All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 22
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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
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CommentA new way to make contracts greener
TLT and TCLP’s free contracting tool flags climate issues at all stages in the building lifecycle
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NewsAtkins and Faithful + Gould names to go as part of global rebrand
Historic marques to disappear under rejig by Canadian owner
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FeaturesThe challenge and opportunity of 15-year structural warranty
In the introduction to the four-part special experts and industry react to potential 15-year warranties
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NewsDfE’s ‘primarily visual’ RAAC surveys may have missed hidden flaws
Department officials resist MP’s attempts to get numbers of unsurveyed schools in testy committee hearing
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NewsT&T predicts ‘stubbornly high’ inflation as high interest offsets dropping demand
Consultant warns firms not to abandon long-term strategies
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NewsCovid bidding strategies persisting as contractors look to offset inflation risk, RLB finds
RLB tender price forecast said establishment of ‘non-standard’ approaches could favour larger firms
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NewsEducation sees spending boost in wake of RAAC crisis, as infrastructure falls
Spending on sector hit £700m in August, says Barbour ABI
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CommentHow to manage long-term illness: a legal guide
What are employers’ obligations to workers in relation to long-term sickness or disability?