All articles by Will Hurst – Page 2
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NewsBam and Sir Robert McAlpine vying for £200m Glasgow campus job
Shortlist narrows to two as Laing O’Rourke consortium eliminated
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NewsTwo thirds of Scottish SMEs snub public procurement
Scottish Building Federation calls for radical reform as survey finds firms rejecting “lottery” of public sector procurement
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NewsHalcrow and Arup set for £30bn Severn barrage plan
Exclusive: Both engineers expected to be employed after mega energy project receives boost from prime minister
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NewsRIBA and ISE demand end to Olympic marketing rights gag
Industry bodies call for rapid resolution after government confirms no solution will be found before end of the year
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NewsStrong construction performance boosts Carillion's profit
Contractor sees profit before tax jump 68% with construction division’s margins up to 4.1%
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NewsWates completes £26m new Aquatics Centre
State-of-the-art Luton facility intended to capitalise on Olympics effect
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NewsUcatt faces fresh questions over disputed election
Construction’s largest union told to investigate allegations that its own president breached campaigning rules
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NewsMinister promised PM swift action on Olympic marketing gag
Olympics minister’s letter to David Cameron more than three months ago promised swift resolution to the ongoing problem
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NewsGreen light for Salford's £430m PFI housing scheme
Salford PFI project involves 1,600 new homes and the refurbishment of a further 1,200 homes
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CommentAfter the party
As the dust settles on London 2012, Team GB’s athletes aren’t the only ones who should be proud of themselves. We look at how UK construction made the Games great
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NewsAllies & Morrison wades into Olympic marketing row
Architect which worked on Olympic Park masterplan hits out at restrictions in BBC interview
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NewsBalfour Beatty construction sees 21% fall in profit
Contractor’s half year results also reveal cutting of 650 jobs although group performs strongly overall
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NewsISG lands £61m Center Parks contract
Contractor says experience of working on Olympic schemes such as the Velodrome will help it deliver
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NewsOlympic firms warned not to 'preach' to rest of world
Sir John Armitt says industry should avoid ‘empire-building’ when seeking to win post Olympics work
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FeaturesCost of the Olympics: Was it worth it?
Everyone’s agreed that the Olympic park was hugely successful. But with questions raised over the cost of procuring the Games, is this a model other public sector projects should follow?
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FeaturesNick Baird: 'You lot need to get out more …'
That’s the message to contractors from the UKTI chief executive. He tells Building why the world’s emerging economies want to see more of British builders.
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NewsUKTI boss says contractors should look abroad
UKTI chief executive Nick Baird calls on major British contractors to take greater advantage of overseas opportunities
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NewsEngineers' Olympic effort celebrated on YouTube
Film from the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Olympic Delivery Authority already seen by 9,000 people
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NewsFormer RMJM stars battle architect in the courts
Tony Kettle and Colin Bone sue architect at Edinburgh Employment Tribunal
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NewsCulture minister plays role in Olympic marketing stunt
Ed Vaizey persuaded to wear T-shirt protesting against restrictive Olympic marketing rules