Architects Journal
Luke Cross
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Government construction pipeline drops by £20bn
20-May-2013
The amount of work in the government’s construction pipeline has fallen by half in the last 12 months - equivalent to £20 billion of projects -
PwC: More construction insolvencies on the horizon
31-Jan-2013
The number of construction firms going out of business will peak in the next six months, following 621 insolvencies in the final quarter of 2012, according to PwC -
Office-to-homes rules 'could save 30% on housing projects'
31-Jan-2013
Cutting the red tape around office-to-residential conversions could make housing projects 30 per cent cheaper to develop, according to cost consultants. -
Triple-dip recession fears grow but construction output rises
24-Jan-2013
The construction sector saw a slight improvement in output but fears for a triple-dip recession are growing -
Construction output tumbles nearly 10 per cent
11-Jan-2013
Construction output fell almost 10 per cent year on year in November, and was down 3.4 per cent on a month earlier -
New construction orders hit six-month low
4-Jan-2013
Construction new orders fell at the sharpest pace in three years last month, while output hit a six-month low -
Housing starts to hit 115,000 in 2013, says RICS
14-Dec-2012
The housing market will pick up in 2013, with starts expected to edge up towards 115,000 in England -
Lend Lease profits boom 50 per cent
27-Nov-2012
Lend Lease’s construction profits in England and Wales rose 50 per cent in the 2012 financial year as staff numbers dropped by 500 -
Record project delays as cuts bite
5-Oct-2012
Neew research shos that two-thirds of projects have been delayed with start dates hit by funding pressures -
Foster sets up in Sao Paulo as Brits win Brazilian work
28-Sep-2012
British businesses have won £70 million of contracts for the 2014 World Cup and Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic games, the prime minister said today (28 September) -
Pinnacle build 'won't restart before Christmas'
21-Sep-2012
Work on KPF’s Pinnacle will not start up again before the end of the year, meaning the £800 million City tower will have stood less than half-built for almost 12 months -
Administrators take control of Mouchel
24-Aug-2012
Mouchel will take control after shareholders rejected a proposal to pass Mouchel to the banks. -
Lend Lease announces Dan Labbad replacement
22-Aug-2012
Lend Lease has appointed Skanska’s former head of infrastructure investment to replace Dan Labbad as chief executive officer in Europe, the Middle East and Africa -
Treasury guarantee scheme to ‘unlock’ 230 projects
19-Jul-2012
The Treasury is estimating that more than 230 projects could be ‘unlocked’ through its UK Guarantees scheme in the next three years -
Development Securities suffers £10.2m loss
April 2012
Development Securities has posted a £10.2 million pre-tax loss for the 14 months to February 2012. -
Private finance not the way forward, says Margaret Hodge
16-Feb-2012
The head of the committee that scrutinises government spending has said she no longer believes private finance should be used to fund public sector capital projects -
UK's £131bn PFI bill 'four times the value of assets'
8-Feb-2012
PFI had left the UK with £131 billion of future debt by 2009/10 – four times the value of the assets secured through the deals -
Hilson Moran directors stage £5 million management buy-out
5-Jan-2012
Engineering and environmental consultancy Hilson Moran has become independent after a management buyout backed by a private equity firm -
Battersea Power Station to go on sale early next year
21-Dec-2011
Batterseas Power Station is set to go on the market early in the new year, according to Wandsworth Borough Council. -
Housing crisis warning as planning permissions fall 10%
20-Dec-2011
Planning permissions dropped 10 per cent in the last quarter, potentially intensifying the country’s housing crisis, according to the Home Builders Federation -
Autumn Statement: £20bn of infra investment unlikely to fund new build
30-Nov-2011
New projects are unlikely to benefit from George Osborne’s £20 billion ‘memorandum of understanding’ with UK pension funds, it emerged yesterday -
Arcadis buys EC Harris
17-Oct-2011
Global consultancy Arcadis has bought project managing giant EC Harris in a move that will create a £1.45 billion turnover consultancy
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