All articles by Richard Steer – Page 5
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CommentThe first 100 days
Construction was vital to the UK’s economic recovery and acknowledged as such in the election campaign of all the major parties. Now, the new government must put words into action
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CommentThe science of talent spotting
We need to get more sophisticated in how we recruit construction professionals - let’s ditch the random CV trawl in favour of focused data analysis
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CommentA matter of public record
In a skills-strapped construction sector, contractors can start to pick and choose who they want to work for. So public bodies better start playing nice
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CommentHousing: A pre-election blame game
As politicians struggle to explain how they will address the housing shortage they inevitably start to criticise housebuilders and their business models
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CommentThere can be no delay in recruiting more women in construction
As the skills shortage gets worse, there can be no excuse for failing to recruit women
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CommentA year of certain uncertainties
With the general election imminent, we’ll see many domestic decisions being put off until May. However, there’s plenty of unpredictability surrounding international markets to keep us all occupied
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CommentThe Autumn Statement - one week on
Stamp duty reform may be welcome, but we need more action to fill the skills gap
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CommentLandlords - the new pariahs
The private rented sector gets a bad press, but it’s time to shine a little light into the darkness
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CommentThe bigger picture
Concerns about what is, for now, a slight blip in output figures would be better directed at thinking how to build the industry’s capacity to grow
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CommentLib Dems want help to meet housing challenge
Why Richard Steer’s first ever trip to a party conference might just have been worth it
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CommentOnly the qualified need apply for higher education bonanza
Nine billion pounds worth of work coming down the pipeline shouldn’t be seen as easy pickings
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CommentA suitable case for treatment
Medical advances, improved technology and increasing outpatient numbers have transformed the construction challenge - so the decade-old NHS estate guidance needs some radical updating
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CommentRichard Steer picks 'Streets fit for people and not just for cars'
Ken Shuttleworth’s blog highlights the need for long-term infrastructure to help protect London’s cyclists
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CommentMega deals and learning from the past
This period of merger mania should prompt us to look back at lessons from the past
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CommentWhat can construction learn from the World Cup?
Like in football, timing in the business world is everything and if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail
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CommentHandling the worker shortage
With both the Bank of England and the government pushing for greater housing production to deal with an overheating market and rising prices, it begs the question: who’s going to build them?
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CommentContractors are sitting on a ticking time bomb
We need to talk about contractors - the contracting business model is under pressure
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CommentSpain comes out of the rain
Spain’s economy is off the emergency ward - and that goes for its property and construction sectors too
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CommentStephen Fry needs the new QS handbook
Once again the quantity surveyor is the butt of a joke, but these are glory days for the profession
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An end to exploitation
Construction’s recovery means that clients that have had the upper hand since the start of the recession now have to find ways of persuading contractors to work for them - so expect a lot more collaboration