More Focus – Page 71
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2017: Beyond the nine to five
As Brexit uncertainty looks set to constrain employers’ ability to recruit and the skills gap widens, Debika Ray looks at what benefits the best employers are providing this year to keep their offices happy – and full
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FeaturesCladding sector: Think you've got it covered?
Several cladding firms may have fallen in recent years, but the collapse of Lakesmere this month came as a shock. If this can happen to the biggest firm in the sector – one seemingly in robust health – how worried should the others be?
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FeaturesTop Specialist Contractors 2017
While Brexit is a worry, their UK focus means most specialist contractors have less to fear than some, and workloads are healthy for now. But there are concerns about the pipeline ahead, and payment issues are a headache
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2017: Reaching out
Companies are engaging in outreach initiatives to make construction a more appealing career choice for young people. Debika Ray reports on how firms are working to recruit a diverse range of talented students, apprentices and people changing careers
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FeaturesProjects: Hackney town hall
It’s taken 12 years to restore Hackney town hall after 80 years of neglect. Ike Ijeh assesses the results
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Investment review
Elisabeth Selk of Arcadis explores the opportunities for infrastructure delivery in the UK to dive into deeper pools of private finance
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FeaturesBudget 2017: key points
The key talking points from Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget
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FeaturesContractors' Salary Survey 2017: Taking a rain check
Construction salaries are growing faster than most sectors as employers struggle to fill skills gaps, but worries over job security mean people are wary of making a move
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: Building Magazine Project of the Year
New Scotland Yard is at the very forefront of cutting-edge technology and design
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: Construction Client of the Year
The Education and Skills Funding Agency currently has 1,000 projects under way
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: Building Magazine Woman of the Year
Dervilla Mitchell is chair of Arup’s UK and EMEA business
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: Building Magazine Personality of the Year
Richard Steer has been instrumental in developing Gleeds’ global footprint
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: CEO of the Year
Vince Clancy has led Turner Townsend through a stellar year
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: Digital Efficiency Initiative of the Year
The Square Construction App promotes apprenticeships where they are most needed
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: Refurbishment Project of the Year
Storyhouse in Chester is a 1930s Odeon cinema building that has been repurposed for impressive community uses
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: Off-site Project of the Year
Garden Halls used off-site solutions to solve the problems of an inflexible schedule and the issue of designing in a conservation area
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: Sustainable Project of the Year
The GlaxoSmithKline Centre for Sustainability is the world’s first chemistry lab to make no overall contribution to greenhouse gases
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2017: BIM Initiative of the Year
BIMHawk allows the BIM industry to standardise data and automate it into BIM models
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Holding steady?
Technically the construction industry is in a recession, but many firms continue to report stable activity levels for now