HS2 triggers building bonanza

18 September 2018, by Jez Abbott

Phase one of the HS2 project has triggered a materials' bonanza by unlocking an "enormous rise" in wider regeneration in residential, commercial and infrastructure...

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Acrimonious PFI deal axed

18 September 2018, by Jez Abbott

A hugely costly private finance initiative (PFI) operating contract has been formally axed after the deal became a loss-making millstone for one of the...

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