All articles by Roxane McMeeken
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FeaturesThe Chinese are coming
With Chinese developers becoming a prominent fixture in UK construction, what must firms here do to compete with the Chinese contractors they bring with them
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FeaturesCrossing the line
With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn’t get caught out?
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FeaturesHow to be a Green Deal assessor
What’s involved in working as a Green Deal assessor, what training is required and what skills are needed? Read on to find out
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FeaturesGlobal Clients Group: Does going green pay off?
The second of our Global Clients Group series looks at the links between sustainability and commercial value
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FeaturesInsurance special report: Trade credit
Trade credit insurance has returned to construction, having all but disappeared just when it was needed most. So do today’s new policies offer a good deal for firms?
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FeaturesInsurance special report: BIM
The rise of collaboration software has created a lot of questions for insurers - not least how to divide up and assign blame if anything goes wrong
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FeaturesThe Global Clients Group
Building and Ecobuild seek to capture the knowledge of the world’s most sustainable clients
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FeaturesIt's not easy being globally green
Roxane McMeeken examines the problems facing multinational clients trying to employ the same tough sustainability standards from Brazil to Bangalore
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FeaturesConsultants in the regions: Two-speed Britain
Can consultants afford to keep their regional offices open?
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2012
Who’s thriving and who’s merely surviving this year? Our interactive tables reveal all …
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FeaturesThe Building Good Employer Guide: Pathfinders
If companies are to navigate through the downturn and out the other side, they need to make some crucial strategic and staffing decisions. Building asks some of the most forward-thinking firms where they’re heading and how
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FeaturesThe 2011 contractors' salary guide
Frozen salaries have got many looking to change jobs, according to this year’s contractor salary survey compiled by Hays Construction. So what’s the outlook for those who have forgotten what a pay rise is? Building peers into the distance for a glimmer of hope
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CommentQatar's World Cup will be a logistical nightmare
Qatar spend millions on PR to secure the 2022 World Cup, now it needs to spend billions on construction to make it happen
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FeaturesMaking client relationships work
Clients, being generally large and with sharp teeth, have been pushing their weight around since the recession began. But despite some dangerous swipes of the procurement tail, many have come to realise that they need contractors just as much as contractors need them
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2010: The Hungry Years
The year’s tables of the UK biggest consultants show that many of them have too many mouths to feed, which means they will face painful choices in the next 12 months. Roxane McMeeken looks at how they got into this position. To accompany the tables, which are will , we ...
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FeaturesDesigning utopia: Architects on top
Architects looking for bigger projects and a more powerful role (yes, that’s you) should be talking to clients in emerging markets where they may well be put at the top of the tree. But they can’t climb there all by themselves
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FeaturesAfter Kieron: Campaigning for better site safety
Monday 9 August 2004 is a date Jennifer Deeney will never forget. It was when her husband Kieron died in an accident on a construction site - 13 weeks after they were married. Since then she’s been campaigning for better site safety - and a calendar of naked women ...
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NewsQuestion time for Cameron
The Tory conference is going to be subjected to minute scrutiny in the hope that ministers will fill in some of the many blanks in policy. Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken list the most important
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FeaturesHays 2010 salary guide: Do we have to fight about it?
There’s no way to sugarcoat this: contractors’ pay is down and benefits are under threat, too. Roxane McMeeken looks at the figures in the Hays 2010 salary survey and asks how employers and employees can stick together through the hard times
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NewsQS salaries fall by up to 8%
Salaries for construction professionals have fallen across the board with site agents suffering drops of 14% over the last year