Dave Rogers
Dave Rogers is deputy editor of Building. He writes about contractors and consultants and specialises in business interviews and profiles.
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NewsRace on to demolish 1970s block that will make way for new City office
Four in mix for work that will see Fletcher Priest-designed block built at Great Fire of London site
NewsArup shells out £20m on redundancy costs as staff numbers cut by more than 800
Accounts show firm has spent more than £43m on cost-cutting in past two years
NewsArcadis warns 2026 risks being another missed oportunity while RLB says tender prices to stay stagnent in wake of Budget
Consultants left wondering what impact Budget will have on unlocking pipelines of work
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
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
NewsOutput falls in October, official figures say
Decrease came from slips in new work and repair and maintenance
NewsHenry Boot rejigs top roles with housing boss going
Firm due to wrap up sale of construction business in coming weeks
NewsFormer McAlpine boss Paul Hamer to join Royal Bam board
Move will take place next May when incumbent Paul Sheffield steps down
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
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.
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’
NewsCITB funding committee member resigns in wake of training cuts
Roofing boss says group’s ‘decision will increase skills gap rather than decrease it’
NewsConsultant Pegasus set to launch building surveying team
Firm headed by former Sweett and WYG boss Douglas McCormick
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
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
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
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
NewsArada to turn former Salvation Army HQ into hotel and co-living space
Dubai-based developer bought Regal in autumn
NewsTributes paid to Guggenheim architect Frank Gehry
Canadian-American, whose handful of UK projects included work at Battersea Power Station, dies aged 96
NewsBudget uncertainty hits brick firm’s trading in final quarter
Michelmersh says dwindling confidence dents business in last three months of this year