All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 41
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NewsCurrie & Brown poaches Arcadis veteran in latest exec refresh
Ex-Arcadis partner to head up project management business
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NewsWSP makes double acquisition from Capita worth £60m
Deals will take consultant’s UK workforce to 9,000
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NewsBouygues revenue up in half-year results
Growing order intake at rail arm driven by UK contract
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CommentEssential law: Defects, part three
In the third article of the essential law series to look at the topic of defects, Chris Hadnutt explains whether an employer may be obliged to ask the original contractor to return to site to rectify its defects
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NewsRICS reports gloomy outlook in commercial real estate as interest hikes hit
More than half of survey respondents expect downturn
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NewsTrade body could make demolition firms sign anti-collusion declaration
National Federation of Demolition Contractors plans moves to restore trust after CMA found 10 firms had colluded to rig bids worth £150m
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CommentCompany liability for safety breaches by individuals
Do failings by individuals place organisations in breach of their health and safety duties?
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NewsBreedon boosts profit 29% after passing on cost increases
Materials producer expects earnings to be at the ‘top-end’ of market expectations
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NewsVolatile energy prices set to disrupt winter product supply, says CLC
Transport issues also affecting supply of some imported goods
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CommentA key costs ruling post Grenfell
This landmark decision offers at last some firm judicial guidance for the hundreds of cases arising in the wake of Grenfell
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NewsStaff made redundant as offsite specialist Mid Group collapses
Administrators looking to transfer contracts to other firms
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CommentCan collateral warranties be adjudicated?
The case of Abbey vs Simply Construction brought up the question of whether adjudication can apply to a collateral warranty
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NewsConstruction output expected to slow
CPA downgrades forecasts for this year and next as inflation and lower growth take their toll
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NewsKPMG slapped with huge fine over Carillion audit
Former staff also punished for misleading regulator
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NewsMaterial and labour costs sent subbies under, say administrators
Fireclad and Harrison Jorge sank after client on loss-making contract refused to increase prices
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NewsRICS calls on ministers to drop planned powers to investigate governance
Institution wants government to abandon plans to “avoid duplication” with its own proposed five-yearly reviews
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FeaturesConstruction is bucking gloomy predictions, but for how long?
Recent statistics show remarkable sector resilience but experts warn the squeeze on firms’ finances is set to tighten
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CommentClimate committee seeks more regulation
Several of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations for further government action concern the built environment
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NewsNew youth think tank to tackle construction’s ‘alarming’ early career retention rate
Group to be led by board of placement students
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CommentContract clauses for the climate
The Chancery Lane Project brings together lawyers to draft contract clauses that incentivise climate positive practice