5 minutes with … Matt Voyce at Quintain
Quintain’s executive construction director says structural engineers are the unsung heroes of the sector and reveals his love of coffee, chocolate and cycling
Interview: Phil Wilbraham
Phil Wilbraham, the man who oversaw two Heathrow terminals, now has to implement the airport’s new framework strategy, which means driving down construction costs
Interview: Colette O'Shea
Land Securities’ Colette O’Shea is about to take over the presidency of the British Council for Offices. And she has a thing or two to say about how parts of the development industry have lost sight of the most important people - the occupiers of the buildings themselves
Interview: Jeff Adams, United House
The United House boss on how the firm morphed from a social housing contractor into a developer with a £600m pipeline
Paul Lewis, Stanhope
Stanhope’s development manager on how the company is stepping outside its comfort zone
Interview: Terry Hartwell, Morrisons
Morrisons is embarking on a £600m push to consolidate its presence outside its northern stronghold. But you have to share its values if you want any of the work
Interview: Angus Boag, Workspace
Workspace development director Angus Boag on how the firm has evolved from a landlord into a serious client
Interview with Dean Clegg, Sainsbury's
The development director for Sainsbury’s on why there’s still a future in building big supermarkets
A client's view: Argent
Argent’s Tony Giddings explains what the firm expects from contractors it works with and what schemes it has in the pipeline
A client's view: Great Portland Estates
Great Portland Estates’ head of projects on the firm’s pipeline and paying subcontractors on time
A client's view: British Land
British Land’s construction executive discusses the key considerations when selecting contractors, and how the firm operates
Harry Handelsman: The Pearly King
Manhattan Loft Corporation’s chief executive on transforming the East End and keeping overseas buyers at bay
A client's view: Land Securities
Building caught up with Land Secs’ head of project management on procurement, selecting contractors and upcoming work
King's X marks the spot
Argent’s managing partner David Partridge on King’s Cross Central and the next £1bn of construction contracts
Andrew Gould: Pause for thought
In his sabbatical from Jones Lang LaSalle, Andrew Gould is busy being chair of the UKGBC – where he intends to ‘educate’ rather than ‘lobby’ the government on green issues
Sir Terry Leahy: The Other Side of the Checkout
Sir Terry Leahy was one of the industry’s toughest clients as boss of Tesco. Now he’s become an investor in green building technology - and he wants your business
Another jewel in the Crown: Alastair Smart
The Crown Estate is that rare thing: a public body steeped in history that is at the same time a highly efficient profit-making machine. Alastair Smart is its head of development
Chris Kane: The man from Auntie
The BBC’s property department has been on a rollercoaster ride for the past decade, to rival anything on the news side. Long-time boss Chris Kane talks about the major projects – and whether he still feels he is on a ‘hiding to nothing’ with the construction industry
Interview: Rob Tincknell, Battersea Power Station
Rob Tincknell is the man tasked with bringing an end to decades of disappointment at Battersea Power Station
Douglas Oakervee, HS2: Full steam ahead
Douglas Oakervee tells Vern Pitt why the country must get on board High Speed Two, the UK’s biggest off-site construction project