Construction industry gossip: Noise at Heathrow consultation and Dominic Raab abroad

By Hansom2020-02-14T06:00:00

Gossip on a noisy Heathrow third runway consultation, a dozen creme eggs and forced Fun at Work Day

Boom times

One of my team was at Over-Seas House in St James’ last Thursday, where a talk being given by Heathrow community and stakeholder engagement director Rob Gray ahead of a public consultation on the airport’s third runway was abruptly interrupted by a 21-gun salute at nearby Buckingham Palace. The booms were marking the Queen’s accession day in 1952 but to some it felt like a timely Royal seal of approval for the project. So loud were the sounds coming across Green Park that Gray was struggling to be heard, which, when the new runway does go ahead, could be similar to what residents living under the flight path may experience.

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