All articles by Phil Clark – Page 15
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NewsRok pursues Galliford despite rejection of £113m bid
Exeter contractor hopes to have 'constructive dialogue' with takeover target after initial bid undervalues firm.
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Thames Gateway to get land from Ministry of Defence
English Partnerships will get first refusal on land released for sale by MoD property arm Defence Estates.
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Housebuilders disclose land assets to disprove claims of price fixing
Companies submit their landbanks to Treasury's housing review as proof they are not hoarding land to keep prices high.
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NewsLend Lease hires telecoms man to run European arm
Chief executive Greg Clarke brings in former Cable & Wireless colleague to replace John Spanswick.
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NewsInterior takes stock after being hit by fit-out fallout
Chairman of facilities management firm reveals new direction after collapse of office fit-out sector.
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Three vie for Liverpool scheme
Three contractors are bidding to oversee a £750m mixed-use scheme in the centre of Liverpool, which is scheduled to open before the city becomes the European capital of culture in 2008
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EC Harris shake-up heralds consultants' superleague
Consultants line up to embrace limited liability partnerships after EC Harris' move to raise more capital.
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CommentRubber chicken: Chickens, sheep and Cowes
Construction’s regatta in Cowes is a great opportunity to get sunstroke, eat raw meat and be tucked up in bed by 9pm with your landlady’s carrot cake
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NewsTreasury to launch PFI charm offensive
The Treasury is planning to begin a PR offensive to counter unions' attacks on the PFI
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Government tests industry's capacity to do school work
Whitehall calls in Ernst & Young to assess industry's ability to carry out £60bn school refurb programme.
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NewsAukett in line for Sky studio
Television broadcaster Sky has enlisted architect Aukett Europe to assess plans for a studio in west London
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NewsSkanska faces six-month delay on £85m Moor House job
Contractor admits technical difficulties are delaying City office – but denies writ is pending on Abbey National HQ.
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F+A chief Arnold quits to join Gardiner & Theobald
QS Franklin + Andrews announces shock departure of MD just 16 months after merging with Mott MacDonald.
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Rising star Longcross set to hit £100m turnover
Contractor and engineer's order book is swollen by a slew of framework deals with public and private sectors.
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NewsHolyrood: 300 design changes in July point to even more delays to come
The deadline for the Scottish parliament has been put back six months – but the indications are that it may slide further yet.
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FeaturesThe Lion and the Gherkin
Lion Plaza in the City of London is a fraction of the size of the Swiss Re tower, but it will take longer to build. We tell the story of a project that felt the weight of Murphy's law
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NewsHolyrood: More delays
If you thought the Scottish parliament fiasco was over, think again – completion may take an extra six months.
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FeaturesHitsville, UK
Shoppers brousing the vitrines of High Street Kensington, west London, now have the additional diversion of peering into the jazzy new headquarters of EMI.
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£800m Paddington hospital stretches PFI market
Fears have emerged over the capacity of the construction industry to take on one of the UK's biggest PFI hospitals, the £800m Paddington health campus
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A question of justification
Are Britain's bosses overpaid? This question has been dominating the City pages over the past few months, particularly after the £22m severance deal struck by Jean-Pierre Garnier, chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline.