All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 35
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CommentMitigating supply chain insolvency risk
Careful contract negotiation can limit the potential damage from insolvency in a construction firm’s supply chain
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CommentThere’s a laboratory on your street: how science is bringing discovery back to our cities
Demand for dedicated laboratory space in the heart of communities and urban areas is growing rapidly, Arup’s Tim Fry writes
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NewsLaing O’Rourke hires electric car engineer for innovation role
Ex-Polestar product chief says construction has much to learn from automotive
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NewsMcLaughlin & Harvey picked to build £50m Wolverhampton learning campus
Scheme is joint development between council and local college
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CommentWhen a final account certificate is far from final
A dispute about the final account on a Scottish school got murkier and murkier – not to mention ever costlier
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NewsHousebuilders hit back at ‘anti-development’ building safety levy
Representatives of homebuilders say the government is punishing ‘innocent’ firms for the failures of ‘the few’
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NewsIn pictures: New look at designs for HS2 Euston station
Latest images come ahead of community consultation beginning next week
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NewsContractors getting squeezed as main contract awards slump
Awards for schemes under £100m have fallen by 15% in three months, new study finds
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NewsICE poaches Cabinet Office official for director general job
Janet Young had been in government role less than a year
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CommentFight with housebuilders on the cards as Gove goes back to the future
The re-appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary is likely to mean the return of fraught discussions about building safety costs
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CommentPower is shifting to subcontractors
With suppliers in a better position to call the shots on contract terms, the industry must recalibrate its approach to risk management
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NewsPlans to replace CE mark with UK version have ‘absolutely no benefit’, trade body chief tells government
Government department overseeing introduction of new certification rules accused of ‘radio silence’
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CommentThe Conservatives have punished the self-employed
Draconian and flawed off-payroll working rules must be reformed if Rishi Sunak is to have any prospect of winning over a crucial part of the electorate
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NewsBidding open on £1bn Pagabo refurb framework
Framework consultant recently introduced mental health clauses into procurement documents
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NewsConstruction firms sweat on Shapps’ CE mark decision with rival department to have final say on move
Business secretary said yesterday existing mark will stay in place until 2025 but approval for industry rests with DLUHC
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NewsWeeks after saying it wouldn’t budge, government tells firms they can use CE mark for another two years
Replacement scheme won’t come into force until 2025, three years after it was supposed to be up and running
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FeaturesIn business with Galliford Try’s Bill Hocking: ‘There are some things that just have to carry on’
The talk is of the longest recession in 100 years but for all that, Galliford Try chief executive Bill Hocking cannot contain his optimism. Dave Rogers went to meet him
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CommentWhat causes construction disputes today?
Conflict over contract interpretation has become far less of a problem on UK construction projects – but design errors are still the leading cause of disputes, shows new research
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CommentFor so many reasons, we must focus on the ‘green crap’ now
David Cameron famously said the UK had other priorities and Rishi Sunak was initially reluctant to travel to COP27. Our leaders really have no choice but to take action on climate change, says Thomas Lane