All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 32
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NewsSurge in covid loan defaults suggests more insolvencies are coming, accountant warns
Number of construction firms which have defaulted on bounceback loans has jumped by 40% in a year, according to Price Bailey
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NewsConstruction output slumps during rainy July
Slowdown driven by fall in repair and maintenance work
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NewsStepnell turns down work to stay in black
Regional contractor has tightened up controls after being hit with problem jobs four years ago
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NewsAtkins and Faithful + Gould names to go as part of global rebrand
Historic marques to disappear under rejig by Canadian owner
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CommentA new way to make contracts greener
TLT and TCLP’s free contracting tool flags climate issues at all stages in the building lifecycle
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FeaturesThe challenge and opportunity of 15-year structural warranty
In the introduction to the four-part special experts and industry react to potential 15-year warranties
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NewsDfE’s ‘primarily visual’ RAAC surveys may have missed hidden flaws
Department officials resist MP’s attempts to get numbers of unsurveyed schools in testy committee hearing
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NewsT&T predicts ‘stubbornly high’ inflation as high interest offsets dropping demand
Consultant warns firms not to abandon long-term strategies
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NewsCovid bidding strategies persisting as contractors look to offset inflation risk, RLB finds
RLB tender price forecast said establishment of ‘non-standard’ approaches could favour larger firms
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NewsEducation sees spending boost in wake of RAAC crisis, as infrastructure falls
Spending on sector hit £700m in August, says Barbour ABI
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CommentHow to manage long-term illness: a legal guide
What are employers’ obligations to workers in relation to long-term sickness or disability?
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NewsBirmingham council declares itself effectively bankrupt
Europe’s largest local authority freezes all new spending after being hit by a £760m bill to settle equal pay claims
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NewsRAAC repairs to come from existing DfE funds
Sunak cut repair budget against department advice, DfE chief claims
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CommentDefective premises ruling likely to lead to increase in claims
Whether developers are owed duties under the Defective Premises Act – a point long uncertain in the courts – has been clarified
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CommentBeware - some things only a solicitor can do
A claims consultant got on the wrong side of the law – risking prison – by getting a tad too far into the legalities
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NewsCommodity input prices falling from last year’s highs, says Linesight report
Irish firm predicts exponential growth in data centre market
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NewsMid Group administrators given extra six months to investigate firm’s transactions
Cowgills say collapsed offsite builder’s transactions “require further investigation”
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NewsProfit falls at Costain as revenue holds steady
Restructuring costs brought profit down in first half, firm says