All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 42
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FeaturesBattersea crane tragedy: After the fall
Ten years after the Battersea crane tragedy, Joey Gardiner talks to the mother of one of the two men killed in the accident and asks if tower cranes are any safer now than they were a decade ago
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FeaturesNightmare on Nine Elms street?
The UK’s biggest construction site in west London looks on paper like a dream development in a market desperate for new housing. But amid scare stories of fleeing investors and slashed prices
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NewsBattersea Power Station developer rubbishes prime property 'scare stories'
Rob Tincknell tells Building £8bn development has not had to cut sales prices
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FeaturesBalfour Beatty: ‘Not short of stellar’
When Leo Quinn took over at a troubled Balfour Beatty, he launched a two-year strategy to revive the fortunes of the UK’s largest builder
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NewsQuinn confident despite senior staff exodus
Balfour Beatty chief executive says internal recruitment has led to a stronger top team and that firm’s recovery plan is ‘in a good place’ despite losses
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FeaturesHave you seen the BIM deadline?
From Monday, any firm wanting to be considered for public sector construction work will need to be BIM level 2 compliant. Yet just days before the deadline, only about half of companies are using the technology
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FeaturesAndy Steele: ‘Was that me?’
It took Andy Steele just five years to transform Connaught into a £240m-turnover sensation. Can he pull it off again?
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FeaturesConstruction materials: Past our peak?
It turns out that the construction industry is using substantially less ‘stuff’ than it was 15 years ago. Is this a blip or a victory for resource-efficiency?
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CommentA constrained Budget
Disappointment for institutional housing investors, but a surprise revival for the unloved Thames Gateway
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NewsProperty feels the squeeze as Osborne goes after institutions
Budget 2016: Stamp duty hike on investment homes applies to corporate investors too, says chancellor
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FeaturesThe R word is back
Five years after the coalition cut nearly all funding for regeneration, the government is talking warmly of knocking down estates and rebuilding as part of a ‘blitz’ on poverty. But with just £140m pledged to back the drive and a host of obstacles to overcome, how excited should the development ...
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FeaturesEnergiesprong: Sprong is here
A runaway success in the Netherlands, a boon for contractors and for occupiers, simple, ready-to-use and straight out of the box: could Energiesprong be the UK housing retrofit market’s new start?
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FeaturesContractors: The new world order?
Contractor Colin Harding has come up with a proposal to totally redesign the industry’s contractural arena - using far fewer consultants and putting sole responsibility for the performance of the building onto one single contractor
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NewsMaterials firms report lowest growth for two years
Manufacturers’ group says rate of growth falling but confidence remains high
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NewsCountryside bags 3,000-home scheme
Housebuilder to work with L Q on GLA-owned former East London factory site
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NewsUcatt calls for action on migrant builder deaths
Union blasts HSE for not recording nationality of fatal accident victims
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NewsGovernment to launch major construction labour review
Construction Leadership Council will oversee report by consultant Mark Farmer on how to reform industry
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FeaturesInterview: Peter Hansford
Until two months ago Peter Hansford was the government’s chief construction advisor. Now the position has been abolished. Here, he talks frankly about the state of the industry and how his legacy will be perceived