黑洞社区 in the media

Reports carried by other media on stories broken by 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 team of specialist journalists - as well as mentions, credits, briefings and appearances of 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 team as expert commentators.

January 2018

October 2017

  • picked up Sarah Richardson and Mark Leftly鈥檚 story revealing that the restoration of the Palace of Westminster is set to be pushed back due to a deal giving MPs elected at the next general election the chance to make a maiden speech in the House of Commons.

July 2017

  • 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 coverage of Chelsea Football Club鈥檚 拢500m stadium redevelopment was picked up by . The application for a judicial review of Hammersmith & Fulham council鈥檚 approval was thrown out by a High Court judge.

August 2016

  • A story from Iain Withers on how construction firms needed to warn Poke虂mon Go players against trespassing on construction sites was
  • also picked up Louise Dransfield鈥檚 scoop on Chelsea FC鈥檚 run in with Hammersmith and Fulham council over its new 拢500m stadium and a hibernation roost for endangered bats.

May 2016

June 2015

  • Yoosof Farah鈥檚 story revealing that the Shangri-La hotel chain was to sue contractor John Sisk & Son over delays to its Shard hotel, which ultimately opened a year late, was picked up by both and.

April 2014

  • referenced on the first new build project on Kensington Palace Gardens in 100 years in a wider piece on luxury housing in London.

February 2014

  • on how local councils are appointing their own architects to improve the designs of their Crossrail station amid an ongoing row about design quality.

January 2014

  • Joey Gardiner鈥檚 interview with John Armitt, in which the chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority warned over the UK鈥檚 energy crisis was picked up as well as and

December 2013

  • Will Hurst鈥檚 exclusive reports on Crossrail design were picked up in a
  • Iain Withers鈥� exclusive update on the stalled 拢1bn Pinnacle tower development

November 2013

  • An exclusive report by Iain Withers on plans being developed by a British firm for construction workers on the Qatar 2022 World Cup project
  • Senior reporter Vern Pitt鈥檚 exclusive on of the HS2 project

September 2013

  • was picked up by the Guardian with a and a credit for 黑洞社区. Hurst was also interviewed on BBC Radio鈥檚 Good Morning Wales programme on September 11th.
  • on problems on the 拢40m fit-out job at the luxury Shangri-La hotel in the Shard was

August 2013

  • on the impact of botched basement excavations on the industry .

May 2013

  • Vern Pitt鈥檚 exclusive on the under the Green Deal was picked up by the , and , as well as the wider trade press.
  • that EDF had delayed its decision to go-ahead with investment in its Hinkley nuclear power station project until autumn was picked up by

April 2013

  • Will Hurst鈥檚 exclusive that Wates chief executive Paul Drechlser was was widely picked up in the business press.

March 2013

  • Vern Pitt鈥檚 exclusive that contractor Carillion was was widely picked up by the trade press as well as and the It also led to questions in parliament as well as trade organisations lobbying ministers and the prime minister.

February 2013

  • in the city of London as an 鈥榓usterity tower鈥� was picked up by
  • on the police watchdog鈥檚 move to announce an investigation into claims of police collusion in the blacklisting of construction workers was picked up by , as well as and a range of specialist titles.
  • on the appointment of EC Harris and Mace as project managers on the tallest tower in the world - the Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia - was picked up by , , and by a range of other news outlets and the specialist press.

January 2013

  • prompts an , tabled by Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith and Liberal Democrat MP Andrew Stunell.
  • News that the Olympic marketing 鈥榞ag鈥� which prevented firms that worked on the games from promoting their sucess, - a key part of 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 2012 campaign than ran all last year - was picked up by all the major news outlets and the specialist press.
  • picks up Will Hurst鈥檚 scoop on the decision by the Metropolitan police s that officers supplied information to the construction blacklist.
  • takes on that the stalled Pinnacle tower in the City of London could be knocked down and rebuilt from scratch following a review of the project to make it more viable in the current market. The story was also picked up by
  • on how Balfour Beatty made blacklist checks of employees looking for work on its Olympic games projects was picked up by
  • on , which prompted a letter from the industry to the chancellor calling for action to boost the green economy.
  • Assistant editor Joey Gardiner writes n on 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 Green for Growth campaign.

