All articles by Phil Clark – Page 24
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NewsCitex arm set for sale as Hong Kong market weakens
Citex looks to pull out of region as industry experts predict that downturn could lead to exodus of UK firms.
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NewsEgan: government is a bad client and won't change
Speech to RICS describes state sector as slow, ineffective and "totally wedded to tendering".
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Bouygues to bid for Bart's PFI
Contractor Bouygues was expected to put in a bid today for the £620m Royal London and St Bartholomew's PFI hospital scheme, the final day for applications.
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NewsDome management 'not fraudulent', says watchdog
Investigation into New Millennium Experience Company criticises procurement but refutes claims of fraud.
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NewsGovernment backs £235m laser research facility
DTI and Wellcome Trust form joint venture firm to build laboratory for cutting-edge equipment in Oxfordshire.
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Whitehall to subsidise PFI bids and cut shortlists
Plans to speed up projects include refunds for hospital bid costs and more detailed information about housing.
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Big names to rebid for Elephant & Castle plan
Losing consortiums for the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle regeneration scheme this week expressed interest in rebidding for it after the withdrawal of existing developer Southwark Land Regeneration.
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NewsIndustry must do better, says new Egan report
Sir John Egan has hit out at the industry's lack of progress since the publication of his seminal 1998 Rethinking Construction report.
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NewsBritish Library puts M&E contracts up for grabs
Library seeks partners for multimillion-pound, five-year contracts to look after services on estate.
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Twin towers could have survived
A leaked report has suggested that the World Trade Centre could have survived the attacks of 11 September if their fire control systems had survived the impact and subsequent fire.
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NewsFive shortlisted for £200m Broadcasting House scheme
Mace, Bovis, Heery, Schal and Amec line up in race to manage BBC's central London headquarters.
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NewsByers' £300m rail payback will hit PFI, say bankers
Funders warn that government payout will undermine claims that PFI transfers risk to private sector.
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NewsLidgate: Laing Homes not for sale
Laing Homes boss Steve Lidgate has hit back against continued speculation that the firm is up for sale.
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Broadway Malyan wins £175m Hackney estate plan
Team led by top architect to cost and put finishing touches to plan for one of Europe’s largest housing estates.
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NewsWS Atkins eyes up US consultant Hanscomb
Atkins in acquisition talks with global QS as part of new round of market consolidation.
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NewsDefence Estates boss promoted to key MoD role
Prime contracting champion Ian Andrews is appointed ministry's second highest-ranking civil servant.
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FeaturesTony Pidgley
The king of British housebuilding talks to Phil Clark about architecture, the great British housebuilder and – after the departure of Tony Jr from Berkeley– why he ain't going anywhere yet.
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NewsGleeds takes on big accountants
Top 10 QS Gleeds has created a management consulting division that it says will give it an edge over the "big five" accountants,.
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Vanishing acts
How are the empty seats around industry's boardroom tables being filled? By raiding parties snatching the brightest and best from rivals and other sectors. And it looks like the vacuum will suck in even more companies before it is filled.