All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 57
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NewsIndustry questions Pickles’ off-site housebuilding push
Communities secretary launches government push to promote off-site manufactured houses
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FeaturesWhat next for Balfour Beatty?
The UK’s biggest contractor appears to have slipped into crisis with a profit warning, the departure of the chief executive and £400m wiped off the firm’s value. So, what is Balfour Beatty’s next move?
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CommentTackling the skills gap
To attract new talent the industry has to improve its record on big issues such as long hours, employing people from diverse backgrounds and dealing with workplace stress
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FeaturesInterview: 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
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NewsBalfour Beatty boss resigns amid fresh £30m profit hit
Group chief executive to leave “with immediate effect” after further UK construction losses discovered
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NewsBig six contractors facing increasing cash flow pressure
Analysis shows UK’s biggest contractors now have an aggregate net debt of £328m
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FeaturesThe pressure of payment reform
The launch last week of a new payment charter adds to the legitmate pressure on contractors to pay their subbies promptly. But this pressure could also starve contractors of the cash they need to invest, push up prices, and even push some firms over the edge
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FeaturesGarden cities: Back to the future
Garden cities offered a utopian vision of town planning at the dawn of the last century. But could they be the answer to the current housing crisis? The coalition seems to think so
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NewsPlanning ‘easiest since eighties’, says Cala boss
Government reform has produced easiest environment to get residential approvals since eighties, claims house builder
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FeaturesInterview: Alan Brown
With two investors behind it and the recent purchase of upmarket housebuilder Banner, Cala Group has come a long way from its precarious refinancing in 2009. Alan Brown talks about delivering volume at the top end of the market, and plans to treble turnover to £800m a year
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NewsMiller Group confirms strategic business review
Scottish firm says it is “reviewing a number of strategic options”
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NewsWorkloads growing at fastest rate for 20 years, says RICS
Workload growth fastest since mid-nineties, according to the industry survey
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NewsMore than half of construction firms now using BIM
NBS survey finds that number of firms that have used BIM has jumped from 39% to 50% over last year
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FeaturesNBS survey: The BIM that will bring us together
NBS’ annual BIM survey suggests that uptake of the collaborative technology has risen sharply over the past year. But is it really becoming the industry norm?
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NewsCountryside says expansion plan is on track
Housebuilder returns to profit and posts 6% rise in revenue
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FeaturesFair payment charter: Cheque’s in the post
Few issues are more contentious in construction than payment practices. So will a new fair payment charter that asks contractors to commit to shorter payment times actually work - or merely add to the pile of previous failed attempts to reform the industry?
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NewsHome labelling initiative launched
Pilot scheme aims to improve quality of new homes and information provided to prospective buyers
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CommentPower games in the energy market
Can contractors working in the energy infrastructure sector survive the fallout from Ofgem’s competition review?
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NewsConstruction workers get 5.5% two-year pay deal
New BATJIC agreement will see rise of 2.5% this year and 3% in 2015