All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 38
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FeaturesPassive fire protection: do we need a new construction discipline?
Tier one contractors have come together to warn they may not be able to give assurances that passive fire protection in designs comply with new regulations. Do we need a new approach?
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NewsMore work needed to persuade young people to take construction T-levels, minister admits
Take-up of new technical qualifications still far behind BTECs
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FeaturesRockwool releases technical bulletin providing compliance guidance for insulated upstand boards
The bulletin also provides the finished product’s subsequent Euroclass reaction-to-fire rating
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NewsConstruction output drops as UK economy returns to growth
Bad weather in January blamed for weakest performance since last June
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CommentCentralised pool of experts could solve local authority planning crisis
A bold, fresh approach is needed to tackle the shortcomings of a system under so much strain that it is damaging the sector and wider economy
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FeaturesThe power of four: how UK’s biggest builders are working together on £1bn prisons programme
ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have joined forces to build four new English prisons, pooling their resources and skills to form one big collaborative team. Here’s how it works
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NewsConstruction activity reverses decline as recession fears begin to ease
February’s PMI figures saw highest growth rate since May 2022
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NewsOutcome of Willmott Dixon cladding battle could trigger similar suits, say lawyers
Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme
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NewsLaing O’Rourke lined up for major City fringe office block
AHMM-designed plans for 20-storey scheme submitted to Hackney council last month
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NewsHS2 could be delayed to mitigate cost rises, says project boss
Inflation has had ’significant’ impact on project
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NewsVictorian Society pushes for Levelling Up Bill amendment to curb demolitions
Group claims existing law is bad for heritage and the environment
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NewsNew year began with slump in project starts, says Glenigan
But firm says greater certainty around interest rates and investments could be ‘shot in the arm’ for industry
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NewsGerman firm completes purchase of UK consultant
AA Projects will operate under Drees & Sommer brand
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News‘Tide turning’ towards single stage tendering, says RLB price report
Tender prices softening as economy slows
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CommentCase in focus: St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd vs Lendlease
A claim involving Lendlease Construction (Europe)
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NewsTravis Perkins hit by £15m cost on axing 400 jobs at end of last year
Builders merchant shut 19 branches in fourth quarter to weather impending slowdown
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NewsHope for £3.8bn gigafactory as Aussie firm completes Britishvolt takeover
Could be a year before work re-starts
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NewsNewcastle City Council picks Willmott Dixon for £26m leisure centre scheme
Job mostly funded with levelling up cash
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NewsLipton Rogers rubbishes claims it owes middleman £11m over 22 Bishopsgate deal
Row centres on 2015 deal to restart mothballed tower then known as Pinnacle
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CommentIf mediation drags on, don’t blame the referee
Day-long mediation can simply be too stressful an environment to produce a good result. But what’s to be done?