Green light for tram-train pilot
The Department for Transport has given the final approval for the £58m tram-train pilot project in the north of England.Read more
In Depth
Roads to perdition
1 May 2012 - While experts agree moving to road pricing might make financial sense, politics could prove a barrier. Paul Jarvis looks at the problems, and what might be learnt from the rail industry Read more...
Supersize me
1 May 2012 - Vulnerable UK consultants are being snapped up by foreign giants. But with little pipeline in the UK market, what exactly are they up to, asks PPP Bulletin Editor Colin Leopold Read more...
City Dealings
1 May 2012 - The government’s new take on localism offers plenty of opportunities, but also some unanswered questions, reports John Mills Read more...
The Big Break-Up
2 April 2012 - Public authorities are facing increasing pressure to terminate their PFI deals to free up much-needed cash. Rachel O’Rourke asks whether such quick fixes might only create longer-term problems Read more...
The missing middle
2 April 2012 - A central procurement body could speed up the UK’s infrastructure delivery, provided it is managed carefully, writes Paul Jarvis Read more...
Brits Abroad
2 April 2012 - Uncertainty in the UK infrastructure market has led to a steady stream of talent heading overseas. So how are they adjusting to the beaches, bars and boardrooms abroad? Colin Leopold finds out. Read more...
Latest News
Priority Schools ‘still on schedule’
18 May 2012 - The Priority School Building Programme is still on track to deliver the first new buildings by 2014, a minister has claimed – despite the process being six months behind schedule.Read more...
Advisers chosen for Priority Schools
17 May 2012 - The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has procured two financial advisers for its Priority School Building Programme, and will tender for legal advisers “shortly”.Read more...
Balfour restructure focuses on infra
17 May 2012 - Construction giant Balfour Beatty has announced a restructure of its UK construction services business that will see 650 redundancies.Read more...
Lend Lease unveils top team
16 May 2012 - Contractor Lend Lease has announced a number of changes in its top team, and is now seeking a new chief executive for its European business.Read more...
Infrastructure output plummets
14 May 2012 - New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed the volume of infrastructure work slumped during the first quarter of 2012.Read more...
Top PPP locations revealed
11 May 2012 - The world’s top markets for PPP investment over the next 12 months have been identified in a survey undertaken by Partnerships Bulletin and consultancy Deloitte.Read more...