December 2012

  • on Crossrail being dragged into the blacklisting scandal was picked up by
  • 黑洞社区 was first to break the news that former boss of blacklisting organisation the Consulting Association - the story was picked up by major news outlets and the specialist press.

November 2012

  • Allister Hayman鈥檚 scoop on the move by the High Court to order the developer of the stalled Pinnacle tower to pay Brookfield 拢16m and the contractor鈥檚 threat to take out a winding up order. The story was also picked up by , , The London Evening Standard as well as the specialist press.
  • Senior reporter on how the European Commission is initiating legal action against the UK government for failing to deliver a key set of green building committments was picked up by and a wide range of the trade press.

October 2012

  • Assistant editor on accusations that Olympic stadium builder Sir Robert McAlpine engaged in blacklisting during the Olympic construction project was as well as other specialist media.
  • picked up news editor on contractor Brookfield suing the stalled 拢1bn Pinnacle development for breach of contract and 拢16m in unpaid fees. The story was also picked up by , as well as the specialist media.

September 2012

  • Senior reporter on insulation industry leaders warning ministers over job losses due to delays to the Green Deal was picked up by as well as the specialist press.
  • that work through the Green Deal had been delayed until February 2013 was widely picked up across the national and specialist press and led to questions in parliament on the issue.
  • business section splashed with a report on 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 of the accounts of Olympic delivery partner CLM (鈥楤onanza for Olympics contractor鈥�, 2/9/2012), which showed it achieved 33% margin, with 拢162m profit.The paper also picked up on how the fees paid to CLM have risen to 拢650m and how the hike in fees it is set to be investigated by the Public Accounts Committee.

August 2012

  • Will Hurst鈥檚 story on how two of the most prominent former staff at troubled architect RMJM for unfair dismissal and unpaid wages.

July 2012

  • assistant editor on how architects have been banned from entering Olympic buildings into awards due to strict 2012 marketing rules. The paper also cited 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 ongoing campaign on the issue.
  • The Evening Standard picked up (鈥淏uilders abandon free school project鈥�, 9/7/12)  on how contractor Apollo left Toby Young鈥檚 free school project in West London after conlcuding that the project could not be delivered for the cost.
  • news editor on how the Ministry of Defence quadrupled the value of its contract for a private sector partner to manage the defence estate.This story was also widely reported in the trade press.
  • The BBC covered the issue of how restrictive Olympic marketing rules are preventing firms from capitalising on their London 2012 sucesses, and mentioned 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 ongoing campaign on the issue, The issue was also covered on Radio 4鈥檚 Today programme.
  • news editor on a buried government report which revealed that schools built under the previous Labour government improved learning and attendance.

June 2012

  • on a delay to the practical completion of the Shard was picked up by the Telegraph (鈥楶oint Break: Delay to Shard鈥�, 22/6/12) and the Evening Standard.
  • of how restrictive Olympic marketing rules are preventing firms from capitalising on their London 2012 sucesses, and quoted directly from 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 coverage of the issue, which 黑洞社区 has made a key part of its 黑洞社区 2012 campaign.
  • on how Colin Firth鈥檚 wife lost a planning battle to have solar panels installed on the roof of their home was covered The story was also
  • The Independent covered the issue of how restrictive Olympic marketing rules are preventing firms from capitalising on their London 2012 sucesses, and mentioned 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 ongoing campaign on the issue,

May 2012

  • on how David Cameron has commissioned an urgent report on the Green Deal in order find ways to make it viable was picked up by , as well as other specialist titles.
  • Assistant editor Joey Gardiner鈥檚 scoop on how the number of PFI projects in the UK has plunged 85% since the government put PFI under review was
  • Assistant editor Joey Gardiner wrote a piece for on why the rejection of city mayors across England鈥檚 regional cities was bad news for construction.
  • , in which he attacked mayor of London Boris Johnson, was picked up by
  • on the collapse of historic builder Killby & Gayford hitting construction of the UK鈥檚 first centre for black history and culture made it into
  • on how The Shard architect Renzo Piano was set to be appointed to design a major new extension to Selfridges was picked up by the (鈥淪hard man has designs on Oxford Street store鈥�, 4 May), as well as the Evening Standard and across the specialist media.

