All articles by Roxane McMeeken – Page 15
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FeaturesKeeping it in the family – Construction dynasties
When family-run businesses are handed down from one generation to another, all manner of issues come into play, not least of which is ownership. Roxane McMeeken looks at how to keep a construction dynasty going
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FeaturesHere’s another four we’ve failed – Training and apprenticeships
Last week, the Strategic Forum set a target of training an extra 13,500 apprentices by 2010. But will the apprenticeship system we’ve got be able to cope? Not if you ask these guys … Roxane McMeeken reports
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FeaturesBernard Ainsworth interview: Shard man
‘Ultimate project manager’ Bernard Ainsworth is ready to perform his next miracle on the Shard at London Bridge, and he’ll rip up the plans and start from scratch if it gets the controversial scheme completed. Roxane McMeeken went to meet him
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Egan: Government to blame for OFT bid-rigging scandal
Author of Rethinking Construction attacks culture of lowest price procurement in public sector
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Egan: Government to blame for OFT bid-rigging scandal
Author of Rethinking Construction attacks culture of lowest price procurement in public sector
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NewsHouseholders to be offered 21-day adjudication service
FMB and the RICS to set up nationwide dispute resolution service beginning at end of June
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NewsHouseholders to be offered 21-day adjudication service
FMB and the RICS to set up nationwide dispute resolution service beginning at end of June
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NewsEgan 10 years on
In 1998 Sir John Egan told construction just how far it was from being a modern industry, told it how to improve, and told it how to measure that improvement. So how did it do?
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FeaturesHow they made it: Will Alsop
How they made it - Do things your own way, work for someone you respect, steer clear of venture capitalists, and don’t hurry lunch … Will Alsop is full of advice for budding architects. Over a leisurely afternoon drink, he shares some of it with Roxane McMeeken
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NewsLaing plots foreign growth
John Laing is to grow its overseas business to half of its portfolio within the next four years amid signs that the UK PFI market, which is the company’s largest sector, is slowing, write Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken.
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A career in construction could take you anywhere. You could be the one who gets to turn the outlandish designs of Zaha Hadid into a concrete reality, you could live in a beach hut while rebuilding a village ravaged by disaster or you could even launch your own business. The ...
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FeaturesPark ’n’ pray
Britain’s mosques are so full that worshippers at this one in Greenwich are spilling onto pavements and car parks. But although the pressure for more of them is growing, work is being held back by planning problems, lack of cash and dismal designs.
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FeaturesWith the Grand National ready
With the Grand National ready for the off tomorrow, Roxane McMeeken meets three of construction’s racehorse owners. They all agree it’s a mug’s game, riskier than being a developer even. But then, nothing quite beats the thrill of watching a horse you own go two lengths clear in the final ...
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NewsBernard Ainsworth is hired to take on the Shard
Legendary project director leaves Atkins to lead development of 312m London Bridge tower
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Capita Symonds turnover up 8.5%
Consultant’s parent group sees turnover and profit both up by 19%
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FeaturesLife behind bars
Few things are more certain to cause public and political panic than the idea that our prisons are full. Trouble is, they are. So the Ministry of Justice is set on building another 20,000 places by 2014, which is great news for contractors that can work at lightning speed. Here, ...
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Bovis offers £5,000 finder’s fee for skills in short supply
Battle for staff escalates as major contractors increase bounty payments for top staff
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NewsBovis offers £5,000 finder’s fee for skills in short supply
Battle for staff escalates as major contractors increase bounty payments for top staff
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FeaturesInterview with Jon Emery of Hammerson
Hammerson doesn’t like cosy relationships and obliging suppliers. It wants designers and builders who will kick back, come up with alternative suggestions and generally keep its creative juices flowing.
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FeaturesThe squeeze
They are culling their supply chains and demanding cash from those that are left, but are main contractors really as bad as the big bad wolf? Roxane McMeeken listens to both sides of the argument