All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 19
-
Ӱ
Tate appoints contractor behind National Portrait facelift for £30m Liverpool museum revamp
Northern Irish firm Gilbert-Ash will start on site next year
-
Ӱ
Mother to sue RJ McLeod over son’s manhole death
Glasgow contractor facing civil case after 10-year-old Shea Ryan entered site through unsecured fence
-
Comment
We are boxed in by bonds and the chancellor’s promises
Jeremy Hunt’s success in calming financial markets with the autumn statement leaves a lot of unanswered questions observes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
-
Comment
Industry should look in the mirror: Laing O’Rourke’s losses do no one any good
A personal disaster for the UK’s biggest private contractor is also a window into where contracting seems to be right now, writes Dave Rogers
-
Comment
Report on adjudication reveals growing popularity but also demand for change
A new report on statutory adjudication reveals most survey respondents want redacted decisions published and a quarter suspect adjudicator bias
-
Ӱ
Nottingham City Council declares itself ‘bankrupt’ over £23m budget black hole
Council also issued a section 114 notice two years ago when it unlawfully used housing revenue funds to support other finances
-
Ӱ
Construction output recovered to pre-covid level last year, fresh ONS data says
But sector was biggest contributor to number of insolvencies among UK businesses
-
Comment
Adjudication: it isn’t always pay now, argue later
The loser in an adjudication case can seek a stay of payment if it plans to appeal and the winner is financially unstable
-
Ӱ
Currie & Brown lands work on job to build new college for St Andrews university
Wilkinson Eyre hired as lead architect on Madras New College scheme last year
-
Comment
PFI project handbacks to the public sector – what we’ve learned so far
The first wave of handbacks give clear pointers for the rest of the PFI projects due to be handed back over the next few years
-
Comment
Understanding the JCT Young Professionals Group
The group combines JCT’s history of leadership and collaboration to support the next generation of construction industry leaders
-
Comment
Defining ‘without predudice’ in construction contracts
The case of AZ vs BY casts light on the principle of without-prejudice privilege and its importance
-
Comment
Adapting procurement for a volatile market
Market volatility and economic headwinds have shifted industry focus towards dealing with the immediacy of that uncertainty, but we should not forget about longer-term solutions too, says Paul Beeston of RLB
-
Comment
Let’s build the future with some creative thinking on skills
Technological progress means we now need wider skill-sets than ever before if we are to meet the demands on the sector, writes Patricia Moore of Turner & Townsend
-
Ӱ
Hunt slashes taxes as OBR sharply downgrades growth forecast
Relief allowing firms to claim back cost of investments to be made permanent
-
Comment
How firms can achieve net zero without breaking the bank
The use of localised supply chains should become mandatory if we are to reduce industry emissions, Neeral Shah of Yardlink says
-
Ӱ
Landsec’s City tower gets green light from planners
Heritage groups said Fletcher Priest scheme at 55 Old Broad Street would “engulf” listed bath house at base
-
-
Comment
Will the Procurement Act 2023 really transform public procurement?
We now have the tools we need to make procurement fit for purpose, we all have a responsbibility to ensure this transformation happens, write Rebecca Rees
-
Ӱ
Murphy pays out to sacked workers following months-long union dispute
Bust-up ends after undisclosed compensation agreement