More Focus – Page 111
-
FeaturesCan Corbynomics get Britain building?
As the major influence on Jeremy Corbyn’s economic policy, Richard Murphy has had a lot to talk about over the last few months. But what might the much-trailed people’s QE mean for the construction industry?
-
FeaturesNot plane sailing
Labour conference showed the party is currently split into three significant factions
-
FeaturesBringing it all back home
With some main contractors taking delivery expertise back in house in the hope it will reassure clients they can get the job done, Joey Gardiner asks if the subcontracting model has had its day
-
FeaturesWhat to specify: Healthcare
Hospitals and healthcare facilities make very particular demands of products specified in their buildings
-
FeaturesSustainability: Energy performance contracts
Energy Performance Contracts are increasing in popularity as a way of delivering large-scale energy savings in existing buildings
-
FeaturesNuclear haste
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant is edging closer to reality, with backing from China. But the nearer it gets to going ahead, the greater the opposition gathering against it. Can the industry finally start believing it will happen?
-
-
Features1 million homes: Hitting the mark
Housing minister Brandon Lewis has publicly stated that he wants to see over one million homes built in the next five years. But can the sector meet this challenge?
-
Features
Building intelligence: Q2 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output remained flat over the quarter, but registered above levels recorded for the same period last year. Experian Economics reports
-
FeaturesTracker: August 2015
After last month’s positive movement, the construction activity indicator falls into negative territory for the month, while employment prospects take a nervy dip
-
FeaturesBirmingham: New Street cred
It was never going to take a lot to improve on the squalid eyesore of the 1960s incarnation of Birmingham New Street Station. Shame though about the whiff of fakery
-
FeaturesCorporate rebrands: Name dropping
In the week the EC Harris name is dropped as part of Arcadis’ global rebrand, Joey Gardiner asks why the historic names are disappearing from construction – and if the benefits of rebranding outweigh the risks
-
FeaturesFrom the Archives in 1990
We take a look back to 1990 when a Labour government was a real possibility
-
FeaturesMarket review: Hold steady
Despite wobbles in the global economy and a dip in private commercial construction, overall activity in the industry remains strong
-
FeaturesCost model: London offices
Strong growth in central London’s office market is now driving developers to look to locations they may not previously have considered
-
FeaturesLondon City Cruise Port: In at the deep end
Greenwich looks set to be home to a cruise ship terminal big enough to compete with New York’s and Sydney’s and which will be part of a much larger commercial and residential development. But its relatively shallow, narrow river setting makes the project an ambitious undertaking
-
FeaturesMoving jobs: Watch your step
The sector is booming, yet failing to attract fresh blood, so staff are in high demand. With big money on offer, now could be the time to move between firms. But be aware of the dangers that move could bring
-
FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2015: Work in progress
In the UK’s newly recovered economy there is plenty of work for this year’s top 150 consultants, allowing them to pick and choose what they bid
-
FeaturesLittle Britain Challenge Cup 2015
The 28th annual industry yachting event takes place at Cowes, Isle of Wight
-
FeaturesConference season: Get the parties started
What do the four main parties have to say on construction?