All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 55
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FeaturesCould a Gloucestershire training centre have found the answer to construction’s people problem?
A family firm in need of more workers to expand its business took matters into its own hands by opening a training centre for construction skills which soon expects to train 2,000 people a year
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NewsDfE to reshape procurement for crumbling schools estate
Supply chain summit comes amid reports that English schools pose ‘risk to life’
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NewsChancellor urged to invest £2.3bn a year to insulate millions of low-value homes
Senior housing figures say government is ‘fighting a losing battle’ on cost of living and net zero without efficiency improvements for millions of properties
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CommentHow to drop a manifesto pledge without blinking
By downgrading the target of 300,000 new homes to a mere “ambition”, Michael Gove leaves big questions about housing supply unanswered
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NewsUnions clash with construction employers group over ‘derisory’ pay offer
Unions are seeking a 10% pay rise for half a million workers
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NewsSupply chain left nursing £13m hit following London fit-out firm’s collapse
One contractor missing nearly £450,000 in retentions in wake of Twenty1 Construction implosion
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NewsEaster holidays pare back labour rates, payroll firm reports
Average weekly earnings slipped 2% to £893 last month
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NewsGovernment reveals data behind £4bn fire safety repair bill claim
Claim based on desk-based survey of 2,856 buildings, with a quarter of bill to remediate social housing sector homes
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FeaturesNutrient pollution: a developing problem with no solution in sight
A legal requirement that new homes do not pollute wetlands, rivers and nature reserves has halted developments across large parts of England
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NewsConstruction vacancies match all-time record, says ONS
Past three months saw an average 49,000 jobs unfilled as firms pay out bonuses to keep hold of staff
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CommentThe anti-developers have won as government signals full retreat on planning
We have come a very long way indeed from the planning white paper set out by Robert Jenrick in August 2020, writes Joey Gardiner
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NewsSix appointed to £600m panelised MMC framework
DPS to run alongside Building Better’s original framework
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NewsGovernment lacks ‘political will’ to tackle housing crisis, says Jenrick
Former housing secretary warned manifesto commitments would not be met
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NewsGovernment to have power to investigate the RICS’ governance
New Levelling Up Bill will allow ministers to appoint independent person to report on institution
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NewsGove tells peers to leave London during parliament renovations
Project troubled by spate of recent resignations
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NewsKPMG to pay £14.4m for misleading regulator on Carillion audit
Auditor created false minutes and retroactively edited spreadsheets
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NewsGovernment opens £120m fund to kickstart new nuclear construction
Spending expected to focus on small number of projects
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NewsPeabody after delivery partner for £140m Southall resi scheme
Plans for 564 new homes in Ealing district
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FeaturesIs construction moving fast enough on building safety?
Last month’s Building Safety Act ushered in sweeping reforms, but critics say construction should not wait for legislation to change its culture. Is that charge fair?
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NewsShanghai lockdown affecting product availability, CLC says
Chinese trade hub now in seventh week of restrictions