Contractors Comment
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CommentISG鈥檚 collapse: a huge blow to construction that raises urgent and difficult questions
This is the biggest collapse to hit the sector since Carillion 鈥� as we absorb the grim news, people will want some answers and fast
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CommentUh-oh. Co-op Live鈥檚 woes leave industry with familiar sinking feeling
When old men in their 90s have heard of the debacle, then things have gone really wrong. Problem is, people will think it鈥檚 the builders鈥� fault because that鈥檚 what people do, writes Dave Rogers
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Comment鈥楪et used to it.鈥� Can contractors鈥� hardening attitudes to risk be really much of a surprise?
Last year鈥檚 business failures have hit a nerve. Firms finally seem fed up with construction鈥檚 rough and tumble, writes Dave Rogers
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CommentWhy are you still participating in the race to the bottom?
Procurement reform and clients who are prepared to use alternative price evaluation models are surely the way to improve the whole process and get the right bidder at the right price for a project, argues Rebecca Rees
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CommentContractors and clients must work together to weather the inflationary storm
With industry output slowing, contractors can help clients to mitigate the impact of rising prices, says Scape鈥檚 Mark Robinson
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Comment鈥楤enny鈥檚 enthusiasm for construction was completely infectious鈥�
As a rookie reporter Iain Withers scooped an interview with the then-retired McAlpine director Benny Kelly - here he remembers 鈥渃onstruction royalty鈥�
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CommentBureaucratic procurement has been the norm, until now 鈥�
The Common Assessment Standard streamlines the construction pre-qualification process, Neil Mant suggests you give it a go
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CommentA contractor鈥檚 view on volatile prices
Unpredictable labour and material costs are a huge risk to projects聽so you need effective mitigation plans
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CommentNew phase begins at Kier as confident Davies looks to future after travails of past
News the firm is eyeing Tilbury Douglas shows how far business has come since nadir of 2018
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CommentRay O鈥橰ourke going, Steve Pycroft leaving? Blimey!
Two of the industry鈥檚 biggest personalities will be gone within months of each other
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CommentWe now have a serious skills crisis on our hands
Recruiters have too many vacancies and too few candidates. Randstad鈥檚 Victoria Short warns of a perfect storm engulfing construction
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CommentInsurance pain in the supply chain
Professional indemnity insurance is a growing problem for subcontractors, yet clients and main contractors seem utterly blind
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CommentIt鈥檚 about time the industry embraced 30-day payment terms
This week鈥檚 move by the government is an overdue one, says Beard chairman Mark Beard
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CommentCovid risks are being shunted down the supply chain
Subcontractors should beware of sneaky contractual clauses that force them to carry the bulk of all covid risk
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CommentWhat motivates firms to do the right thing?
There is a clear moral argument for placing building safety above all else, but the business case is what will sway many, says PRP鈥檚 Scott Sanderson
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CommentMMC will encourage more women into construction
A fixed workplace, flexible shift patterns and job security would all create a better gender balance in the industry, Rosa Turner Wood writes
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CommentThe changing language of construction
ISG鈥檚 Debbie Hobbs picks out the latest jargon that says so much about rapidly evolving building practices聽
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CommentThe office of the future 鈥� and why we need it
Workplaces have always evolved and will carry on doing so to reflect the changing needs of the people inside them, Iain Parker writes
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CommentMy interpreter role: Helping designers and builders speak the same language
Laurence Reilly on his switch from contractors to an architecture practice聽
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CommentThe level of client inquiries is amazing, now we just need them to commit
There are plenty of opportunities for SMEs working in the right sectors, says Claritas鈥� Simon Wilkinson