CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 17, 2012 Cushman & Wakefield The commercial real estate services firm has announced that James Meikle will transfer from its Europe, Middle East and Africa corporate occupier and investor services team to head up occupier representation. He will specialise in advising City and Canary Wharf occupiers. Meikle previously ran Cushman & Wakefield’s office leasing business in Milan. [...]
Walkie Talkie to tower ahead November 10, 2011 LAND Securities’ Walkie Talkie will be the first of the City’s skyscrapers to be completed in 2014, taking advantage of a squeeze in new office space to attract prospective tenants, chief executive Francis Salway said yesterday. The developer is pressing ahead with the 37-storey tower on Fenchurch Street in a joint venture with the Canary [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 13, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Canary Wharf claims high ground on City Canary Wharf will finally come of age over the next two months when the UK’s “new” financial centre overtakes the traditional City of London as the biggest employer of bankers in Europe. According to Financial Times research, the transfer of 8,000 jobs by US bank JPMorgan [...]
Introducing the Awards’ sponsors August 7, 2012 Lexus Lexus enjoys a global reputation for innovation, performance and the highest standards of quality, reflected in its multiple awards for customer service and satisfaction. Within the highly competitive luxury car market it has led the world in developing refined and efficient hybrid power models and has pioneered advanced technologies for exceptional safety, handling and [...]
Canary Wharf plans to build new offices September 22, 2011 THE developer of Canary Wharf aims to double the size of the estate over the next decade on the back of an expected long-term shortage of prime office space. The expansion of the financial centre will help it meet the extra 100,000 passengers created when Crossrail is up and running, said Canary Wharf Group (CWG), [...]
Champagne sunset Friday night at Tower Bridge June 17, 2012 THE CITY is magical at night,” says Stella Ioannou, Project Director of Celebrate the City. She’s right, of course. The London skyline is among the most recognisable anywhere in the world and its finest rooftops and spires – from the dome of St Paul’s to the tip of the Gherkin – are clustered in and [...]
Extreme tech: Atos sees Olympics exposure as a real-time showcase June 26, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 30 DAYS TO GO Q What’s your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A We’ve been involved since Barcelona in 1992. We became a worldwide IT partner in 2001, and we’re committed through to Rio in 2016. There’s two reasons why it works. I think the [...]
Get fit… and make a difference too April 2, 2012 FIT IN THE CITY Picture the scene: it’s 6.30pm on a Wednesday evening at the Reebok Sports Club and instead of being full of weary looking execs wishing they were in the pub, the reception is buzzing with an eager group of runners about to head out to a local community garden to enjoy a [...]
Get fit… and make a difference too April 2, 2012 FIT IN THE CITY Picture the scene: it’s 6.30pm on a Wednesday evening at the Reebok Sports Club and instead of being full of weary looking execs wishing they were in the pub, the reception is buzzing with an eager group of runners about to head out to a local community garden to enjoy a [...]
Saha: I’m playing for my Spurs future April 26, 2012 4 Goals scored by Saha, who has made just six starts for Spurs TOTTENHAM’S Louis Saha admits he could be forced out of the club in the summer, just four months after his arrival, but is nevertheless desperate to ensure they claim the Champions League spot he insists they deserve. The much-travelled French striker only [...]