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The Construction Industry Council, which represents professional bodies in construction, has published its second guide to the private finance initiative (PFI). The Role of Cost Savings and Innovation in PFI Projects presents the findings of a study of people responsible for purchasing, designing and operating PFI work. For more details, call 020 7637 8692.
In the world of magazine publishing, producing a festive, end-of-year edition has become practically an industry standard. As well as a chance to fill pages with content that would normally be off limits, this winter equivalent of the August silly season
Almost three-quarters of executives buying travel prefer a wide choice of flights, hotels and car hire firms to just one or two recommendations. And 73 per cent said issuing tickets within 24 hours was attractive, according to a survey of website customers to Internet business travel agency Equator-Net.
The Ministry of Defence’s Joint Services Command and Staff College, a private finance initiative contract, has been value for money, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel is taking French and British railway companies to court over non-payment of tunnel fees. The French company SNCF, passenger firm Eurostar and freight carrier English, Welsh & Scottish are withholding £15.3 million from this year’s payments of around £45 million, questioning Eurotunnel’s calculations.
Train companies are looking to cut the commission paid to travel agents in a similar move to that made by British Airways.