Alastair Stewart Freelance
Building
Stories by this contributor.
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Regional strength: Those who can, reach
27 April 2012
It may look like big beasts Bouygues and Balfour Beatty are adopting radically different UK strategies, but both know the importance of regional strength, says Alastair Stewart
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The outlook for outsourcing
16 March 2012
Services groups that don’t share Kier’s pessimism about public sector outsourcing might do well to remind themselves exactly how local politics works
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The year in tweets: Predictions for 2012
27 January 2012
So much to say, so little space to say it in. Alastair Stewart, a temporary convert to cyberspace brevity, tweets his thoughts about the likely shape of the year ahead
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Foster's flying circus grounded: Thames Estuary airport
09 December 2011
Plans for an airport on the Thames Estuary have been around almost since the invention of the airplane. So let’s not get too carried away by the latest reincarnation, says Alastair Stewart
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Safety in numbers
04 November 2011
Nobody is safe from the acquiring arms of foreign firms (apart from architects), but is this the grisly end of UK independence or just small companies fighting for survival?
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PFI: Going private
16 September 2011
PFI has had a bad press, but with its combination of risk put on the private sector, predictable cashflow and growing demand, you could be seeing a lot more of it around
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Wining contracts: Confidence trick
29 July 2011
Winning contracts is no longer a matter of being a big company, or even offering the lowest price. What bidders must offer clients is a sense of security
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(Nuclear) Reaction time
01 July 2011
The Fukushima disaster has put pressure on Europe’s politicians to act expediently, says Alastair Stewart. But the signs are that the UK government will stick to its guns and go nuclear
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ONS statistics: Open your eyes
10 June 2011
Everyone has been quick to blame the ONS for inaccurate output statistics, says Alastair Stewart. But what about the industry’s responsibility to provide the information?
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OFT could pay for being over-keen
18 March 2011
According to directives from Europe, the OFT’s fines are levied on the basis of companies’ global turnover, not profit
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Contractor results: A turn up for the books
11 March 2011
The latest City updates by contractors reveal a surprisingly healthy outlook, says Alastair Stewart. Order books are good shape and margins are rising … among the heavy weights at least
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Consolidation is the name of the game
20 Jan 11
?A major bout of consolidation is under way, marked by a shrinking band of suppliers and a growing list of casualties. Alastair Stewart looks at the players in a game of musical chairs
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How to spot the next Rok
3 December 2010
Rok’s spectacular collapse seemed like a bolt from the blue, but in fact it followed in the footsteps of other once admired but now failed big names. What are the warning signs?
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View from the City
2003 issue 16
Alastair Stewart, analyst at Seymour Pierce, uncovers what Ferrovial will get for its money
