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Welcome to my new blog
Welcome to my new blog which builds on my BBC Blog. After a few years of contributing to the BBC blog and following the sale of Television Centre, I have embarked on a new phase of my career which has lead me to decide to start afresh with my blogging. I do hope you...
TVC The Next Chapter
Last Friday the BBC completed on the BBC Television Centre. Rather than the expected sell out the deal will see the legacy protected. As Caroline Thomson said, this deal will bring about a new creative hub for West London where Stanhope Plc will work in partnership...
Cost savings at Broadcasting House increase to £736m
Monday’s FT reported on the progress the BBC is making in driving out greater cost savings from the property portfolio. The new look Broadcasting House which is now receiving its first round of occupiers will be fully operational by March 2013. By taking advantage of...
Showing our spots and raising lots
Followers of this blog will know that every year the BBC ONE Workplace team goes above and beyond to raise as much money as possible for BBC Children in Need. I can announce that since 2006, we have raised a staggering HALF A MILLION pounds! Our 2011 campaign is in...
One Workplace and One Water
If you didn’t see the BBC Two programme Liquid Gold on Tuesday night, it's worth a look. The programme was all about the bottled water industry and featured One Water. It's staggering to see how this market place has grown beyond all expectations and I learned lot of...
Agility @ Work – the debate continues
I recently had the opportunity to attend a two day summit with my peers from 15 large organisations from across the world. It wasn't your typical conference, but more of a highly focused series of workshops designed to achieve real insight on how we can add value to...
Another big milestone for Broadcasting House
n Monday I watched as Land Securities and Bovis Lend Leasehanded over the keys for the BBC's new building - BH Phase II. In a simple but important procedure a group of 19 people received formal confirmation that the 89,000M2 building was officially finished and the...
One Water – Looking beyond what we see
I have been meaning to write up my final reflections on my recent trip to Malawi for some time and was prompted when somebody recently asked me why I made the trip and why I support this activity. Rather than going into a full blown discussion about the rationale,...
Suggestions for the British Property Industry
Last Tuesday I participated in a discussion panel at the British Property Federation's annual conference. The theme for the day was 'New Perspectives' and I contributed to a debate about the Landlord and Tenant Relationship. I thought it may be interesting to talk...
We are changing lives
Every now and then fate deals us a good card. Excellent sales of One Water across BBC catering outlets up to March mean that a third play pump can be set up to help communities in Malawi. One Water also has money left over to get well on the way to purchasing a fourth...