Contractors Comment – Page 8
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CommentMarket recovery: Pause for thought
There are plenty of signs of a growing construction market from which to draw encouragement as the sector gears up for its autumn trading
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CommentPayless notices: Serves them right?
We all know that an employer has to issue a payless notice if it wishes to pay less than the amount claimed by the contractor. But why do employers continue to fail to serve them?
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CommentHold that axe
The restructuring of construction roles could stall relations between the industry and government
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CommentFixing the foundations
The follow-up document to the summer Budget has stronger implications for construction
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CommentBeyond the headlines
Osborne’s emergency budget looks set to disappoint those hoping for more than familiar headlines
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CommentSomething is rotten...
As parliament mulls its options for refurbishing the Palace of Westminster, it could learn from what happens when an estate is left to ruin
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CommentLet’s party like it’s 1997
As Mace celebrates its 25th year one of its directors remembers what life was like when she first joined the firm, nearly two decades ago
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CommentThe ONS needs to figure out the problem
Following recent revisions to their data, the Office of National Statistics could benefit from listening to those who work in the industry day-to-day
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CommentPeople and money
With Britain building again, contractors are in short supply and people with the right skills even more so. Before the next crash comes along, the industry must look at ways to foster stability and maintain the workforce we need
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CommentThe ONS revisions
Will the recent declines be a short term blip? Michael Dall on the ONS revisions
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CommentThe perfect time to change
The case for contractors adapting their models to improve supplier payment terms is more compelling than ever
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CommentPBAs: Tell it like it is
There’s still resistance to project bank accounts from main contractors. It’s time some people got their facts straight
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CommentMorrell dilemma
The Edge report may have put the cat among the professional pigeons, but it’s essential reading for institutions overdue for a long, hard look at themselves – and maybe even an incentive for them to start working together
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CommentCollaborative working: Going nowhere fast
The unfortunate tendency for everyone in this industry to go it alone means we will fail to capitalise on a new stable government - unless we finally start collaborating
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CommentWhat’s really going on?
Latest statistics show construction industry has shrunk in first quarter of 2015
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CommentWhat does negative inflation mean for construction?
Why news of 0.1% fall in prices in April isn’t something to get too worried about - yet
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CommentContractors can - and should - drive the adoption of BIM
While collaboration is the real key, it is contractors who are best placed to lead the use of BIM on projects
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CommentThere’s nothing natural about the disaster in Nepal
This week’s tragedy stems from man-made problems: it’s poorly designed and built buildings in earthquake zones that kill people
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CommentHow to assess the coalition's legacy
The impact of the coalition’s policies on towns, cities and countryside appears to be random, and maybe that’s the intention behind mixing free market ideology with community localism