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Alfred McAlpine makes £4.3m profit on PFI sale
Contractor sells South Manchester PFI healthcare scheme to the Secondary Market Infrastructure Fund for £7.6m.
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Blair considers levy to fund nuclear build programme
Sunday Times reports that the prime minister's chief scientific adviser has proposed a levy on consumer power bills. Plus, all the other news from the weekend papers.
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NewsHyder profit increases to £2.6m
Halving of interest payments boosts profit at engineering consultant by over 50%
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NewsInterim profit up 8% at Mitie
Support services group confident of further growth as interim profit rises to £23.4m.
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Construction wage growth slows
Construction workers no longer have highest wage increases as average wage rise remains at 3.5%.
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NewsNHS ditches Bouygues’ bid for £350m Whipps Cross
NHS trust rethinks PFI procurement route after it ‘stands down’ sole bidder for £350m east London hospital.
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CommentIt’s about to get messy …
Our thanks to Mike Gosling for this fine example of British improvisation.
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NewsNHS ditches Bouygues’ bid for £350m Whipps Cross
NHS trust rethinks PFI procurement route after it ‘stands down’ sole bidder for £350m east London hospital
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An irregular challenge
The claimant construction company, Kharafi was the main contractor for airport construction works in Ethiopia. Kharafi engaged Protech as earthworks subcontractor. Kharafi terminated the subcontract before the earthworks were completed and Protech made various claims that were referred to arbitration. The arbitrator made several awards in Protech’s favour including a ...
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Bob Kiley quits as London transport chief
TFL boss to go in January but will continue to advise Ken Livingstone.
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Baxi loses £13m in nine months
Boiler maker blames £7.2m drop in turnover on switch to high-efficiency boilers.
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London may get ‘super market’
Huge site in Park Royal could replace New Covent Garden Market, Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market.
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NewsDavid Higgins appointed head of Olympic Delivery Authority
English Partnerships chief executive will be responsible for delivering Olympic construction programme.
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London Olympic team sets aside £275m for stadium
Figure used in bid presentation is revealed for the first time, but Beijing stadium architect predicts price will rise.
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NewsTaskforce lays into ‘cheap’,‘thoughtless’ Gateway plans
The government’s Thames Gateway policy comes under the lash as Rogers’ urban taskforce lists alleged failures and urges Prescott to attach more importance to good design and sustainable communities
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London may get ‘super market’
The Guinness brewery site in Park Royal, west London, could become London’s biggest food market.
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NewsPlanning permission for Waterloo office scheme
Delancey gets go ahead for development by Kohn Pedersen Fox Asscoiates.
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RICS gives its backing to Reform the Regs campaign
Institution calls for greater clarity on Part L, as leading industry bodies demand delay in implementation
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FeaturesFrom train to track
As well as being a vital part of the UK’s economic infrastructure, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link will play a key role in making London’s Olympics a success.