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McAlpine’s success down to PFI deals
Privately owned contractor s profit leaps 116%, with turnover climbing 38% on the back of major private finance projects.
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PFI in crisis
Seven years after its creation, the PFI is still giving the industry nightmares. And as the Treasury prepares to change the rules yet again, Building investigates whether the PFI is falling apart and asks contractors and politicians whether it can be saved
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Let’s be Candide
The optimist says this is the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears this is true. Either way, the PFI is doing OK.
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Off the waiting list
Staff at Britain's biggest PFI-funded NHS hospital have reason to be excited. The brand new building in East Anglia will house long-overdue, cutting-edge medical facilities, and a close-knit project team is ensuring its smooth operation.
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Taking off
Disenchanted with central government s approach to the private finance initiative? There is a solution. Local authority PFI is getting airborne at Luton Airport and Bovis has just signed the first purely commercial contract.
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First born
The first completed PFI healthcare facility is no blockbuster, but staff describe the £3.5m community hospital conversion as a five-star establishment .
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Keeping tags on it
Embedded chips in components are set to make facilities management an exact science. How do they work?
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Welcome to our world
Thirteen months after the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland is about to get to grips with the Construction Act. What is there to learn from the past year s experience?
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Why can’t we help ourselves?
The Rights of Third Parties Bill is working its way through parliament. If applied, it will be hugely helpful to construction. Unfortunately, the industry s atavistic response has been to fight it tooth and nail.
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No need to argue
Disputes review boards, often used for international contracts, could reach the parts adjudicators can't on domestic contracts.
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Get organised
The third in a series on marketing explains how to plan and project manage a strategy to ensure you always stay a few steps ahead of the competition.
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Just the job
Gleeds PFI expert Jonathan Stewart tells Nancy Cavill how a psychometric test led him to the career that took him all the way to government.
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Appointments
Contractors Andy Smith , previously with Laing Construction, has been appointed business development manager at Midas Construction. Andrew Clarke has joined Luff Construction to head its new division, Luff Heritage. Margaret Chelton joins the firm as marketing and PR executive. Terry Day has been appointed managing ...
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Ringing the changes
The industry is moving forward, despite protests to the contrary. Now it is our publicity that needs shifting up a gear.
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Lottery landmark in closure shock
Sadler s Wells to close for remedial works as audit office publishes attack on Arts Council projects.
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Clients want to form D&B Praetorian Guard
Top client body set to launch £10 250 registration scheme for design-and-build contractors.
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Miller/Gleeson team wins village
A consortium led by Miller Homes/Gleeson Homes has won the competition to develop the second Millennium Village at Allerton Bywater in West Yorkshire. Planning minister Richard Caborn was due to make the announcement today in the former colliery village near Leeds. The scheme will comprise 23 ha of mixed-use development. ...
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Union ‘revenge’ on JLE official
Electrical union AEEU has reorganised its London officials and moved long-serving electricians official Frank Westerman to the steel erecting sector. Westerman was responsible for electricians during a turbulent period and was generally seen as a moderating force on the membership of the union. The AEEU is known to be keen ...
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Crane tears dome skin
The roof of the Millennium Dome was ripped open when a crane tore through the Teflon structure last Thursday. The crane, which was working inside the structure, pierced the inner and outer panels of the roof, exposing the interior. The damage was temporarily repaired. But a dome insider said replacement ...
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Stadium bids go out-of-house
Manchester City Council has thrown contractors into confusion by appointing a new external team to assess bids for the city's £90m Commonwealth Games stadium. Amec had been in pole position for the project after being recommended by the council's in-house and professional team (30 April), but a reassessment ...