Retail spend has experienced something of a mixed bag recently with some high street traders like Next seeing reasonable increases in profits alongside the supermarkets while French Connection and John Lewis are manning the barricades in the face of worsening figures....
I had a great opportunity to attend the From Bees to Best Practice event organised by BITC at the beautiful Temple Newson near Leeds. That’s me far right, dressed to kill! The purpose was serious though. The speaker from Leeds Beekeepers outlined the issues...
People usually fall into two categories – those who enjoy project meetings and those who hate them. Both sets of people are right. The opportunity to get together with the rest of the project team is one of the most valuable events that you can schedule, but...
If the futurologists are correct we are about to see a huge shift in how our buildings work. Cloud computing is still in the formative stages but I can see a trend developing that will eventually be able to replace the traditional model of tethered desktop working....
There is a some good news in the student accommodation sector as Unite PLC sign up to a joint venture with the Bahrainian Oasis Capital Bank. They will fund the development of three new student accommodation properties in London with a completed value of £194m. For...
All too often when we get carried away on a wave of enthusiasm for a new project but there are lots of traps for the unwary seeking a planning permission for their property. These five common pitfalls are all too easy to fall into, especially when you are...
