All articles by Mark Leftly – Page 6

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    PFI expert quits RBS after his team is moved to London

    2006-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Jeff Thornton is unlikely to apply for key Treasury role, despite frontrunner’s withdrawal

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    MoD's PPP boss joins Deloitte & Touche

    2006-10-11T13:32:00Z

    Nick Prior was widely tipped to take on PFI role at Treasury but instead becomes senior corporate finance partner at finance giant

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    The future of construction training in this country hangs on what happens to this crumbling site. Why?

    2006-09-29T00:00:00Z

    By 2009, the National Construction College’s flagship facility in Bircham Newton, west Norfolk, stands a good chance of being shut down. Many industry observers will probably snigger that the construction sector cannot even build and maintain its own training centre. Unfortunately, there’s precious little to smile about.

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    Tony the comedian wins a stay of execution

    2006-09-26T17:26:00Z

    The primeminister was on fine form at the Labour party conference and Ӱ's assistant editor thinks he may even miss him once he's gone

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    Favourites emerge in race to replace Abadie as PFI tsar

    2006-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Outgoing chief praised for linking private and public sectors, but lacked media savvy

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    PFI team to own land for 150 years

    2006-09-22T00:00:00Z

    The consortium behind the £2bn Colchester Garrison contract will retain ownership of the land for 150 years, even though its contract with the Ministry of Defence will last only 35 years.

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    Amec - The reckoning

    2006-09-15T00:00:00Z

    After a glorious decade at the helm of Britain’s leading construction empire, Sir Peter Mason is leaving a company suddenly engulfed by a £140m after-tax hit and a severe identity crisis. Mark Leftly reports on what went wrong

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    The road to 2035

    2006-09-15T00:00:00Z

    The government’s transport adviser has conducted a study into Britain’s long-term transport needs. Could this mark the start of a golden age for the construction industry?

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    Amec’s losses on A13 road contract put at £9m

    2006-09-15T00:00:00Z

    … but it is confident of recovering £7m in bid costs on £167m Colchester hospital PFI

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    Run for it!

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    The success of the Olympics will rest on what Ray O’Rourke and the CLM consortium does in the next 90 days. Mark Leftly considers the race ahead, and how it will be tackled

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    What does it take to get your loyalty?

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Our annual salary guide shows that firms are offering ever more perks to attract and retain staff, says Mark Leftly. To the right are the three most and the three least popular of these … see if you can guess which is which (answers below)

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    Is this the man to break up Amec?

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    When Samir Brikho comes on board, few doubt that the group will be demerged

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    Value of CLM Olympic deal put at £200m

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    The Olympic Delivery Partner contract is estimated to be worth £200m, twice the figure suggested when it was awarded to the CLM consortium last week.

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    Objective: London

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Irish contractors who’ve outgrown their domestic economy are being forced to look for work in international markets. Guess which is top of their list …

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    Irish contractors must look abroad to grow, says minister

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Ireland’s Micheál Martin says domestic market is “simply too small” for ambitious companies

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    U2’s Dublin tower hits bum note

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The 100 m building is turning heads but the group’s commitment is in question

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    The land of opportunity

    2006-08-31T21:15:00Z

    Rent-a-quote British politicians should take a leaf out of Ireland's book when it comes to welcoming skilled workers from Eastern Europe

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    Snobbery in the City

    2006-08-25T12:39:00Z

    It’s bad enough working under the sizzling hot sun all day, but surely don’t builders working on construction sites in the City deserve at least a cold, decently priced pint?

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    Danger in a strange land

    2006-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Poles have streamed into the UK since their homeland joined the European Union. Many have found a good living, but others have lost their lives. Mark Leftly reports on what’s going wrong

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    Language classes to help Poles to survive

    2006-08-25T00:00:00Z

    Courses set up as it is revealed that all migrants who died last year were Polish