All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 26
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Carillion finance chief gets 12-year director ban
Richard Adam caused firm to “rely on false and misleading financial information” for its 2015 and 2016 financial statements, says Insolvency Service
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Comment
An adjudicator should deal with defects disputes, not the New Homes Ombudsman
This New Homes Ombudsman is a notion that’s all well and good, but its powers should not extend into defects disputes
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Rydon sets aside £27m for Grenfell civil claims settlement as losses mount
Turnover plunged by more than half last year as construction arm pulls out of design and build market
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AHMM cutting staff numbers as projects stall
Practice blames move on “current economic circumstances” and jobs being put on hold
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Former Carillion finance chief banned as director for 11 years
Khan was fired from doomed contractor shortly before its collapse in 2018
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McLaren moves construction HQ to Canary Wharf
Move will see London and South businesses brought under one roof
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Construction product code body hires new boss
Amanda Long to oversee drive to ensure construction product claims are backed up by evidence
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Firms chasing lots on £140m of fire safety frameworks
Work to include risk assessments and cladding remediation
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All members of RICS standards and regulation board resign
Walkout follows governing council move to transfer responsibilities to newly created knowledge and practice committee
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RICS outlines its version of events on standards and regulation board resignations
Q&A published on institution’s website claims to explain why entire board walked out following row over responsibilities rejig
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Comment
Smarter IT choices are needed to stay ahead of the ESG curve
The impact of construction on climate change has prompted widespread adoption of more sustainable design and build practices. Keith Ali, MD at Creative ITC, considers how better working practices can help firms meet their ESG targets
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London out of world’s 10 most expensive cities to build in, says T&T
UK markets overtaken by secondary cities in America
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HMRC urged to re-open helpline as subbies complain of more tax disruption
Self-assessment helpline temporarily ditched as tax body trials new approach
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Essential law: Termination, part three
As part of our essential law series, Sara Cunningham discusses how a right to terminate can be lost
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Greater data transparency could enable skills revolution, says ISG report
Contractor calls for open-source approach to planning data
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They used to call me ‘sir’ on site: Buro Happold’s Sarah Prichard on her journey to the top
For International Women in Engineering Day, one of the sector’s only female MDs talks about tossing coins, working in the Middle East and where the sector goes from here
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New homes can (and must) be delivered with nature in mind
A ‘habitat-first’ development in west London aims to emphasise the importance of enhancing and protecting wildlife in and around our schemes, writes Marcus Bate of Mount Anvil
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HS2 begins assembling UK’s first offsite viaduct as cost of delays revealed
Phasing delays estimated to cost taxpayer £366m
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Groundworks firm could take £2m hit if Ilke collapses
£98m turnover Tamdown is working on two jobs for troubled modular specialist
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Adjudicator fees: paying the piper ahead of the tune
Adjudicators demand payment up front for good reason – but it’s not a lien, as those aren’t allowed. They should be