Contractors Comment – Page 11
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CommentMeasuring customer satisfaction
The “net promoter score” is the latest way to test if your clients are happy. But it can’t replace genuine interaction
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CommentThe impact of a yes vote on the construction market
Scottish independence would be a large step into the unknown for Scotland and the rest of the UK
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CommentBeware the wrong acquisition
What can we learn from the month-long Balfour Beatty-Carillion kerfuffle?
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CommentReaching pre-recession levels
One could be forgiven for not knowing whether to celebrate the banishing of the recession or worry about an unbalanced recovery
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CommentSimon Rawlinson picks 'We can do more for unemployed youngsters'
Nick Raynsford’s blog pointed out in March that while our industry has a large and growing skills gap, the actual number of apprentices employed in construction is falling
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CommentBuildings are only as sustainable as their users
It seems the recession has had a damaging effect on sustainable FM and there is no sign of recovery
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CommentOne direction
As Building reveals the response to our Agenda 15 initiative, our construction manifesto for the next government has started to take shape
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CommentBalfour and Carillion - deal or no deal?
What would be the potential pros and cons for the industry if this massive merger were to go through?
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CommentWhat a waste of talent
Construction badly needs people with skills yet is failing to appeal both to those who have no experience of work and to those who are drawn to other industries
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CommentIs this good night for Balfour Beatty?
Balfour Beatty used to be my pin-up boys, so what has gone wrong?
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CommentA black day for the industry
There was more hand-wringing embarassment for the industry this week as construction bosses gave evidence on blacklisting to MPs
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CommentThe pace of growth
This month’s figures show slight falls in commercial retail and infrastructure despite a generally positive sentiment in the industry, so what’s going on?
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CommentBIM and MEP consultants - what is hindering progress?
MEP designers have dragged their heels on BIM for too long - here’s a practical guide to getting them up to speed
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CommentWas Miller right to sell its construction business?
Nice price for Galliford Try and stuttering housing market add up to a bold decision by Miller
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CommentDo we need a new best practice for our supply chains?
If we scrutinise something hard enough, the cracks will start to show, and demonstrate that today’s best practice is not enough
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CommentDays of the recession still haunt us
For major contractors the problems of the past few years are only just starting to manifest themselves
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CommentThe skills timebomb
Our industry is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people with the right skills, yet there is no sense of urgency when it comes to training and development. Why not?
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CommentSlight dip, but generally still on the up
The CPA/Barbour ABI Construction Index was 123 in May, 2% lower than April but still 5% higher than a year ago, indicating that activity is still on a general upward trend
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CommentThe regional picture
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that construction is growing, by 4.6% since April 2013 in the most current estimate