All Comment articles – Page 70
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NewsMarketing your way back to growth
Slashing your marketing budget is no way to get through a recession, and will only put you on the back foot when the upturn arrives
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NewsHow quickly can government cut construction spending?
One thing is certain, spending cuts are inevitable - but just where will the axe fall and how much will it hurt construction?
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NewsA renewables revolution is coming
The government's announcement on feed-in tariffs is to be welcomed but some details need to be looked at carefully
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NewsStarting your own business, part 11: Adding to the team
Work is coming in - too much, in fact - and it's time to face the facts: you need help
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NewsThe green school movement
Sustainability has gone from being an optional extra to a central priority of Building Schools for the Future - and it’s an area of technology that’s getting more exciting
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NewsWe're still in recession says CIPS …
… despite official figures showing construction output growth
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NewsWill we see the return of mobile classrooms?
How will the construction industry deal with the potential cuts to the school building programme?
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NewsStarting your own business, part 10: Dealing with your first bad debt
Late payments are bound to occur, especially in a recession, but you must keep a tight rein or it could leave a large hole in your profits
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NewsFeed-in tariffs are a small step in the right direction
The government's announcement yesterday is welcome, but it's limited to small-scale renewables. To meet UK emissions targets we need to think big...
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NewsA tribute to Alan Cherry
I am very proud to have known Alan, to have called him a friend and to have been associated with one of his finest developments
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NewsBrighter outlook from forecasters, but severe risks remain
The forecasts from Hewes & Associates and Leading Edge sit interestingly against the other winter forecasts for construction output released over the past couple of weeks
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CommentGovernment intern system: Slow learners
Have you ever logged on to graduatetalentpool.direct.gov.uk?
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NewsWe’ll be getting off lightly if the workforce drops 400,000
The latest forecast from the Construction Skills Network (CSN) suggests that the current recession in construction will have led to a drop of about 400,000 in the number employed by the industry once job shedding ends in early 2011.This would mean a drop of about 15% in the workforce. That ...
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NewsThe end is nigh?
If two consecutive quarters of declining GDP is most economists’ definition of a recession; how come only one quarter’s growth at 0.1% seems good enough to mark the end of it?
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NewsMum: Are we out of recession yet?
Officially the statistics say the UK economy has returned to growth, but remember these figures are only an estimate...
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NewsDeloitte and Drivers Jonas: A toast to the happy couple
Congratulations are in order for this visionary merger that could benefit the whole sector
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NewsHaiti: This time we must 'build better'
Poor quality buildings are responsible for the widespread death and devastation in Haiti, so the rebuilding effort must learn from other countries where a proactive approach has been taken
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CommentStuck in the middle
The general purpose contractor that turns over £70-200m and bases its success on good relations with local councils and health authorities in a particular region has long been the backbone of Britain’s building industry
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NewsBrickonomics: December's higher that expected inflation
Consumer Price Inflation at 2.9% in December and up from 1.9% a month earlier… mmm… that’s not what the experts expected. Not by a long way.
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NewsHaiti and its neighbours
Working as a QS in the Caribbean Andrew Hemsley is well placed to observe the reaction in the region to Haiti's plight since the earthquake