All articles by Editorial - Joey Gardiner – Page 17
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FeaturesIain Napier
The former brewer in charge of Taylor Woodrow aims to double margins within four years. His recipe? Take a diffuse conglomerate, blend, squeeze out PFI transport and 180 jobs then add a generous sprinkling of hospitals.
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NewsTube deal may drag on until after Christmas, warns Jarvis
Political wrangles likely to delay signing of landmark £16bn deal to privately finance London's Underground.
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Staff bail out High-Point Rendel
The directors and senior staff of Birmingham consultant High-Point Rendel have agreed to shore up the firm, which is in financial difficulties, by temporarily forgoing salaries and offering loans.
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FeaturesWhat's going on, John?
One minute Prescott is slamming housebuilders for the shortage of new homes, the next he's hitting key developments with planning demands so tough that the schemes screech to a halt. No wonder the industry is a little dazed and confused …
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UK to develop international PFI accounting standard
Experts to create code for cross-border deals and to draw up global rules on revenue from PFI contracts.
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Manchester to get housing boost
Manchester is set to become the first area to benefit from a £500m government fund to regenerate housing in the north of England.
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NewsNow schools get supremo to hit construction targets
Government follows appointment of health tsar by putting Whitehall official at helm of education programme.
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NewsPrescott accused of muddle after scrapping 1000 homes
Deputy prime minister comes under fire for ignoring government policy by blocking three major schemes.
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NewsCream of UK architects unveil designs for Fourth Grace
Foster, Rogers, Cullinan and Alsop this week reveal their jaw-dropping masterplans for the key Merseyside scheme, on display to the public at Liverpool's Walker Gallery until Sunday. Here's what each are proposing.
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Bullish housebuilders scorn fears of market collapse
City and key players foresee price inflation settling at about 5%, despite alarming figures from the Halifax.
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Three race for 2150-unit transfer job
Three architects have been shortlisted for the £300m revamp of east London's Ocean Estate, which includes the transfer of 2150 social housing units.
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Battle over Thames Gateway site
A four-way battle has emerged over one of the key areas pencilled in for the regeneration of east London's Thames Gateway.
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NewsTreasury considers tax breaks to spur regeneration
Gordon Brown's key adviser, Ed Balls, is set to attend talks on the US-style concept after the urban summit.
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NewsHousebuilders to confront Prescott over summit jibes
Angry housebuilders reject Prescott's claim at last week's urban summit that they are holding back regeneration.
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NewsHyder plans six more acquisitions
Engineering consultant Hyder aims to make at least six acquisitions around the world as part of a drive to increase turnover and raise margins.
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York plan revised after density row
Revised plans for the £100m redevelopment of the Hungate site near central York are to be submitted to the council this month.
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UK consultants set to take the PFI to America
Firms suggest the USA could use private finance to fund defence and health jobs in the next two years.
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PFI to overtake stock transfer in social housing
Stock transfers from councils to private sector landlords are likely to be replaced by the PFI as the government's preferred method of managing and refurbishing social housing projects.
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NewsBirse writes off £5.5m as Leicester City goes broke
Contractor gives up on final payment for £27.5m stadium after football club calls in administrators.
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FeaturesGood, bad and just plain ugly
At next week's urban summit, deputy prime minister John Prescott will be called to account for his regeneration policy. To show the kind of problems he faces, Mark Leftly examines three exemplary schemes that met very different fates