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A contractor’s view on volatile prices

2022-01-21T07:00:00+00:00By Maurice Archer

Unpredictable labour and material costs are a huge risk to projects so you need effective mitigation plans

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New phase begins at Kier as confident Davies looks to future after travails of past

2022-01-19T07:00:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

News the firm is eyeing Tilbury Douglas shows how far business has come since nadir of 2018

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Ray O’Rourke going, Steve Pycroft leaving? Blimey!

2021-11-25T07:25:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

Two of the industry’s biggest personalities will be gone within months of each other

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We now have a serious skills crisis on our hands

2021-05-21T05:00:00+01:00By Victoria Short

Recruiters have too many vacancies and too few candidates. Randstad’s Victoria Short warns of a perfect storm engulfing construction

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Insurance pain in the supply chain

2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00By Rudi Klein

Professional indemnity insurance is a growing problem for subcontractors, yet clients and main contractors seem utterly blind

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It’s about time the industry embraced 30-day payment terms

2021-01-22T06:00:00+00:00

This week’s move by the government is an overdue one, says Beard chairman Mark Beard

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Covid risks are being shunted down the supply chain

2020-11-13T05:00:00+00:00By Rudi Klein

Subcontractors should beware of sneaky contractual clauses that force them to carry the bulk of all covid risk

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What motivates firms to do the right thing?

2020-10-27T05:00:00+00:00By Scott Sanderson

There is a clear moral argument for placing building safety above all else, but the business case is what will sway many, says PRP’s Scott Sanderson

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MMC will encourage more women into construction

2020-10-23T05:00:00+01:00By Rosa Turner Wood

A fixed workplace, flexible shift patterns and job security would all create a better gender balance in the industry, Rosa Turner Wood writes

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The changing language of construction

2020-10-13T05:00:00+01:00By Debbie Hobbs

ISG’s Debbie Hobbs picks out the latest jargon that says so much about rapidly evolving building practices

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Core 5 says ‘unrealistic’ for contractors to get rid of all risk as tenders head for double figure rises

2022-05-23T06:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Inflation could hit double figures by end of year, London QS admits

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Hinkley costs up £3bn as covid delays job by a year

2022-05-20T14:56:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Pandemic has meant half a million days lost in past two years

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Former Mace boss joins Taylor Wimpey board

2022-05-20T10:36:00+01:00By Joey Gardiner

Appointment comes amid build cost rises and after pressure from activist investor to ‘enhance’ non-executive team

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Building Manchester HS2 station underground ruled out because of £5bn price tag

2022-05-18T13:42:00+01:00By Daniel Gayne

MPs told that cost of dealing with protestors on project has topped £120m

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British Land confirms McAlpine set to start on £500m City tower later this year

2022-05-18T09:30:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Scheme at 2-3 Finsbury Avenue designed by Danish architect 3XN

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Keller says business blighted by materials shortages and inflation

2022-05-18T06:44:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

But ground engineer reports full year trading will be in line with expectations

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Carbon targets prompt rethink for Landsec on £400m London office makeover

2022-05-17T09:30:00+01:00By Dave Rogers1 comments

Developer redraws Portland House scheme to ‘materially reduce’ emissions

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Balfour says construction arm hitting margins target

2022-05-12T06:38:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Group’s order book close to £16bn

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Gove steps in and puts £400m plan to turn ITV studios into office complex on ice

2022-05-11T06:15:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Communities secretary has issued a notice preventing demolition work at 72 Upper Ground site ahead of possible call in

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Bam takes £40m Edinburgh fit out job

2022-05-11T06:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Deal understood to be firm’s largest ever of its type

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An interview with Alison Cox, London MD of Sir Robert McAlpine

2022-04-22T06:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

Alison Cox almost left the industry, fearing long hours would clash with having a young family. But she found a way back and is at the top of her game

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End of the road for red diesel: what construction firms need to know

2022-04-01T06:00:00+01:00By Carl Brown1 comments

From today red diesel will no longer be allowed in construction plant and machinery. What does this change mean for the industry?

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Midas is the latest in a long line of regional contractors to feel cash pinch

2022-02-11T07:00:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

Devon builder entering administration this week is a reminder of the perils smaller firms face

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Contractors salary survey 2022: A year of salary growth

2022-01-20T06:00:00+00:00By Jordan Marshall

Explore the key findings from this year’s survey

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ISG’s new boss on different thinking, growth aspirations - and more of the same

2022-01-12T06:00:00+00:00By Dave Rogers

Former bricklayer Matt Blowers has taken over from Paul Cossell at the top of the firm

Top 150

Top 150 contractors and housebuilders 2021: The league table

2021-12-17T06:00:00+00:00

See this year’s top 150 Contractors and housebuilders sortable league table

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We need neither feast nor famine but a steady diet of work: an interview with Andy Steele

2021-10-12T05:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

The new chairman of Build UK reckons construction’s business model is broken. He tells Dave Rogers what he thinks it will take to fix it – starting with greater certainty from government

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As Cleveland Bridge teeters on the brink, it will forever be associated with Wembley

2021-09-17T05:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

The firm might not be the biggest to go under, but its work on the stadium ensured that its name stayed in the headlines

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‘They’re now taking succession very seriously.’ Laing O’Rourke fires starting gun in race to replace Ray

2021-09-01T05:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

It’s a question that’s been asked for years and the firm’s founder seems to have come up with an answer

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NMCN faces crucial few weeks as bad news keeps on coming

2021-07-27T05:00:00+01:00By Dave Rogers

The recent announcement the firm was yet again revising its losses upwards for last year felt eerily familiar, writes Dave Rogers

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