All articles by Dave Rogers
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NewsProposals to revamp James Stirling’s City landmark No 1 Poultry sent in for planning
Scheme completed by Laing in 1997 and considered a post-modern classic set for major makeover
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News‘We know there’s a problem and we’re making changes,’ Building Safety Regulator says in wake of damning Lords report
Group says initiatives to speed up approvals process are beginning to take effect
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NewsOutput falls in October, official figures say
Decrease came from slips in new work and repair and maintenance
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NewsHenry Boot rejigs top roles with housing boss going
Firm due to wrap up sale of construction business in coming weeks
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NewsFormer McAlpine boss Paul Hamer to join Royal Bam board
Move will take place next May when incumbent Paul Sheffield steps down
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NewsBovis beats Mace to take GPE’s £150m London Bridge office in shadow of Shard
Work on St Thomas Yard scheme due to start next summer
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2025: Can we please get on and build?
Jobs are still being stalled by planning red tape, legislation and funding issues. A ho-hum Budget hasn’t helped contractors’ mood either but at least some are trying to look on the bright side, writes Dave Rogers, ahead of Building’s Top 150 Contractors & Housebuilders list released tomorrow.
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NewsPeers condemn ‘unacceptable’ building safety delays and say approvals process needs to be ‘streamlined’
House of Lords inquiry finds ‘ageing workforce of building inspectors struggling to meet demand’
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NewsCITB funding committee member resigns in wake of training cuts
Roofing boss says group’s ‘decision will increase skills gap rather than decrease it’
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NewsConsultant Pegasus set to launch building surveying team
Firm headed by former Sweett and WYG boss Douglas McCormick
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NewsRace to build London HQ for science institute set up by US billionaire down to two
Ellison Institute of Technology, named after Larry Ellison, planning Fosters-designed head office in St James’s Square
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NewsMcLaren brings in Mace boss to take on design director role at CM business
Lucy Craig started out career as an architect before switch to contracting
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NewsMcLaren set to sign up for £100m makeover of City office block
Holborn Viaduct scheme originally built in 2008 by Balfour Beatty due for major overhaul under plan by architect Eric Parry
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NewsBudget pressures to see CITB make funding and grants changes from next month
Group says move has been made because demand for services outstripping income
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NewsArada to turn former Salvation Army HQ into hotel and co-living space
Dubai-based developer bought Regal in autumn
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NewsTributes paid to Guggenheim architect Frank Gehry
Canadian-American, whose handful of UK projects included work at Battersea Power Station, dies aged 96
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NewsBudget uncertainty hits brick firm’s trading in final quarter
Michelmersh says dwindling confidence dents business in last three months of this year
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NewsDelayed spending and Budget uncertainty sees output fall again as 2025 decline drags on
PMI index stays firmly in red with November figures producing more sharp drops
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NewsBalfour Beatty says order book has topped £20bn
Firm says UK energy work and US buildings market behind increase
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NewsLondon tower builders on alert for JP Morgan’s Canary Wharf high-rise
At three million sq ft, £10bn Docklands scheme is being hailed as biggest office in capital