April 2012

  • Assistant editor Joey Gardiner was for their tea-time news bulletin to discuss the impact of the decline in construction output on the UK鈥檚 slide back into recession. Gardiner was also quoted in on the economic situation.
  • on the Pensions Regulator investigating architect RMJM鈥檚 pensions contributions was picked up by the Times (鈥淎rchitects鈥� firm investigated over shortfall in pension contributions鈥�, 6 April)
  • Assistant editor Joey Gardiner wrote on how the prime minister鈥檚 U-turn on the so-called 鈥榗onservatory tax鈥� has left the government鈥檚 flagship Green Deal scheme in tatters.
  • 黑洞社区 was that contractor Sir Robert McAlpine had won the lucrative and highly sought after contract for the new US embassy job in London. This was widely picked up across the specialist media. It followed an that the contractor also won the prestigious Bloomberg HQ job in London, which was again widely picked up.

March 2012

  • Assistant editor Joey Gardiner wrote on the confusion at the heart of the government鈥檚 planning reforms and on t.
  • Gardiner also wrote a piece for the News Statesman on the construction industry鈥檚
  • 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 architecture correspondent Ike Ijeh was interviewed by Channel 4 for a documentary on the building of The Shard.
  • ran with assistant editor on problems with NewBuy, the prime minister鈥檚 flagship mortgage guarantee scheme (鈥淣ewBuy mortage scheme in crisis as lenders fail to support it鈥�), 29 March). The paper on the troubled scheme. The story was also picked up across the specialist media (鈥淣ewBuy scheme is poorly constructed and lays no foundation for recovery鈥�, 29 March).
  • 黑洞社区 was of Balfour Beatty鈥檚 major UK restructure, with 12,000 staff in the firms construction services divisions put on notice. The story was first and then made all the major national dailies, including and , as well as regional and specialist press.
  • News editor Allister Hayman鈥檚 on fresh blows to the Green Deal, the government鈥檚 flagship energy efficiency scheme, received wide coverage across the specialist media and prompted parliamentary questions from shadow climate change minister Luciana Berger.
  • 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 ongoing campaign against the overly strict marketing rules imposed on firms working on the London 2012 Olympic construction project prompted by shadow Olympics minister Tessa Jowell. The campaign has received widespread support and has prompted the government to
  • 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥檚 on a major delay to the government鈥檚 flagship school building programme was widely picked up in the specialist press and prompted a parliamentary question from shadow business minister Iain Wright.
  • Assistant editor Will Hurst鈥檚 report on , part of a wider and ongoing problems with the firm, was
  • The (鈥淩BS office accident at centre of 拢10m suit鈥�, 16 March) on assistant editor on how a 鈥渕ajor鈥� oil spill delayed the occupation of a landmark London office building by more than five months and sparked a 拢10m High Court claim against four construction firms including Lend Lease and Carillion.

February 2012

  • on of of how reporter Iain Withers, on a trip to Colombia, mingled at the British ambassador鈥檚 house with the man who 鈥渙rdered the killing of Pablo Escobar鈥�.

January 2012

  • The Times picked up assistant editor of a court battle between supermarket Ocado and contractor Carillion over flaws in the construction of the retailer鈥檚 main distribution centre(鈥�)..
  • The Sunday Telegraph also ran the story ().
  • The Daily Telegraph picked up news editor  on the delay to the procurement of around 拢5bn in Ministry of Defence construction contracts ().
  • The story was also picked up by the Evening Standard () and was widely reported in the regional and trade press.
  • The Guardian covered in depth assistant editor on how the government鈥檚 flagship green policy appears doomed after its own figures show it could bring about 93% decline in loft lagging (). The story was also widely reported in the regional and trade press.
  • Channel 4 News also ran the story. Quoting our figures, the programme got climate change minister Greg Barker