All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 19
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CommentCase in focus: An unusual judgment in a multi-party PFI fire defects dispute
Ted Lowery looks at the recent Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust vs Hadfield Healthcare Partnerships Ltd & Ors case
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NewsISG wins £150m prisons work
Contractor will deliver new prison places at three existing facilities
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FeaturesDeveloping a sense of trust: What could warranty reform mean for scheme viabilitiy?
For housebuilders and developers, the mandating of increased warranties could drive up costs. But if they respond with an improved focus on quality, there will be benefits in the form of enhanced reputations and greater trust from homebuyers. Jordan Marshall reports
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CommentTemporary finality in adjudication: Why you must pay now, argue later
A case where timing was all – from the temporary finality of the adjudicator’s decisions to the interim account dates
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NewsCurrie & Brown boosts infrastructure team with promotion and new hires
Company veteran becomes national head of division
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NewsGovernment Property Agency appoints Ofwat exec as new COO
Lisa Commane takes up position next month
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CommentAssessing the Building Safety Act's new product safety regime
Does the Building Safety Act adequately address the issues around construction product regulation?
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NewsSummer slump sees main contract awards fall by 37%
Most sectors saw fewer starts than a year ago, gloomy Glenigan report finds
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FeaturesTesting times ahead: What could warranty reform mean for product testing and manfacturing ?
Product manufacturers are beset with uncertainties over the the new safety regime. Will products need to be retested for extended durability? Will the testing backlog worsen as a result? And how will regulatory changes on warranties impact a sector already undergoing major change? Jordan Marshall reports
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NewsLabour refuse to confirm HS2 support as Sunak sharpens axe
Prime minister’s ‘mind made up’ on Euston and northern phase
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NewsUniversity of Southampton wants contractor for £150m job
Four-storey building is first phase of wider redevelopment
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FeaturesOptimism amid uncertainty: Experts and industry react to potential 15-year warranties
Revised mandatory warranty periods will undoubtedly have an impact on the sector, but what exactly do industry stakeholders expect to result from the changes? LABC Warranty carried out a survey to find out
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NewsUnite targets Murphy business partners in dispute over sacked workers
Contractor denies accusations of union busting
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NewsEast Sussex contractor files administration notice
Westridge Construction had a turnover of £64m in the year to 2022
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NewsKier prepares for first dividend payment in half a decade as turnover and profit grows
Firm on course to correct net debt position in matter of years, says chief
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NewsSurge in covid loan defaults suggests more insolvencies are coming, accountant warns
Number of construction firms which have defaulted on bounceback loans has jumped by 40% in a year, according to Price Bailey
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NewsConstruction output slumps during rainy July
Slowdown driven by fall in repair and maintenance work
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NewsStepnell turns down work to stay in black
Regional contractor has tightened up controls after being hit with problem jobs four years ago