Interviews

Outgoing capital projects director for the British Airports Authority Steve Morgan has told Construction News that the delay to a decision on Heathrow’s third runway made his decision to leave easier.

The Federation of Master Builder’s chief executive could be forgiven for having a gloomy outlook on the industry given the dozens of companies going bust each month, the negative publicity generated by cowboy builders and a lack of public knowledge about the forthcoming Green Deal.

As new chief construction adviser Peter Hansford prepares to take up his role in December, the industry will ask what new ideas he will bring and what strategy changes are afoot.