All Interviews articles
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FeaturesInterview: Andrew Dickman and Kevin Theobold of Tritax Symmetry
Building Boardroom talks to the director and construction head at one of the UK’s biggest deliverers of logistics facilities about the changing demands of the market and how Tritax Symmetry plans to meet them. Josephine Smit reports
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FeaturesVideo interview: David Ainsworth, chief executive of CO-RE
Steve Watts talks to the London development management specialist about changing occupier needs and the impact on the office market over the next ten years
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FeaturesInterview: Emma-Jane Houghton, commercial director, New Hospitals Programme
An innovative delivery strategy is being used to deliver the goverments ambition to build 40 new hospitals by 2030. What is it and how does the industry get involved?
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FeaturesInterview: John Tonkiss of McCarthy Stone
Later living is an obvious growth area in housebuilding. Building Boardroom talks with the chief exec of one of the UK’s biggest players in the sector about its evolving strategy on tenure, MMC and the supply chain
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FeaturesInterview: Bruntwood SciTech’s Peter Crowther
Building Boardroom investigates the booming science and technology market, talking to the property director of a leading developer in the field. Josephine Smit reports
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FeaturesInterview: Enfield council on its direct approach to housing
Enfield council has taken its housing programme to another level, by acting as developer on a £6bn regeneration scheme at Meridian Water. Building Boardroom spoke with the council’s Sarah Cary, Nnenna Urum-Eke and John Reid
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FeaturesIs the future of build to rent suburban family homes? An interview with Present Made
Apache Capital has set up a business specifically to develop traditional homes for families. We spoke to co-founder Richard Jackson about his plans
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FeaturesInterview: Waltham Forest council on its £500m regeneration plans
This east London borough has a massive regeneration plan afoot, spending half a billion pounds over the next few years. Building Boardroom spoke with the council’s Simon Miller, Stewart Murray and Mark Brickell to find out more about their strategy and what they seek in delivery partners
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FeaturesHow HS2 is accelerating innovation: an interview with Howard Mitchell
Building Boardroom talks to the man responsible for delivering HS2’s innovation programme about leveraging the scale of the project to explore imaginative but data-based new approaches
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FeaturesMan Group: Why the fund manager is moving into housing
Building Boardroom spoke to head of community housing Shamaz Alibhai about the firm’s socially responsible approach to providing homes
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Features‘It’s been a challenge taking on a new job from the edge of a dining table’: an interview with L&Q boss Fiona Fletcher-Smith
Building Boardroom talks to the new group chief executive of Britain’s biggest housing association about how L&Q is responding to the pressures of covid, Grenfell and net zero targets
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FeaturesL&G Modular: the potential to transform housing delivery
Having struggled to get going, the insurance giant’s offsite arm recently doubled its workforce. We spoke to chief executive Rosie Toogood about how she is turning the business around
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FeaturesShared values come first: an interview with the Co-op’s Jason Huxtable
Building Boardroom talks to head of property Jason Huxtable about the Co-op’s approach to procurement, innovation and sustainability
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FeaturesRebuilding cities: an interview with U+I’s Mark Richardson
Building Boardroom spoke with U+I’s delivery director about the regeneration specialist’s strategy, upcoming projects and current challenges
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FeaturesBeFirst: bringing a rundown London borough back to life
BeFirst is charged with building 50,000 homes and helping create 20,000 jobs in Barking and Dagenham. We spoke to development director Ed Skeates and Tom Mather, the director of construction about the development company’s plans
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FeaturesInspired Villages: making up the shortfall of housing with care
Dedicated retirement communities are a growth sector for housing. Building Boardroom spoke to Inspired Villages’ chief executive Jamie Bunce to find out more about the market
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FeaturesPrologis: providing centres of excellence that get products to the people
Simon Cox, head of project management, explains how the company constructs massive distribution hubs for blue-chip clients
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FeaturesCanada Water (British Land): creating a sustainable urban centre in Docklands
Philip Tait, head of development, details the development plans for the site over the next 15 years
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FeaturesBruntwood: providing the space and facilities to let businesses grow
John Marland, director of building and construction, explains how Bruntwood helps its customers to run their operations more effectively
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FeaturesScape: enabling public sector clients to get the job done
Scape chief executive Mark Robinson explains the key role his organisation plays in the procurement process