All Comment articles – Page 117
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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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CommentLegal: Who gets the money?
When a main contractor goes bust, can the courts assume that the employer has set up a retention fund for subcontractors – even when it has not?
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CommentLegal: Dissecting delay
Tony Bingham recommends two new books for 2018. Both deal with delay and disruption in construction, but in very different ways
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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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CommentLegal: Carillion - no turning back
It’s time for a radical rethink on payment security and procurement, says Rudi Klein – the Carillion business model is bust
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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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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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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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CommentLegal blog: What should Carillion subcontractors do next?
Firms owed money by the failed contractor need to act quickly to have any hope of recovering any money
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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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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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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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CommentLegal: BIM - it's what you do with it
Peter Hibberd cautions that BIM’s effectiveness in preventing disputes depends on good practice in tackling known issues
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CommentLegal: Carillion and a shift in risk
Given that Carillion’s abandoned contracts have been partly blamed for its demise, any firms that pick these up should ensure they renegotiate the risk balance before signing a deal
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CommentChelsea FC: Shining a light on neighbourly rights
Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s decision has implications for Rights to Light
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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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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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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