Construction industry gossip: tall tales

By Hansom2018-11-09T07:00:00

Workers at 22 Bishopsgate reminisce less than fondly over their summer sauna and the NHBC struggles to contain its laughter over government housing targets

From chippy to nippy

To 22 Bishopsgate, the tallest tower in the City of London. A couple of my hacks who went along recently to have a nose at the request of developer Sir Stuart Lipton can confirm it is very high. And, with winter around the corner, a bit nippy on the upper levels. It made them think wistfully of the summer just gone and the relentless heat we enjoyed. Workers on the site weren’t quite so enthusiastic about those soaraway temperatures on site, I hear. Getting into the hoists was akin to walking into a sweat box, one said. To try to mitigate things, fans were installed. Did they work? “It was still like being in a chip shop,” another added.

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