‘This industry is absolutely fine…’ Andrew Davies on the naysayers, rescuing Kier and what the firm plans to do next

40 Under 40: meet the brightest and best of construction’s next generation

‘It was always the plan ...’ Keltbray’s Brendan Kerr on selling infrastructure and what he’s going to do next

‘I’ll retire when we double in size’… Stantec’s new regional boss on his ambitions for the UK energy sector

‘We’ve won stuff we know we wouldn’t have won before’… Talking growth with Kenneth Wood and Neil Fyles of Drees & Sommer UK

‘It’s madness what the industry goes to work for’… Sisk’s Paul Brown on margins, making the right decisions and working on Man City’s stadium

‘The contracting model needs to change’ – Permasteelisa’s boss on why the industry can’t go on like this

‘Bid for everything, always haggle’: The life and times of John F Hunt’s John Hall

‘If you’re not adding value, what’s the point?’- Ridge & Partners’ Adrian O’Hickey on the firm’s multidisciplinary approach

‘We’re too self effacing’: BCO chief Richard Kauntze on why UK offices are some of the best in the world

‘Significant growth is likely to be in other parts of the world’… Cundall boss Carole O’Neil explains her global ambition

‘I think we can do a lot for young architects’ – meet Chris Williamson, the next RIBA president

Adjaye London CEO Lucy Tilley: ‘We’ll work even harder to carry on our legacy. We’ll keep going’

‘There’s been a lack of consistency, and you need consistency to deliver’ – What the outgoing CIOB president wants from the next government

Inside Gbolade Design Studio: A new era of architecture where the only way is ethics

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Liz Peace

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Darren Rodwell

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Toby Lloyd, former No 10 adviser

‘We have witnessed increasing hostility in these meetings’... Architect Joe Morris explains what’s wrong with the planning system

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Jennie Daly at Taylor Wimpey

‘On some levels, it’s a straightforward industry but it has significant challenges’ – Wates’ new(ish) CEO on what he’s learnt so far

Home Truths podcast: In conversation with Peter Freeman at Homes England

‘Construction seems to have fallen down the food chain’ – Scape’s Mark Robinson on what the government must change

Standing your ground: Mott MacDonald’s Cathy Travers on her plans for the engineering giant

‘Government flip-flopping on climate has cost us work’: Ramboll’s Philippa Spence on what she wants from UK politicians

‘You’ve got to be prepared to see change. It’s natural’: HLM on its plan for the future

FMB’s Brian Berry: ‘That anyone can be a builder is not helpful to the reputation of the industry’

Access to the policymakers: Mark Reynolds on the CLC’s strategy for influence

‘I was shouting all sorts…’ Aecom’s Jo Streeten on working at the BBC, the Davis Langdon deal and dealing with egg attacks

Make it the new normal: Gensler’s Diane Hoskins on how to keep growing in a time of crises

‘It’s an amalgamation of everything we have’ – Richard Robinson and the AtkinsRéalis rebrand

‘I’m extremely demanding’: Greg Fitzgerald on delivering the Vistry growth plan

‘Perfect, see you Monday’ … McLaren’s Paul Heather on tier ones and being headhunted on holiday

‘They needed this’ – McAlpine’s new boss wins plaudits as industry prepares for firm to reset

Alex Ely: ‘Architecture is so central to our culture - it’s a pity it doesn’t seem to gain the traction it deserves’

Soben: How a small Scottish family firm became the fastest growing consultancy in construction

Henley Halebrown: ‘We are genuinely interested in how people use buildings’

5 minutes with … Sarah McDonnell at TFT Dublin

The property consultancy’s director of project management on the best and worst of Dublin’s architecture, juggling work with parenthood and how golf (and red wine and tapas) helps her to recover after a busy week

5 minutes with … Nathalie Meunier at Premier Modular

The offsite manufacturer’s sales director and national business development lead on the challenges (and rewards) of working all over the world, the need for a better understanding of the value of MMC and her signature dish, which comes with an aniseed glaze…

5 minutes with … Ness Scott at Greencore Homes

The firm’s head of planning and sustainability on improving the industry’s gender balance, the importance of collaboration on the road to net zero and making her dogs be nice to each other

