All articles by Phil Clark – Page 24
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Dome management 'not fraudulent', says watchdog
Investigation into New Millennium Experience Company criticises procurement but refutes claims of fraud.
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Bouygues to bid for Bart's PFI
Contractor Bouygues was expected to put in a bid today for the £620m Royal London and St Bartholomew's PFI hospital scheme, the final day for applications.
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Egan: government is a bad client and won't change
Speech to RICS describes state sector as slow, ineffective and "totally wedded to tendering".
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Citex arm set for sale as Hong Kong market weakens
Citex looks to pull out of region as industry experts predict that downturn could lead to exodus of UK firms.
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Big names to rebid for Elephant & Castle plan
Losing consortiums for the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle regeneration scheme this week expressed interest in rebidding for it after the withdrawal of existing developer Southwark Land Regeneration.
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Whitehall to subsidise PFI bids and cut shortlists
Plans to speed up projects include refunds for hospital bid costs and more detailed information about housing.
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Government backs £235m laser research facility
DTI and Wellcome Trust form joint venture firm to build laboratory for cutting-edge equipment in Oxfordshire.
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Twin towers could have survived
A leaked report has suggested that the World Trade Centre could have survived the attacks of 11 September if their fire control systems had survived the impact and subsequent fire.
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British Library puts M&E contracts up for grabs
Library seeks partners for multimillion-pound, five-year contracts to look after services on estate.
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Industry must do better, says new Egan report
Sir John Egan has hit out at the industry's lack of progress since the publication of his seminal 1998 Rethinking Construction report.
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Lidgate: Laing Homes not for sale
Laing Homes boss Steve Lidgate has hit back against continued speculation that the firm is up for sale.
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Byers' £300m rail payback will hit PFI, say bankers
Funders warn that government payout will undermine claims that PFI transfers risk to private sector.
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Five shortlisted for £200m Broadcasting House scheme
Mace, Bovis, Heery, Schal and Amec line up in race to manage BBC's central London headquarters.
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WS Atkins eyes up US consultant Hanscomb
Atkins in acquisition talks with global QS as part of new round of market consolidation.
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Broadway Malyan wins £175m Hackney estate plan
Team led by top architect to cost and put finishing touches to plan for one of Europe’s largest housing estates.
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Features
Tony Pidgley
The king of British housebuilding talks to Phil Clark about architecture, the great British housebuilder and – after the departure of Tony Jr from Berkeley– why he ain't going anywhere yet.
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Defence Estates boss promoted to key MoD role
Prime contracting champion Ian Andrews is appointed ministry's second highest-ranking civil servant.
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'Fundamental error' pushes Miletrian into red
A financial blunder at London fit-out specialist Miletrian has helped to turn a reported profit for 2000 of £1.24m into a loss of £52,000 and has triggered a decision to close two offices.
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Features
Vanishing acts
How are the empty seats around industry's boardroom tables being filled? By raiding parties snatching the brightest and best from rivals and other sectors. And it looks like the vacuum will suck in even more companies before it is filled.