Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations – Page 2
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FeaturesThe power of four: how UK’s biggest builders are working together on £1bn prisons programme
ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have joined forces to build four new English prisons, pooling their resources and skills to form one big collaborative team. Here’s how it works
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FeaturesUK cities: regional roundup
Despite the challenges, regional cities are seeing an exciting range of new development, across infrastructure, commercial and residential
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FeaturesBuilding the modern professional: an interview with CIOB chief Caroline Gumble
With the launch of the CIOB’s five-year plan, the chief executive discusses what makes a modern professional and the challenge of working with an ever-changing rotation of government ministers
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FeaturesWhat the second staircase rule would mean for high-rise blocks
Michael Gove announced plans just before Christmas for mandatory second staircases in towers over 30m. But what impact is this likely to have?
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FeaturesWhat does the RICS’ new board chair have in his in-tray?
As the 154-year-old institution prepares to implement sweeping reforms following the governance scandal, new chair of the board Martin Samworth has a busy year ahead
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2022: full table
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 150 contractors and housebuilders in the UK
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FeaturesTop 50 Contractors 2022: the table
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 50 contractors in the UK
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FeaturesTop 20 Facilities Management & Services Firms 2022: the table
The fully sortable data has been taken from Building’s ranking of the top 20 facilities management & services firms in the UK
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FeaturesHow to retrofit a historical building: the challenge and solutions
Permission must be sought and appropriate materials used in order to thermally upgrade traditional buildings. Thomas Lane looks at the issues involved
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FeaturesIn business with Galliford Try’s Bill Hocking: ‘There are some things that just have to carry on’
The talk is of the longest recession in 100 years but for all that, Galliford Try chief executive Bill Hocking cannot contain his optimism. Dave Rogers went to meet him
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FeaturesA known quantity in uncharted waters: Rishi Sunak takes the helm in Downing Street
With Jeremy Hunt reportedly staying on as chancellor, the incoming PM looks to be setting a course for financial stabilisation. But is UK plc really bound for calmer waters?
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FeaturesJeremy Hunt’s £40bn hole: where cuts could fall and what it could mean for builders
Paring back investment may prove the least politically painful way to make the sums add up
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FeaturesCould Mace and Willmott Dixon’s ‘trust-based’ partnership signal a better way of working?
Two of Britain’s leading contractors are collaborating on ProCure23, the latest iteration of the NHS’ framework for major capital projects. Daniel Gayne finds out how the alliance will work and what it means for Tier One
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FeaturesT-Levels: students tell us what they think
Two years ago the government launched a new qualification for post-GCSE students, and the first batch received their results last month. So, how did they get on?
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FeaturesCan we make demolition greener?
With refurbishment rather than new-build seen as climate friendly, demolition firms need to clean up their act – and some are doing just that
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FeaturesBridging the gap: Ramboll’s new approach to career breaks
As part of our Every Person Counts campaign, we explore Ramboll’s Return to Work programme
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FeaturesHow post-pandemic working is driving Manchester’s office neighbourhoods
In the battle for talent, occupiers are demanding super-green spaces in which to work with a clear sense of place
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FeaturesConstruction is bucking gloomy predictions, but for how long?
Recent statistics show remarkable sector resilience but experts warn the squeeze on firms’ finances is set to tighten
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FeaturesIn business: BW looks to the future
Ex-Overbury execs Steve Elliott and Anthony Brown on how they plan to grow while maintaining the firm’s “underdog” spirit
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FeaturesConcerns grow over potential delays as firms await details of safety reforms
Everyone recognises the need for reforms that led to new safety regulations but experts fear finished buildings could lie idle for months