All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 44
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FeaturesParis summit: Feeling the heat
At this week’s UN Climate Change Summit, the UK could no longer boast of having the greenest policies in the room. So after several months of Conservative policy changes, how is the country measuring up to its own targets?
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NewsHansom: The hours of folly
Errors this week include an estate agent praising TV’s latest satire on house prices, the mayor of London shooting himself in the foot, and an awkward discussion at Building Live. Plus, can readers help with a history project?
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FeaturesLife of Pycroft
He’s the boy from Bradford, done good – a ‘tough as nails’ business leader who built the Shard and steered Mace to become one of the UK’s most prestigious multidisciplinary construction firms
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NewsMace restructures as it homes in on £2bn turnover target
Mace boss Stephen Pycroft tells Building Live his firm is ‘well on track’ to meet target by 2020
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NewsBalfour regional offices face closure in consolidation plan
Up to four offices and 50 jobs under threat as firm deepens efficiency drive after three years of profit warnings
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NewsOsborne: £6.9bn more for housing
Spending Review 2015: Tax raid on buy-to-let investors to pay for doubling of the budget for affordable housing
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NewsOsborne doubles public housing budget
Chancellor delivers Spending Review packed with policies for construction
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NewsSpending Review 2015 - as it happened
All the news as it breaks from the chancellor’s Spending Review and Autumn Statement
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NewsMargins at UK’s largest specialists remain under 2%
Building’s league tables show increase in turnover, but profit margins remain slim, despite economic recovery
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FeaturesSpecial application
From the outside things may be looking better for specialist firms but money is still tight, especially with some contractors imposing tough terms and long payment times. Is it time for specialists to cut out the middle-men?
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NewsPowers of infrastructure commission ‘not yet decided’
Sir John Armitt says National Infrastructure Commission’s relationship with government so far unclear
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NewsConstruction costs hit Bovis margins
Housebuilder warns profit to be hit by limited availability of site labour
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NewsT Clarke shuts two offices
Electrical contractor says overall business looking up after closing Bristol and Cardiff operations
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NewsGalliford snags housing jobs
Contractor’s partnerships business wins £60m of contracts and framework roles
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NewsStarter homes are 'hard for people to afford', admits mandarin
Communities department permanent secretary speaks at Savills housing conference
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NewsKier debt spikes on late payment
Contractor picks up work but struggles to get paid for legacy jobs and work in Saudi Arabia
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FeaturesUniversities: Short-term fix
Raising tuition fees gave university estates a shot in the arm, in terms of investment. But with student numbers predicted to fall and competition fierce, how can institutions maintain that momentum?
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NewsGPE hails "largest ever" build pipeline
Developer says it is in “execution mode” despite economic uncertainty