<b><b>Wimpey IT change</b></b><br> Wimpey has outsourced its IT operation to Logica in a &amp;£17 million five year deal. More than 20 Wimpey IT staff have transferred to Logica in the deal.<p></p><p><b><b>New homes standard</b></b><br> English Partnerships is adopting new sustainability standards for all new homes built on its land, demanding a &amp;“very good&amp;” rating under the BRE&amp;’s environmental assessment method.</p><p><b><b>Speediest loan</b></b><br> Finance firm Regentsmead is claiming a record for the speediest loan. Essex developer John Taylor received his &amp;£180,000 just six working days after presenting his scheme to the firm - he approached Regentsmead after waiting four weeks for an answer from his clearing bank.</p><p><b><b>Laing&amp;’s brainstormer</b></b><br> Top civil servants, police officers and managers from British industry took part in a Laing Homes brainstorming exercise to tackle housebuilding&amp;’s poor reputation. The panel examined the main problems facing the industry before delivering its verdict to Laing management, finding that more active consultation with the community is required with a greater effort to improve customer service.</p><p><b><br> <b> INTERBUILD 2002 - ONLY 67 DAYS TO GO.</b></b><br> See us at Interbuild on stand 131, Hall 9 at the NEC, June 9-13.</p><p><br> </p><p></p>