All articles by Mark Leftly – Page 4
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Former finance boss takes Bovis to tribunal over bonus
Contractor’s personnel problems continue as date for hearing is set in Andrew Silverbeck case
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Former finance boss takes Bovis to tribunal over bonus
Contractor’s personnel problems continue as date for hearing is set in Andrew Silverbeck case
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Bristol PFI hospital set to be first to pay losers’ bid costs
Department of Health to look for ways to win private sector support for procurement process
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Why does this place matter to you?
You might not recognise Berlaymont, the headquarters of the European commission, but it makes more of a difference to your working lives than ever. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Mark Leftly went to Brussels and came back with nine reasons why you ignore it at ...
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Key staff leave Treasury PFI unit
Three important members of staff will leave the Treasury’s private finance unit in the next two months, fuelling fears that the team behind PFI policy will lose its most talented members.
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Good – but not good enough
The National Audit Office has just inspected the government’s city academies programme. Mark Leftly reports on what it had to say, and what the industry says in reply
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Coleman reveals two-year recovery plan for Bovis
Chief executive outlines strategy to deal with contractor’s £48m writedown and regime change
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IT firm BIW breaks into the black for the first time
Construction software house declares losses of £350,000 – but has turned a profit since May
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Ainscow & Millett
She’s the enfant terrible who gave Manchester a whole new vibe. He’s the wunderkind who created a sensation when he quit Bovis Lend Lease. Now they’ve teamed up to tackle the regeneration schemes that others won’t.
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Life after the death of old king coal
The National Coalfields Programme was set up a decade ago to rescue communities wrecked by mine closures. Mark Leftly toured the areas to gauge its progress
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Foster + Partners’ estimated price falls to £300m
Concern about continuing involvement of Lord Foster knocks up to £200 from likely price
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Foster + Partners’ estimated price falls to £300m
Concern about continuing involvement of Lord Foster knocks up to £200 from likely price
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A player in the generation game
Making the news KPMG man Tim Stone is to be the government’s key adviser on nuclear power
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Out of the blue ... and into the red
A furious argument is brewing in the Treasury over a surprise change to accounting rules that could suddenly dump billions of pounds of PFI liabilities in the government’s lap. Mark Leftly looks at what the rule says, and what it could mean for Gordon Brown
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HSE issues safety alert in wake of crane failures
Safety watchdog warns on bolts and orders inspections as MPs sign up to early day motion
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Treasury review cuts OGC staff by half
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is to lose half its staff as a result of an overhaul announced by the Treasury this weeky.
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De Kieviet’s gambit
Company focus BuildOnline has just merged with a US rival – and now it’s going global
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Big game Hunter
Making the news Sir Tom Hunter is the media-shy multimillionaire out to capture Crest Nicholson
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Willkommen zurück, pet (Welcome back, liebchen)
Our league of Europe’s top 300 contractors and materials producers kicks off with an analysis of the German market, which has just had its first year of growth in a decade. Mark Leftly looks at what’s caused the change – and what it means for British firms considering a trip ...
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Hochtief aims to break into UK building market this year
Europe’s third largest contractor to add British building division to its civils and PPP business