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Carillion wins PFI contract from MoD
A £12bn contract to provide new and refurbished barracks for the Army was awarded yesterday to a consortium led by the UK construction group Carillion.
School PFI bad value for money
A £326 million PFI scheme to rebuild 12 Birmingham schools represents poor value for money to city taxpayers, education union leaders have claimed.
14 councils bid for PFI investment
Fourteen more councils have asked to develop housing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes to build more social rented homes as part of a drive to regenerate their local communities.
Alleged construction industry blacklist
Some of the biggest construction companies at the heart of PFI stand accused of running blacklists to bar trade union militants from employment.
Balfour Beatty reach close on two PFI projects
Engineering and construction firm Balfour Beatty said on Monday it had reached financial close on two private finance initiative (PFI) projects with a combined capital value of over 130 million pounds.
Amoeba acts as MRSA incubator
Scientists in the UK have found that a type of amoeba acts as an incubator for MRSA bacteria
£47m cash shortfall puts jobs in firing line
A hospital is being forced to axe up to 100 jobs as it battles with crippling debts. Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust in Stadium Road hopes to reduce its costs by £10million over the next year.
