All articles by Mark Leftly – Page 9
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FeaturesThe big question
Mark Leftly meets the man in charge of the government's £40bn Building Schools for the Future programme - Richard Bowker ...
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NewsCBI to set up PFI lobby group for members
The CBI is setting up a PFI lobby group, to be headed by John Pilkington of support services group Amey
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FeaturesWhy they pulled the plug on Curzon
Curzon was a fit-out contractor that had formed long-term relationships with blue-chip clients, was making a good and growing profit and was looking to double its turnover in a tricky market. So why on 7 March this year did its bank call in the receiver?
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NewsPaaat, Pat... I love you Pat
Building's blogger enjoyed the bit of the Building Awards he remembered because he met two of his biggest sporting heroes - Pat Jennings and John Motson.
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NewsLengard aims to break into M&E market
Refurbishment contractor Lengard set up an M&E firm this week, headed by two former employees of failed subcontractor ECG.
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Laing and Serco tipped to be PFI pioneers
The Treasury is looking to infrastructure groups Laing and Serco to pioneer "project delivery organisations", a PFI concept that would transfer some of the public sector's management responsibility to private firms.
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NewsIs David Cameron your cup of Earl Grey?
The Tories have enjoyed something of a renaissance since smooth-talking David Cameron took the helm. But where do you stand? Cast your vote in Mark Leflty's online polling booth and win a £50 drinks voucher.
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Project team revealed for £100m ex-Home Office HQ
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson and Bucknall Austin behind the redevelopment of Sir Basil Spence's Queen Anne's Gate
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Boxall Sayer reports 19% pre-tax profit hike
Boxall Sayer, the quantity surveyor, has reported healthy results with a 19% rise in pre-tax profit, a 21% increase in turnover and an order book that has doubled in value to £2bn.
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Curzon receiver makes 86 employees redundant
Ernst & Young sheds staff at fit-out firm while negotiating buyout deal with management of furniture subsidiary
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NewsThe closing door
The paranoia over security in America didn't just spoil our blogger's daytrip to the Statue of Liberty, it is also making life difficult for international firms trying to enter the growing PPP market.
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Jarvis' fortunes set to turn as FM contracts sale begins
Interested parties to receive documents detailing the work up for grabs, including Wirral and Liverpool schools
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FeaturesThis is Devon Buchanon
Over the course of his life he has dated Jamie Lee Curtis, partied with Mick Jagger, managed the UK's first all-black dance group, been personal assistant to Grace Jones, acted as a stand-in for Burt Reynolds, and provided the teeth for a Colgate advert.
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Spanish firm eyes Plymouth PFI
Spanish construction giant FCC is set to follow Ferrovial into the UK market with a bid for a £200m PFI hospital scheme in Plymouth.
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FeaturesLovers in the air
Inspired by Valentine's Day and the promise of free champagne, the latest in our series of Projects Reunited is less about reuniting old friends than celebrating those special unions that have stood the test of time. We took four happy couples that met through the construction industry for a trip ...
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London Eye architect sheds light on plan for Thames
Marks Barfield seeks sponsors for Olympic project to illuminate the banks of the river in central London
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NewsPartnerships for Schools loses two key directors
Agency in charge of Building Schools for the Future is overhauled as Blair faces critics over education proposals
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NewsGeorge's big bother in Tower Hamlets
Building's first blogger looks at local fallout from George Galloway's antics in Celebrity Big Brother.
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Amec development boss tipped to run spin-off firm
John Early, chairman of Amec’s development arm, set to lead UK infrastructure business after company splits
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FeaturesWhatever happened to …2005
A year can be a long time in construction. From the devastation of the South-east Asian tsumani to the jubilation of the Olympic win, by way of the mindbending confusion of the Building Regulations, Mark Leftly charts the history of the good, bad and the straightforwardly weird