Interview with Construction Clients – Page 2
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FeaturesInterview with John Lewis' head of construction: Shopping in the dark
The rise of online shopping has made it impossible to predict customer behaviour, says John Lewis’ head of construction Tony Jacob. But what he does know is that the future will involve further expansion across the UK, with more distribution hubs, call centres and ‘dark stores’. He explains all to ...
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FeaturesInterview with James Pellatt, Great Portland Estates
Great Portland Estates has a £1bn development pipeline over the next five years, so naturally head of projects James Pellatt is on the hunt for companies of all sizes - just so long as they have a sense of humour. He talks to Emily Wright
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FeaturesBest of British: Nigel Webb of British Land
In construction’s current competitive climate, talk of new activity and large-scale development is what everyone is listening out for. British Land’s head of development, Nigel Webb, certainly has something to say.
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FeaturesBear necessities: interview with Mike Bear, Lord Mayor of London
Mike Bear, the new Lord Mayor of London, doesn’t intend to spend his year in office admiring the soft furnishings. He has 700 speeches to deliver, 23 countries to visit, and a plan to restore the City’s status as a world leader in development. And he still hopes to find ...
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FeaturesHammerson's Vinod Thakrar: Think I’ll bite?
Time was when some contractors found Hammerson such an exacting client, they steered clear. Now Vinod Thakrar, the man in charge of its supply chain, has them lining up to talk to him. Luckily for them, he’s after fresh blood
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FeaturesDavid Penfold on Sainsbury’s waste strategy
David Penfold is a driven man: he has to cut Sainsbury’s waste to as close to zero as possible. And given the amount of activity that the store engages in, he needs good ideas and even better suppliers.
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CommentBT's Gary Wingrove: Your call is important to us
Gary Wingrove is responsible for helping cut BT’s £900m-a-year property spending habit. And to do it, he’s moving away from its frameworks. So who is he looking to talk to, asks Emily Wright, and what does he want to hear?
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FeaturesWaitrose’s Nigel Keen: ‘The next 10 years will be fun’
Few people expected Waitrose to do well out of the recession. But profit is up 25%, it’s building 10 supermarkets a year, and now has plans to take on the convenience store market. No wonder property boss Nigel Keen is feeling so chipper
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FeaturesCounter attack: Interview with Sainsbury's head of property
Firms react differently to recession. Some struggle through, some hibernate – and some (for example, Sainsbury’s) launch £1.6bn offensives to grab market share. Emily Wright and Anna Reynolds met the man who’s planning the big push
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FeaturesBudget hotels: Premier Inn's purple reign
Alex Flach, the man in charge of building the Premier Inn budget hotels, says he wants to build, build, build – which should give some of you looking for work a good night’s sleep. Especially if you like purple
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FeaturesPeter Mandelson: survival specialist
Few politicians know more about making it through tough times than Peter Mandelson. Now it’s his job to help Britain’s businesses do the same
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