All Comment articles – Page 30

  • Dave Rogers
    Comment

    Down memory lane

    2016-06-10T06:00:00Z

    A takeover can be a good thing, even if the name disappears

  • Simon Rawlinson
    Comment

    McAlpine: Pick ‘n’ mix

    2016-06-08T06:00:00Z

    Sir Robert McAlpine’s diversification strategy towards civils and public sector work shows that, in the current market, contractors can be choosey about where they operate

  • Sarah
    Comment

    Laing O’Rourke up close

    2016-06-03T06:00:00Z

    It has now been a decade and a half since then-concrete boss Ray O’Rourke pulled off what is still the biggest M A coup in construction

  • Sarah
    Comment

    Khan's balancing act

    2016-05-27T06:00:00Z

    The Bishopsgate Goodsyard site is an unpromising advert for London’s supposedly vibrant development pipeline

  • Chris Tinker
    Comment

    Housebuilding: For starters…

    2016-05-25T06:00:00Z

    The government’s pledge to create 200,000 starter homes by 2020 is ambitious, and must be paired with clear regulation from the off to avoid confusion and delays

  • Rudi Klein
    Comment

    Someone to watch over SMEs

    2016-05-24T09:46:00Z

    The government is preparing to appoint a small business commissioner to provide advice and consider complaints on payment issues. But how much power will they really have?

  • Sarah
    Comment

    Stamping out abuse

    2016-05-19T06:00:00Z

    Amid a flurry of evidence about the horrific conditions some workers in Qatar have faced, it is easy to say that workers’ rights and their enforcement need extensive reform

  • James Wates
    Comment

    See you in the boardroom

    2016-05-18T06:00:00Z

    Questions remains over the government’s target of 3 million apprentices by 2020 but we owe it to generations of young (and not so young) people to change our thinking about what apprenticeships are and how we use them

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Why ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø says IN

    2016-05-12T06:00:00Z

    With local and regional elections out of the way, the countdown to the poll that could potentially have the biggest effect on the country has now begun in earnest

  • Simon Rawlinson
    Comment

    Little to gain from Brexit?

    2016-05-12T06:00:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s latest survey of construction portrays an industry that expects a Brexit event to have a major impact on its business

  • Richard McCarthy
    Comment

    Build to rent: The home straight

    2016-05-10T10:14:00Z

    Build to rent housing has come on in leaps and bounds and now represents a great opportunity for the construction industry, says Richard McCarthy, but we have to get it right, which means a strong commitment to a positive renter experience

  • Chris Wieszczycki
    Comment

    BHS saga is a wake-up call for everyone in retail

    2016-05-09T06:00:00Z

    There needs to be a new approach to retail if the sector is to survive on the high street

  • Colin Harding
    Comment

    Is an integrated EU an oxymoron?

    2016-05-05T10:00:00Z

    The EU is a fount of silly, restrictive and ineffective regulation

  • Sarah
    Comment

    London mayoral election: Knitting together

    2016-05-05T06:00:00Z

    The new mayor of London faces huge challenges, as far as the built environment is concerned

  • Richard Kauntze
    Comment

    Time for a change

    2016-05-03T12:26:00Z

    With new technologies, new approaches to maximising office efficiency and increasing political uncertainty, Richard Kauntze of the BCO says 2016 could be the year everything changes in commercial property

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    In uncertain times

    2016-04-29T06:00:00Z

    The construction sector has become well used to ups and downs in economic assessments of its performance

  • Andy Wates
    Comment

    The social network

    2016-04-26T06:00:00Z

    The launch of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge - which will see a group of companies spend £1bn with social enterprises by 2020 - is a catalyst for change. But the concept needs more than money to thrive

  • Bill Wright
    Comment

    Get up-to-speed with BIM

    2016-04-22T06:00:00Z

    The ECA is providing guidance for firms trying to engage with building information modelling

  • Sarah
    Comment

    A tragedy we cannot afford to forget

    2016-04-22T06:00:00Z

    The level of complexity involved in the safe operation and maintenance of cranes is underlined by the length of time taken to reach a verdict over the Battersea tragedy

  • Kerstin Sailler
    Comment

    Evidence-based design: It’s complicated

    2016-04-21T06:00:00Z

    Five key points around using evidence-based design for workplace environments