Posts under ‘2012’

Work has stopped on as many as 142 skyscraper projects around the world, or 11 per cent of a total of 1,324.
The figures come from Emporis, a German company which tracks development worldwide.
“When everybody’s feeling buoyant and they all think they’re going to be billionaires overnight, that’s when these ‘biggest’ plans come about. If you get [...]

The Federation of Master Builders has said  that the construction industry could see 90,000 people made redundant in the first half of 2009.

The body has polled its members on redundancies, finding that over half of its members are set to make people redundant in the first half of 2009.
 
Read more at http://www.cnplus.co.uk/News/2009/01/fmb_firms_to_make_90000_redundant_in_first_half_of_2009.html

UK contractor Osborne has named David Fison, ex boss of Skanska, as its new chief executive.
He was CEO of Skanska from 2002 until July 2008 and has previously held senior management positions at Balfour Beatty.
Read more at http://www.cnplus.co.uk/News/2009/01/osborne_appoints_fison_as_chief_executive.html

The construction industry will not to start grow again as a whole for four years, according to the latest forecast from the Construction Products Association.
Read more at http://www.cnplus.co.uk/News/2009/01/construction_industry_set_for_three_year_decline.html

David Fison, former chief executive of Skanska, has been appointed to the board of the Olympic Delivery Authority
 
Read more at http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regions/london/news/2009/01/david_fison_appointed_to_oda_board.html