Interviews: Construction News Talks by Top Construction Industry Figures https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:17:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Interviews: Construction News Talks by Top Construction Industry Figures https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data NASC boss: untroubled at the top https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/nasc-boss-untroubled-at-the-top-29-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/nasc-boss-untroubled-at-the-top-29-04-2025/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:17:36 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=516872 After a series of roles in various sectors, Clive Dickin found his rhythm by returning to construction In 2017, National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) boss Clive Dickin was struggling to relax on a beach in the south of France. Following a spate of terrorism…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/nasc-boss-untroubled-at-the-top-29-04-2025/feed/ 0 Bible study: how Wates is optimising its business https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/bible-study-how-wates-is-optimising-its-business-14-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/bible-study-how-wates-is-optimising-its-business-14-04-2025/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:45:53 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=518578 Main contractor Wates may have posted record turnover in 2024 – plus a pre-tax profit for the 25th consecutive year – but its chief executive isn’t resting on his laurels. Speaking to Construction News on 8 April after Wates released its financial results for the…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/bible-study-how-wates-is-optimising-its-business-14-04-2025/feed/ 0 Seddon warns of training trouble https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/interviews/seddon-warns-of-training-trouble-10-03-2025/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:17:29 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=514693 Director Nicola Hodkinson says changes to employers’ NI and the minimum wage will not help the skills crisis Nicola Hodkinson is not happy.This April brings a double whammy of costs for contractors, with increases in both employer national insurance contributions and the minimum wage. In…

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]]> How small projects grew Glencar’s bottom line https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/interviews/how-small-projects-grew-glencars-bottom-line-04-03-2025/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:55:27 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=515217 Its founders may be used to winning £100m-plus projects, but Glencar’s swift rise is down to jobs worth less than £10m Glencar’s latest annual results, released in January, revealed higher pre-tax profit from stable turnover for the year to 30 September 2024. The industrial and…

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]]> Better together: a decade of Build UK https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/interviews/better-together-a-decade-of-build-uk-24-02-2025/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:00:11 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=514917 A decade after her organisation was formed, Build UK boss Suzannah Nichol on the challenges and rewards of representing both main and sub-contractors I meet Build UK chief executive Suzannah Nichol, along with her long-serving deputy Jo Fautley, over a cup of tea in a…

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]]> Reds10 chair: Searching for the Holy Grail of productivity https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/interviews/reds10-chair-searching-for-the-holy-grail-of-productivity-06-02-2025/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:46:03 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=512218 Reds10 chairman Paul Ruddick is on a mission to make modular work better for everyone Offsite production could enable the construction industry to crack its productivity problem – but getting it off the ground has proven easier said than done, given the string of business…

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]]> Mark Farmer on why Construction Industry Training Board reform is needed https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/mark-farmer-on-why-construction-industry-training-board-reform-is-needed-30-01-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/mark-farmer-on-why-construction-industry-training-board-reform-is-needed-30-01-2025/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:06:18 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=513393 Mark Farmer’s review of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) was released today (30 January). In an interview with Construction News, he explains his recommendations, and why improving quality is important in driving up the number of people employed in construction. You recommend a merger…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/skills/mark-farmer-on-why-construction-industry-training-board-reform-is-needed-30-01-2025/feed/ 2 Why a US private equity firm snapped up Lendlease UK https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/interviews/why-a-us-private-equity-firm-snapped-up-lendlease-uk-27-01-2025/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:31:49 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=512819 A senior executive at Atlas Holdings reveals the reason behind the purchase and the future plans for the contractor A greyscale photo of papermaking machinery hangs on the wall of Atlas Holdings’ UK office in the heart of Mayfair. It illustrates the private equity firm’s…

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]]> Hands across the sea: The career journey of Sisk’s COO https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/interviews/hands-across-the-sea-the-career-journey-of-sisks-ceo-09-12-2024/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:12:59 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=510178 Sisk COO Steven McGee reflects on his varied career on both sides of the Irish Sea Steven McGee’s journey in construction bears out the adage that variety is the spice of life. His career spanned a range of roles and responsibilities until he took up…

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]]> Plant-hire association seeks solutions to triple threat https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/plant-hire-association-seeks-solutions-to-triple-threat-02-12-2024/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:39:42 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=510375 Plant hire firms are facing a triple threat of tax pressures, road regulations and mental health concerns, an industry trade body leader has told Construction News. Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) chief executive Steven Mulholland reiterated opposition to changes in inheritance tax thresholds announced by the government…

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