Contractors Comment 鈥� Page 6
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CommentAre you maximising your R&D tax credits?
Factoring in R D at the tendering stage may be new to some but it can give a contractor significant advantages
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CommentAll together now
The Farmer Review is the latest report to call for the fragmented built environment sector to embrace truly collaborative ways of working. The entire construction industry must come together if we are to fulfil our potential
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CommentAre construction firms tackling modern slavery?
So far there is little evidence to suggest that the majority of companies affected are complying with the Modern Slavery Act
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CommentHouse of cards
On paper it looks like the government is committed to investing in infrastructure with major projects including Heathrow and Hinkley approved
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CommentFarmer Review: We need a multi-skilled workforce
It鈥檚 no good contractors training people to have single skillsets and then fighting over hiring them, says Mace chief executive
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CommentFarmer Review: Off-site manufacturing needs to be the norm
Contractors and specialists have a role to play in spreading innovation and collaboration through the supply chain
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CommentThe Farmer Review is a call for re-education
This fragmented industry needs to reform for sure, but more than that we need to fundamentally change our attitudes to how we work together
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CommentConstruction has reverted to its bad old ways
Since the recession contracts are tougher, lawyers dominate tendering, project risk is dumped on the weakest - in short the adversarial approach is back
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CommentHinkley opens up UK markets to global competitors
The decision to give Hinkley Point the go-ahead means UK construction firms will find themselves increasingly up against competition from abroad
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CommentThe 2016 Little Britain experience
We鈥檝e had another action-packed few days at Cowes, with all possible weather conditions but luckily no sign of Brexit blues
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CommentIs land around transport hubs too difficult to develop?
The short answer is no, but it鈥檚 not easy aligning the priorities of rail infrastructure with property developers鈥�
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CommentWhat can London learn from New York's skyscrapers?
The Big Apple鈥檚 鈥榯rophy鈥� towers are able to secure premium rents, but the situation may be more complicated in London
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CommentBrexit: The slow burn
Exclusive research by 黑洞社区 shows the construction industry may be slowing down faster than we think after the Brexit vote
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CommentConstruction's culture change
Data analytics revealing whole-life cost and quality, collaboration embedded in organisations鈥� culture, and an increase in innovation are all set to transform the industry
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CommentPledge to tackle skills shortage
We are only as good as the people we employ. But the industry is not managing to attract enough people to meet its demand
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CommentGetting the best from lean techniques
Lean production techniques work for manufacturing and the principles for applying them to construction are essentially the same
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CommentChronic over optimism in the NHS
If we want to avoid more healthcare projects doomed to failure we need a healthy dose of realism and pragmatism
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CommentDisclosure of correspondence in litigation
Disclosure of correspondence will be sought by subcontractors in litigation with main contractors.聽But can they withhold details of settlement agreements?
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CommentWhat has Europe ever done for rail?
Britain stands to gain massively from Europe鈥檚 Digital Railway Programme, we shouldn鈥檛 let Brexit de-rail us
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CommentSolving the skills gap is now critical
As a recruiter I see firms struggling to attract construction talent, we need a concerted push to tackle this head on