Contractor interviews
Interview: Mike Green
The man in charge of capital works at the Education Funding Agency has his finger on the ‘go’ button
King's X marks the spot
Argent’s managing partner David Partridge on King’s Cross Central and the next £1bn of construction contracts
Jason Prior: The big picture man
Aecom’s head of buildings and places, Jason Prior, maps out where the company is headed
Andrew Gould: Pause for thought
In his sabbatical from Jones Lang LaSalle, Andrew Gould is busy being chair of the UKGBC – where he intends to ‘educate’ rather than ‘lobby’ the government on green issues
Stephen Gee: Turning the tables
John Rowan & Partners emerged from the nineties’ recession with just five staff. This time around, it has already returned to growth, with a 25-year plan to employ 750 people worldwide. We spoke to managing partner Stephen Gee
Neill Morrison: Second life
Two years ago, Davis Langdon partner Neill Morrison set up a cost consultancy firm for global giant Deloitte. He tells Adam Branson how the business is shaping up - and how getting former colleagues to join him differs from ‘poaching’ them
Sir Terry Leahy: The Other Side of the Checkout
Sir Terry Leahy was one of the industry’s toughest clients as boss of Tesco. Now he’s become an investor in green building technology - and he wants your business
Another jewel in the Crown: Alastair Smart
The Crown Estate is that rare thing: a public body steeped in history that is at the same time a highly efficient profit-making machine. Alastair Smart is its head of development
The other Mr M of AHMM
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’ Google HQ win topped off a profitable year for the practice. Vern Pitt talks to MD Peter Morris about the secret to bagging the big clients
Chris Kane: The man from Auntie
The BBC’s property department has been on a rollercoaster ride for the past decade, to rival anything on the news side. Long-time boss Chris Kane talks about the major projects – and whether he still feels he is on a ‘hiding to nothing’ with the construction industry
Interview with Greg Barker
Energy minister Greg Barker talks to Building about why value for money is so important and his passion for the Green Deal
David Montague: Playing the numbers game
The head of London & Quadrant, the capital’s biggest affordable housing provider, on the changing role of housing associations
David Tonkin interview
Atkins’ boss on the gains from being the engineering provider for London 2012, and on returning the firm to growth
Top interviews in 2012
From the UK’s most famous practising architect to a reclusive duo in charge of a fast-growing contractor, Building has interviewed a variety of industry characters this year. Here’s our pick of some of our favourites
Ramboll interview: Back to black
For a man who has a one million pound hole to fill, Steve Canadine, boss of Ramboll’s UK arm, doesn’t seem particularly worried
Interview: Rob Tincknell, Battersea Power Station
Rob Tincknell is the man tasked with bringing an end to decades of disappointment at Battersea Power Station
Interview: Philip Youell, EC Harris
EC Harris tied the knot with Arcadis a year ago and since then its chief executive has used their combined strength to win work worth £40m. Philip Youell tells Iain Withers the secrets to a successful takeover and where he intends to pitch for work in the future
Douglas Oakervee, HS2: Full steam ahead
Douglas Oakervee tells Vern Pitt why the country must get on board High Speed Two, the UK’s biggest off-site construction project
Sean Tompkins: Chartering new territory
With the RICS’ overseas membership up to 35,000, chief executive Sean Tompkins isn’t about to be blown off course by parochial critics back home
