All Ӱ articles in 11 April 2025 – Page 3
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Features
Is PFI about to stage a comeback?
As part of Ӱ’s new Funding the Future series, Joey Gardiner considers the chances of an unlikely renaissance for the much-maligned initiative
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Wates to sign £111m deal for Victoria Tower restoration in May
Price for job soars by £15.6m after two botched competitions
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Network Rail Property submits £1bn Liverpool Street Station redevelopment plans
Proposals for ‘landmark’ new entrances revealed as transport operator confirms scheme’s ‘heritage-led’ rethink
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Ӱ Safety Regulator losing half its time setting up inter-organisation groups, says minister
Alex Norris says regulatory delays must be brought down but process should ‘feel onerous’
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London’s £2.2bn Silvertown tunnel opens today
Ferrovial, Bam and SK ecoplant JV started work on 1.4km tunnel in 2021
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Allies & Morrison unveils plans to revamp Wimbledon’s Henman Hill
Seating to be expanded by 20% with a new pergola and terraced areas
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Government rules out plans to demolish Hammersmith Bridge
Plan to keep stricken grade II*-listed structure as a “monument” also scrapped in taskforce meeting
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Government’s infrastructure taskforce to publish private finance findings in coming weeks, says minister
Ӱ comes as Ӱ launches Funding the Future initiative
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How do we fund the future? How Ӱ’s new initiative will look at options for financing public projects
Ӱ’s new Funding the Future campaign kicks off today, looking at how to bridge the gap between what the government wants to build and the money it has to pay for its ambitions. In this first piece, Joey Gardiner explains how a key stream within the campaign will examine the ...
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Ӱ launches new campaign to look at funding projects in an era of constrained public finances
New initiative will culminate in report to the Ӱ the Future Live conference in October.
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Trump tariffs could make investors pause funding for major schemes, experts warn
But construction prices could also ease as overseas exporters dump products in the UK to avoid US barriers
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Confidence remains brittle as bellwether index says output fell again last month
Delayed starts, gateway 2 hold-ups, tax hikes and cautious clients keep PMI score in negative territory
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Independent scrutiny of new infrastructure body will initially come from ex-NIC commissioners, says minister
New board of external figures will be appointed after selection of NISTA’s chief
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Camden leader backs Khan’s Oxford Street plans despite warnings of investment freeze
Planning uncertainty triggered by proposed Mayoral Development Corporation could be damaging, GLA committee told
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Is a Swiss lift shaft-building robot the future of construction?
In central London, a robot called Emma is being used to make the gruelling job of building lift shafts faster, safer and more precise. Tom Lowe visits the site of Skanska’s 105 Victoria Street to see if the device is all it’s cracked up to be
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Spring statement and Trump tariffs… How can the built environment respond?
Fiscal developments over the past 10 days pose a multifaceted challenge for industry leaders to negotiate. Planning, innovation and collaboration will be key if we are to succeed, writes Richard Steer
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New architects replace Squire & Partners on Custom House hotel plans
Application submitted for 180-bed conversion of grade I-listed site two years after rejection of previous scheme
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Government gives £2.4bn Luton Airport expansion green light
Scheme expected to double annual passenger numbers to 32 million
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Allies & Morrison submit plans for £350m London Bridge life sciences complex
Three blocks to provide laboratory and office space next to Guy’s Hospital