Contractors Comment – Page 2
-
CommentPost covid supply chains
Iain Parker considers strengthened supply chains in the face of US-China trade wars, impending Brexit tariffs and an ongoing pandemic - plus the need to cut carbon
-
CommentProject bank accounts come of age
It has taken 21 years for PBAs to become mainstream, but we are finally there
-
CommentFacing up to tighter public sector budgets
Covid-19 could trigger stronger alliances with construction firms, says Scape’s Mark Robinson
-
-
CommentConstruction’s recovery needs to be done right this time
Government interventions in the construction market must avoid perpetuating a broken model
-
CommentThe number of workers going back to site means a U-turn recovery is unlikely
Clients had better get used to seeing jobs bust deadlines
-
CommentWhen lockdown lifts, will construction be weighed down by disputes?
Delayed or cancelled projects, insolvent subcontractors, and huge extra costs for restarting work – lockdown could lead to a morass of legal wrangles across construction
-
CommentWhen a crisis hits, the construction industry comes together to support crucial services and the NHS
Interserve Construction’s managing director on building the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the NEC
-
CommentIt is time to think about post pandemic recovery
A good approach to tackling an economic slump is to build your way out
-
CommentForce majeure clauses rarely come to the aid of subcontractors
Tier 1 contractors need to look after their supply chains in this hour of need
-
CommentEditor’s blog: Home-schooling starts, with mixed results
As working parents face schools shutting indefinitely Building’s Chloe McCulloch reflects on some of the practicalities
-
CommentWe must keep building to continue investing in our future
Government has some critical lessons to learn from the 2008 crash
-
CommentNow this is a pandemic, here’s the legal view
Simon Tolson has important advice for employers as the coronavirus crisis develops
-
-
CommentFine margins: let’s rebalance the risk in construction
Little progress can be made on improving the sector until we fix the fundamental problem of contractors’ margins
-
CommentIs Kier's housing arm vital to its stability in 2020?
Kier stands on the cusp of recovery if it strikes right housing deal
-
CommentRegional contractors – having a history isn’t enough
Clugston became the latest contractor to face administration in 2019. Where do regional firms go from here?
-
CommentThe government should lead by example on prompt payment
Is it fair for the government to criticise tier 1s on poor payment practices when as a client it is guilty of the same?
-
CommentBuilding Live: refresh yourselves
Building Live showed what contrasting opinions people have on construction issues and proved how much they care about the industry they work in
-
CommentMaking promises is easy – delivering them is something else
If only we had politicians who, instead of promising the impossible, focused on what can really be delivered, and then got on with it..