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Less than half the components for BMW’s new Mini, which will be built at the company’s Cowley plant in Oxford, are to come from the UK. Only 40 per cent of the parts will be UK sourced, compared with 95 per cent of those for the current Mini model, which is being produced by the Phoenix consortium that recently bought part of the Rover Group from BMW.

Ireland tops global list_2

Ireland is the most globalised country of 62 advanced economies, according to the annual Globalisation Index, produced by Foreign Policy magazine and consultancy AT Kearney. The index measures economic integration, international political engagement, personal contacts and IT use.

TRW Aeronautical Systems_2

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young_2

Making Innovation Happen_2

Michael Morgan Kogan Page, £7.99 At the start of this 150-page book, Michael Morgan compares innovation to juggling - “simply throwing some ideas in the air and seeing what happens to them will not work”.

Rail projects costs soar_2

Poor project management, large profit demands by layers of contractors and compensation payments to train operators mean that large railway projects are costing up to three times more under Railtrack than under British Rail, a study claims.

Greater London Authority_2

Ten bid for MoD contract_2

Council prints PFI guide_2

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.

Shape the things to come_2

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