Interviews

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 logistics contractor saw its profit…

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 swish London hotel bar. Nichol…

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 failures in the sector over…

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 between the Engineering Construction Industry…

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 beginnings – its 2002 purchase…

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 his current position as UK…

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 in its October budget.  …

Alex Vaughan has navigated significant transformations since becoming Costain’s CEO five years ago When Alex Vaughan first walked through Costain’s doors 34 years ago as a trainee quantity surveyor, he had no idea he would eventually be leading the organisation. “It’s been a series of adventures,” he recalls while visiting…

Clancy chief executive Matt Cannon has credited his firm’s focus on client and supplier relationships for its record revenue and profit. “As a private, family-owned business we’re absolutely not focused on top-line revenue growth,” he told Construction News. “We’re focused on delivering for our clients and making sure we work…

It is not the first and it will not be the last. But some good can come from ISG’s collapse last month, Caddick Construction managing director Paul Dodsworth tells Construction News. When ISG went under, taking retentions, jobs and any semblance of certainty for many with it, Dodsworth took to…