Mark Clare
Mark Clare was appointed group chief executive of Barratt Developments, the UK鈥檚 largest housebuilder, in October 2006. The company is the only major housebuilder to be awarded a Five Star rating for quality for the fourth successive year.聽 Previously managing director of Centrica鈥檚 British Gas Residential Energy operation, Mark joined British Gas in聽1994, becoming Centrica鈥檚 finance director in 1997聽and managing director of British Gas Residential Energy in 2002. He was a non-executive director of BAA until its acquisition. Mark is a member of the Government鈥檚 Green Construction Board and new Construction Leadership Council, and is a Trustee of the BRE Trust and the UK Green 好色先生TV Council. He also sits on the CBI Construction Council.聽
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好色先生TVThe road from hell
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好色先生TVNothing up our sleeves 鈥�
The fallout from Northern Rock has led to fear and mistrust in the housing market. So Barratt has decided to establish a more transparent relationship between itself and lenders, says Mark Clare
好色先生TVSo what if it鈥檚 raining?
Housebuilders need to look beyond the dismal economic weather and make arrangements for the future if they are to deliver 3 million zero-carbon, cost-effective homes by 2020.