Opinion – Page 81
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CommentCarillion’s collapse - a painful anomaly rather than a portent of doom
For Carillion’s 20,000 UK staff and its supply chain, the pain is only just beginning. But there is nothing to suggest that its failure will be an omen
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CommentLeader: Carillion's hubris
An interview with former Carillion boss John McDonough in in 2003 highlighed how Carillion’s set up was set to change from contractor to service provider. The irony, in hindsight, is striking, writes Tom Broughton
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CommentHansom: Taking stock
As the fallout from Carillion’s collapse continues to dominate the news, one of our contributors makes his voice heard (rather often in fact)
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CommentLess bureaucracy, more safety: overhauling the system that led to Grenfell
The Hackitt interim report makes no urgent recommendations on improving the standards of materials used on high-rise buildings - much, much more change needs to be in place
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CommentWhat the ‘Internet of Things’ means for corporate construction
With productivity, or lack thereof, costing businesses millions of pounds, now’s the time to take full advantage of all the benefits the IoT has to offer
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CommentWanted: a new paradigm for construction
Is construction stuck in an industrial lock in? Paul Mullet on why it can be difficult to implement digital change
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CommentLet's fasten our seatbelts
It’s tempting to chafe at constraint, but had project bank accounts been compulsory then the fallout from Carillion’s collapse could have been far less damaging
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CommentBoris’s bridge too far and other doomed grands projets
Boris Johnson’s mooted bridge to France joins a select club of the daftest schemes dreamt up by architects and engineers.
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: A winter chill
Small falls highlight the usual slowdown at the end of the year, but there were wildly different fortunes across the different construction sectors
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CommentBarometer: broadly flat figures
In an era of strong growth around the globe, the UK economic data should be less equivocal than it currently is
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CommentOperating on a knife edge
The recent and tragic news about Carillion underscores how many principle contractors are operating on knife-edge margins, says Build UK’s Mark Castle
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CommentLeader: A hell of a mess
Jobs, businesses and livelihoods are on the line. It’s time for the team picking over Carillion’s corpse to step up and find practical ways to safeguard the supply chain
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CommentHansom: Moving swiftly on
Change is the one constant, as we can see by the alarming churn of housing ministers, an uplifting first for Canadians and new uses for old RAF sites
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CommentLeading by principle
As Adonis and Heseltine have shown, a vital element of leadership is a refusal to toe the line – in our industry, we need such champions for change
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CommentCarillion: where do subcontractors stand?
Subcontractors are left counting the cost of Carillion’s demise - what steps should they take?
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CommentDon’t blame government – Carillion’s problems are its own
It’s Carillion’s bosses and ex-bosses who have real questions to answer
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Comment'Carillion rescue talks failed because of the pensions deficit'
The problems were so structural and so ingrained that others were dissuaded from coming in to rescue the contractor, says Richard Steer
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CommentPublic contracts and managing contractor insolvency
Re-negotiation of contract terms are essential, particularly for Carillion’s low-margin public sector contracts, writes Clyde Co’s David Hansom
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CommentCarillion, it was really worth nothing in the end
The fallout will continue for months, says analyst Alastair Stewart
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