All articles by Mark Leftly – Page 14
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NewsFuture of Jarvis in doubt despite backing from banks
Auditors give support services group guarded bill of health as it posts loss of £247m for year to 31 March
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NewsFuture of Jarvis in doubt despite backing from banks
Auditors give support services group guarded bill of health as it posts loss of £247m for year to 31 March
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FeaturesThe clan McCarthy at work and play
John McCarthy helped to create arguably the most successful housebuilder in Britain, then left after a failed buyout and a row. Now sons Clinton and Spencer are hoping to repeat the trick – with a little assistance from dad, of course.
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FeaturesTop 100 Contractors and Housebuilders 2004
Since 1993, the nature of the construction industry’s big beasts has changed markedly. We report on the effects of 10 years of stabilisation and increasing prosperity
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FeaturesThe fisher queen
Denise Kingsmill’s impressive CV got Ray O’Rourke hooked enough to hire her as head of his advisory group on human capital. Now she’s got to do some more bait-dangling to get industry bods on board. She spoke to us about fluff, grit and wrestling with salmon.
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FeaturesAccidents will happen
… but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to pay for them. In an increasingly prevalent compensation culture, we find out why contractors are feeling sick over payouts – and looks at some classic fast ones pulled by industry opportunists.
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NewsJarvis boss: Break-up of PFI arm is ‘absolute nonsense’
Robert Wallace, new head of Jarvis Accommodation Services, says he is here to save struggling firm, not sell it
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NewsSouthwell back with £100m MoD contracts to hand out
Former Atkins boss pilots his aerospace consortium towards £13bn aircraft PFI contract
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NewsHeseltine comes clean over decay
More than two decades of urban decay in Lewisham and the Greenwich Peninsular in south-east London was the result of a snap change of heart by former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine
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DTI: Construction wage inflation set to soar
Annual report on industry says that skills shortage will lead to huge wage hikes, leading to increased project costs and prices.
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Bovis to axe 40 staff after review of market prospects
Contractor reveals redundancy plans in the same week that QS EC Harris decides to close Glasgow office.
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Majors close final salary pensions to new entrants
Balfour, Carillion, Sir Robert McAlpine, Bovis, Mowlem, Travis Perkins and Rok close schemes to reduce deficits.
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Gleeson names its next managing director
Andrew Muncey is promoted to take over from retiring boss David Eyre in May.
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Pidgley Jr takes on dad's former manager
Cadenza boss hires ex-Thirlstone Homes managing director Sean Burroughs as new right-hand man.
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English Partnerships to lose powers to RDAs
the future of troubled regeneration quango English Partnerships became clearer this week after the government published the first phase of a review into its role and it announced the appointment of a new chairman.
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NewsHLM merges with US namesake
BRITISH architect HLM Design has been acquired by a US-based practice – also called HLM.
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Untrained architect wins professional recognition
Landmark case may mean that other established UK designers are eligible to join the RIBA.
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FeaturesBy royal appointment
The newly announced head of the DTLR's urban policy unit is currently Prince Charles' architectural right-hand man. Mark Leftly speaks to David Lunts about his struggle to bring traditionalism into the mainstream.
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Prince's man appointed cities tsar
Prince's Foundation chief executive David Lunts is to become urban regeneration tsar.
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NewsGovernment calls in Arup to assess 2012 Olympic bid
Consultant appointed by government-led consortium to examine cost and suitability of London bid for games.