High sobriety
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Construction companies, along with other sectors of the economy are reducing their corporate entertaining. The highly publicised, flamboyant events of the 1980s have been replaced by quiter, more directly relevant or altruistic entertainment. Public relations agencies have suffered a 50% decline in industrial business between 1990 and 1991. Companies are looking for better return on corporate entertaining as part of a reduced marketing budget.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1992
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Flurry of schools explore PFI options
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UK schools are now following the example of higher education establishments in considering involvement in the government's private finance initiative. A number of schools are now undertaking feasibility studies, and the contracts are likely to be put out for tender later in 1996. There remains the problem of how to fund the schemes, with a number of different solutions having been put forward.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1996
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Hit or miss: will government plans to encourage investment in the private rented housing market through the medium of Housing Investment Trusts have the desired effect of improving housebuilders' lot?
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The Housing Investment Group is a non-political body established to lobby the government on the behalf of lenders, housebuilders and property companies who wish to develop the private rented sector. It is calling on the government to sanction a Housing Investment Trust, a new investment vehicle which would offer tax braks to investors putting money into rented homes.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1995
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