Roxane McMeeken

Responsible for global website and newsletter, international content in magazine and online, weekly news analysis feature, small business issues, Top 250 Consultants league tables, salary surveys, young people in construction.

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020 7560 4408
Email:
roxane.mcmeeken@ubm.com
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    The Chinese are coming

    2015-12-03T06:00:00

    With Chinese developers becoming a prominent fixture in UK construction, what must firms here do to compete with the Chinese contractors they bring with them

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    Crossing the line

    2015-08-28T07:00:00

    With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn’t get caught out?

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    How to be a Green Deal assessor

    2013-06-21T06:00:00

    What’s involved in working as a Green Deal assessor, what training is required and what skills are needed? Read on to find out

  • GCF
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    Global Clients Group: Does going green pay off?

    2012-11-16T00:00:00

    The second of our Global Clients Group series looks at the links between sustainability and commercial value

  • Special report
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    Insurance special report: BIM

    2012-10-26T00:00:00

    The rise of collaboration software has created a lot of questions for insurers - not least how to divide up and assign blame if anything goes wrong

  • Special report
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    Insurance special report: Trade credit

    2012-10-26T00:00:00

    Trade credit insurance has returned to construction, having all but disappeared just when it was needed most. So do today’s new policies offer a good deal for firms?

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    The Global Clients Group

    2012-10-19T00:00:00

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV and Ecobuild seek to capture the knowledge of the world’s most sustainable clients

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    It's not easy being globally green

    2012-10-19T00:00:00

    Roxane McMeeken examines the problems facing multinational clients trying to employ the same tough sustainability standards from Brazil to Bangalore

  • Network
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    Consultants in the regions: Two-speed Britain

    2012-10-12T00:00:00

    Can consultants afford to keep their regional offices open?

  • Top 150
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    Top 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2012

    2012-07-27T00:00:00

    Who’s thriving and who’s merely surviving this year? Our interactive tables reveal all …

  • Good Empoyer Guide 2011
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    The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Good Employer Guide: Pathfinders

    2011-11-25T00:00:00

    If companies are to navigate through the downturn and out the other side, they need to make some crucial strategic and staffing decisions. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV asks some of the most forward-thinking firms where they’re heading and how

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    The 2011 contractors' salary guide

    2011-09-16T00:00:00

    Frozen salaries have got many looking to change jobs, according to this year’s contractor salary survey compiled by Hays Construction. So what’s the outlook for those who have forgotten what a pay rise is? ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV peers into the distance for a glimmer of hope

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    Qatar's World Cup will be a logistical nightmare

    2011-01-27T23:47:00

    Qatar spend millions on PR to secure the 2022 World Cup, now it needs to spend billions on construction to make it happen

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    Making client relationships work

    2010-12-10T00:00:00

    Clients, being generally large and with sharp teeth, have been pushing their weight around since the recession began. But despite some dangerous swipes of the procurement tail, many have come to realise that they need contractors just as much as contractors need them

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    Top 250 Consultants 2010: The Hungry Years

    2010-10-08T00:00:00

    The year’s tables of the UK biggest consultants show that many of them have too many mouths to feed, which means they will face painful choices in the next 12 months. Roxane McMeeken looks at how they got into this position. To accompany the tables, which are will , we ...

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    Designing utopia: Architects on top

    2010-10-01T00:00:00

    Architects looking for bigger projects and a more powerful role (yes, that’s you) should be talking to clients in emerging markets where they may well be put at the top of the tree. But they can’t climb there all by themselves

  • Jennifer Deeney
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    After Kieron: Campaigning for better site safety

    2010-10-01T00:00:00

    Monday 9 August 2004 is a date Jennifer Deeney will never forget. It was when her husband Kieron died in an accident on a construction site - 13 weeks after they were married. Since then she’s been campaigning for better site safety - and a calendar of naked women ...

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    Question time for Cameron

    2010-09-24T00:00:00

    The Tory conference is going to be subjected to minute scrutiny in the hope that ministers will fill in some of the many blanks in policy. Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken list the most important

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    Hays 2010 salary guide: Do we have to fight about it?

    2010-09-24T00:00:00

    There’s no way to sugarcoat this: contractors’ pay is down and benefits are under threat, too. Roxane McMeeken looks at the figures in the Hays 2010 salary survey and asks how employers and employees can stick together through the hard times

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    QS salaries fall by up to 8%

    2010-09-23T16:21:00

    Salaries for construction professionals have fallen across the board with site agents suffering drops of 14% over the last year

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