June Embury, director, sees evidence of the office evolution Earlier this week we said that the future of office work no longer meant having to work in an office. With many office-based tasks being compatible with working from home, why bother with the hassle of a long commute? Take away the expense of that journey […]
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A big fat zero
Jane Embury looks at the shared imperative of reducing carbon emissions Reducing and eliminating carbon emissions is a core government policy. Its aim is to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. The government also recently announced £4 billion in green investment, creating up to a quarter of a million new green jobs. The investment is […]
New threat, old threat
Jane Embury looks at a threat that hasn’t gone away It’s been a year dominated by Covid-19. Not least, its impact on lives lost, jobs lost and social dislocation. But while the pandemic may be on the retreat, not everybody’s mind has been concentrated on the things that really matter. UK counter-terrorism chiefs have revealed […]
Darwin and the High Street
Jane Embury takes a look at the High Street It’s been a kind of Darwinism, but with shops rather than living things. Shops closing for good all over the country, including the likes of Debenhams and Arcadia, owner of Topshop, among others. Topshop had 300 stores. The growth of online shopping was bad enough, but […]
Offices and what to do with them
Pete Hammond, senior estimator, looks at what the future might hold for the new office environment. As vaccines are rolled out, we can finally see an end to Covid-19. But as we’ve said, the new reality won’t be the same as the old reality. Many of us have become used to working from home. Employers […]
