All articles by David Matthews – Page 3
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NewsLondon developers are on a roll
What happens to the developers today happens to construction tomorrow, so they say, and if true, then it might be not as bad a year as many fear.Several London focused developers outperformed the FTSE 100 this week with a flurry of good news. Minerva confirmed that it was in takeover ...
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NewsTribal group ends takeover talks
Consultant ends acquisition phase and says it has good growth prospects as an independent company
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NewsThree of Wates family join company board
Move is designed to speed up decision-making at the family-run firm
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NewsHelical Bar back in the red
The loss follows a return to profit last year after a £71.9m loss in 2009
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NewsLabour appoints new construction shadow minister
Chuka Umunna takes over from Gordon Banks as shadow minister for business, innovation and skills
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Jones Lang LaSalle in talks to buy King Sturge for £160m
The move would create the biggest agent in the country by turnover
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NewsAll government projects to use BIM within five years
Construction chief Paul Morrell dismissed other ’unambitious’ plans at the London KBB conference
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NewsArup to move into Indonesia as market grows
Move will make firm the second top ten UK consultant to enter the growing market
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FeaturesLegal tax avoidance: No place to hide
Legal tax avoidance is practised widely, but with mounting pressure from protest groups and the chancellor, is it still worth it? Here we weigh the financial benefits against the reputational risk
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Balfour Beatty stays on top
Big public sector job saves the firm from dropping out of the top 10 table altogether
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NewsNuclear report could raise costs of new build power plants
Mike Weightman published an interim report this week
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FeaturesRobert Care: looking up
Arup’s London office just got a much-needed burst of sunshine from Australia - Robert Care is here, with plans to steer the firm to success in the UK and abroad. David Matthews finds him characteristically optimistic
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Construction trade survey puts further doubt on ONS figures
The Construction Products Association’s survey shows activity in Q1 2011 has increased year on year
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NewsDerwent: high demand, low supply for London office space
Supply in central London has fallen for the seventh quarter
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NewsHill on the hunt for UK quantity surveyor
Move comes as international firms look to target high-risk projects and infrastructure work
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Public sector output in recession
Latest figures indicate capital spending cuts are beginning to impact the market