5 minutes with … Liz Ramsden at Knights

The senior associate in the firm’s residential property team on the challenges of the Building Safety Act, her love of Vietnamese food and the importance of answering the phone

5 minutes with … Richard Burdett-Gardiner at Kier

The firm’s director of applied digital services (ADS) on the importance of embracing new tools and technology, the skills his grandfather taught him and the best days on which to own a boat

5 minutes with … Shamayne Harris at Pagabo

The firm’s head of procurement on the need to be flexible, the importance of relationships with stakeholders and her love of projects that involve lots of data

5 minutes with … Lorraine Burton at FM Conway

The firm’s laboratory manager on the importance of recycling, the effects of climate change and her love of a chicken Caesar salad

5 minutes with … Ayman El Hibri at Wilkinson Eyre

The firm’s director on the influence of his grandfather and father, the challenges of designing and building 8 Bishopsgate and why it is vital to keep learning

5 minutes with … Matthew Robertson at Valouran

The property developer and placemaker’s founder and CFO on the firm’s successful first year, the need for planning reform and why he does his best work early in the morning

5 minutes with … Ondrej Chybik at Chybik + Kristof

The co-founder and director of his architectural studio on expanding to London, the frustratingly slow pace of the construction process and his in-depth interest in insects

5 minutes with … Claire Gott at WSP

The firm’s UK head of building structures

5 minutes with … Ben Stuart at Able Partners

The firm’s co-founder and director on the success of his Create More podcast, the importance of having fun and why it is important to just get in and splash around

5 minutes with … Pendrick Brown at HLW

The firm’s co-principal and legal sector leader on minimising environmental harm, disagreeing with George Orwell and why worrying is a waste of time

5 minutes with … Paul Belfield at Rund

The firm’s executive director on developing the surveying and construction consultancy, the vital importance of teamwork and two industry characters who have impressed and inspired him

5 minutes with … Ben Hopkins at Bennetts Associates

The firm’s sustainability lead on his work with LETI, losing his job before he had started and teaching in a country where he had only just learnt the language

5 minutes with … Andrew Williams at Quinn London

The firm’s heritage director on the pleasure he derives from working on some of the UK’s finest historical buildings, the importance of asking questions and the benefit of hindsight

5 minutes with … John Lucas at EDGE

The consultancy director on starting as an apprentice and working his way up, the importance of listening and collaborating more – and his passion for sailing

5 minutes with … Anna Lisa McSweeney at White Arkitekter

The firm’s UK head of sustainability on moving mountains and problem-solving, sharing responsibility and travelling as much as possible on foot

5 minutes with … Rachel Basha at Basha-Franklin

The founder and owner of the architecture and interior design practice on the commercialisation of sustainability, the need to support rising talent and her favourite north London restaurant

5 minutes with … Ian Tew at Knight Frank

The partner and leader of the building consultancy and project management team in Newcastle on the challenges of lockdown, the importance of pursuing net zero and how he manages a team working across different sectors and delivering multiple services

5 minutes with … Mark Lavery at Buro Happold

The firm’s partner and tall buildings expert on taking risks, working in Dubai on a tower even taller than the Burj Khalifa and the advantages of getting up early

5 minutes with … Kate McKnight at Myrtha Pools

The leisure business expert and firm’s manager in the UK and Ireland on switching jobs during covid, the importance of leisure facilities and why the sea is better when it is rougher

5 minutes with … Matt Thomas at SLR

The firm’s built environment senior sector leader for Europe on the importance of sustainable transport networks and his admiration for planning barristers. His favourite building is almost 1,000 years old

5 minutes with … Rosie Bard at Orms

The firm’s associate and sustainability lead on her mission to help reduce the industry’s impact on the environment, the importance of challenging the status quo and her love of art galleries and pizza

5 minutes with … Tony Wells at Merit

The firm’s founder and CEO would change ‘pretty much everything’ about the industry and sees a huge opportunity to innovate and transform construction’s archaic ways of working

5 minutes with … Paul Staley at Wise Living

The BTR housing provider’s managing director on rising to challenges, embracing opportunities and doing your best, while not being overly competitive

5 minutes with … Richard Farrey at Silverstone Building Consultancy

The firm’s lead director on building his business, the importance of a can-do attitude and why the best buildings are in the North-east