All articles by Phil Clark – Page 28
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Manchester follows BAA lead
Manchester Airport is following the lead of fellow airport client BAA by offering framework deals for consultants.
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Tube bidder gears up for PPP
Tube Lines, preferred bidder for the part-privatisation of three London Underground lines, is recruiting a management team to lead its public–private partnership contract.
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Industry mourns Sir Ian Dixon
The construction industry is mourning one of its leading figures after the death of Sir Ian Dixon, 62, from cancer last week.
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New NHS arm to compete for health contracts
Health service to set up "Inventures", a public–private firm that will bid for jobs worth less than £20m.
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HTA sues for £4m over millennium village
Decision to go to court follows failure of mediation meeting with developers Countryside and Taylor Woodrow.
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Gavron slams Piano's 'spike'
Deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron has hit out at the controversial Renzo Piano-designed London Bridge Tower for having insufficient masterplanning in the surrounding area
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Marconi crisis: new HQ in doubt
The future of Marconi's £200m headquarters near Coventry is in doubt because of the technology group's financial difficulties.
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Laing calls in Bechtel to sort out final problem contract
US engineer set to work on National Physical Laboratory as Laing finalises sale of its construction arm
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In the hot seat
What is a man who knows more about air-to-air missiles than bricks and mortar doing in charge of superconsultant WS Atkins? Completely restructuring it, that's what …
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Government to review state funding of R&D
Future of construction research uncertain as government reviews policy.
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Six in line for Sainsbury's prime contracts
Retailer to announce the successful contractors for three-year strategic alliance deals at end of month.
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New Atkins boss plans radical reorganisation
Robin Southwell to announce restructuring of consultant into 15 market-led "businesses".
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HBF finally pulls out of the Construction Confederation
The rift between housebuilders and contractors is confirmed by the HBF's vote to quit industry umbrella body.
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Persimmon: 'We've been straight with Beazer staff'
Chief executive John White denies claims that it was ill-prepared for Beazer takeover and treated staff badly.
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Skanska restructures UK arm
Skanska's new UK arm has moved away from its Kvaerner roots by splitting into three divisions.
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Hold tight – the downturn has started say forecasters
The good times are still rolling, but economic experts downgrade output forecasts for next two years.
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Birse confident of future profits despite £2.1m loss
Chief executive blames legal battles for poor figures but looks forward to consistent profits in the future.
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Contractors on defensive after PFI comes under fire
Companies reaffirm need for private finance after leading think tank casts doubt on value of PFI.
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Irish construction boom slows
THE CONSTRUCTION BOOM in the Irish republic is set to slow this year because of the foot-and-mouth scare and a fall in US investment, writes Phil Clark.
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Into the Bluu
Four former directors of collapsed fit-out group Churchfield are wary of making the same mistakes as their previous firm as they set up a new venture.