regional frameworks
Company abandons national system as focus of work moves from new build to refurbishment