All articles by Mark Leftly – Page 11
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FeaturesInfirmary blues
The PFI’s problems are not confined to the bid process. Even after a facility is up and running, there is a constant struggle between client and consortium over its running costs – as we’re finding out at Edinburgh.
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NewsHLM back in black after being saved from collapse
In its first full year after being rescued by a management buyout, architect makes £240,000 post-profit share
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone axes 25 staff
Retirement homes specialist McCarthy & Stone has made 25 staff redundant this month.
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Industry in talks to speed up PFI hospitals
The Department of Health is in talks with leading PFI professionals to find ways of speeding up the agreement of contract variations at large hospital scheme.
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FeaturesShe’s back
Jennie Price, the famously combative former boss of the Construction Confederation, has been absent from the industry for some years. Now she’s returned, accompanied by … a row
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Treasury asks Whitehall to fund 1bn Olympic shortfall
Treasury asks spending departments to search their budgets for contributions to £3.7bn cost of Games
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FeaturesLife under siege
Construction sites across the country are operating under a continual threat of vandalism, mugging, theft and even arson. Here, those affected tell their stories – and look for ways to fight back.
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FeaturesCrime and punishment
The thing about collusion in construction is that it’s so easy, so natural. Some firms do it just out of politeness. It is also the subject of draconian penalties, including criminal prosecution – as 22 firms in the Midlands have just found out.
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NewsBucknall Austin ahead of its own game
Consultant Bucknall Austin is 20% ahead of its growth plans just two years after being rescued from administration.
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FeaturesIn my life
Joe Dwyer talks to us about his 50 years in construction, the £2bn regeneration of his home town Liverpool, the axing of Alsop’s Fourth Grace, the night he almost died and why he is like José Mourinho – whereas Sir Neville Simms isn’t.
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Ex-Amey director leads Augmentis buyout
Robert Osbourne becomes chief executive at consultant, where he aims to to triple profits in three years
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FeaturesOn top of the world
Wednesday, 6 July, 12.49: A moment that will leave an indelible mark on the city of London. Against the odds the UK’s capital won the right to host the 2012 Olympics. For bid leader Lord Coe, it was a personal triumph to match his two 1500 m Olympic gold medals ...
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FeaturesKill or cure?
As fewer and fewer contractors are willing to pay £4m for the chance to win a £100m PFI hospital, the government is being forced to decide between single-bid tenders and increasingly painful delays …
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Controversial £190m PFI hospital in doubt
The first single-bidder PFI healthcare scheme to be granted outline permission may be blocked by the Scottish executive
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FeaturesNo regrets
Nobody knows better than Sir Martin Laing, former chairman of Laing, how a wafer-thin margin can turn into a catastrophic loss. He tells us about how a contract used to be a gentlemen’s agreement and why he wasn’t to blame for that £1 sale.
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Hot or not?
Public sector projects are keeping contractors busy across the UK. Now, as the Kelly Review of construction capacity reveals, demand is boiling over in the North-west and London.
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FeaturesStars and gripes
When Emcor lambasted its failing UK subsidiary Drake & Scull, US-based boss Frank T MacInnis asked Tony Whale to turn the firm around. Whale has, but he isn’t out of the woods yet. We met the two to discuss their future.
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NewsFormer Benson executives set up fresh company
Redwing Construction on the brink of winning its first contract after starting up the business in March