All Interviews articles – Page 37
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Tim Walker
Prescott's site safety summit is only four days away, so it's no wonder the new boss of the Health and Safety Executive has his attention firmly fixed on construction.
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Sheriff of the skyline
When Carl Powell arrived as Westminster's planning director, developers expected a high-rise bonanza. But the Texan has spent the last two years cutting them down to size.
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John White
On the rugby pitch and in the City, Persimmon's chief executive has a tough reputation. And as he tackles Beazer to create the UK's largest housebuilder, he'll need it.
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Ian Andrews
As the first major prime package is announced, and opposition to it continues, Defence Estates' chief executive explains how he intends to stage the revolution in MOD procurement.
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The Cole treatment
John Cole has achieved what many thought impossible: well designed PFI hospitals. Now the procurement methods he pioneered in Northern Ireland look set to catch on over here.
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The lifeguard
With next month's government safety summit looming, all eyes are trained on the construction industry. So how does Suzannah Thursfield, director of health and safety at the Construction Confederation, intend to respond?
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Wessex man
Rab Bennetts' headquarters for Wessex Water set a new mark for low-energy buildings, but how can this standard become standard practice? Well, actually, it's perfectly simple …
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King of the castle
The energetic lawyer leading the £2bn regeneration of the unloved Elephant explains how it will be transformed.
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The survivor
Baroness Dean spent the first half of this year fighting for the Housing Corporation's survival. Now she has to prove that she can make it work.
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The Trilliumaire
A £300m deal with Land Securities will make property chief Manish Chande a major construction client, but contractors aren't his favourite people.
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Message to deliver
For new Construction Confederation chief Stephen Ratcliffe, focusing on external issues is the best way to unite its members.
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The costcutter
This man is one of the most powerful people in construction. Some of the biggest clients in the industry do what he says. But who is Deryk Eke?
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Paris Moayedi
First the share collapse and now the question mark over rail work after Hatfield … Can the market's former darling pull Jarvis back from the brink?
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Renaissance man
Meet Jon Rouse, the new chief executive of CABE: bureaucrat, scuba diver and Kylie Minogue fan.
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It's all about respect
Enthusiasm, professionalism, and a love of punk rock just the qualities you'd expect from Ian Eggers, CIOB ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Manager of the Year.
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Robert Jones
The former Conservative construction minister is now chairman of housebuilder Redrow. Which means he’s back with his first love: planning.
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Cheque mate
The grand master behind the Morrison-Anglian tie-up was not Sir Fraser Morrison. Here’s how younger brother Gordon brokered the lucrative deal and stepped into the limelight.
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Nick Grimshaw
Architecture is a tricky game. Even this key figure in British hi-tec, the designer of stunning buildings around the world, has had to cope with bad publicity and the rise of the Zaha Hadid generation. So how does he continue to play it so well?
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Dickon Robinson
Modest, intelligent and visionary, the Peabody Trust development director has an uncanny knack of solving problems before anybody else notices them.