Contractors Comment 鈥� Page 7
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CommentLooking for the 鈥楤rexit effects鈥�
Some businesses may be feeling the effects of a downturn already but it will take months for it to show up in official statistics
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CommentContract awards: Waiting for impact
Contract awards rose in June but that鈥檚 less of a surprise when we look at the sector driving that rise
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CommentHas Kier overreached itself?
Kier鈥檚 latest trading update suggests its acquisitions of May Gurney and Mouchel have incurred significant 鈥榠ntegration costs鈥�
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CommentBrexit is an economist's worst nightmare
The political fallout from last week鈥檚 referendum result makes economic forecasting almost impossible - we have embarked on a huge change with no clear plan and so can only be vague about our future
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CommentBrexit - It's not all bad news but there is much uncertainty
The referendum result will impact on many facets of our sector
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CommentBrexit will be good for Britain
Make no mistake, last week鈥檚 vote to leave the EU has created many unknowns but construction is an entrepreneurial and essential industry and will do better unfettered by EU regs
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CommentMarrying BIM and FM
BIM enthusiasts must get to grip with Integrated Workspace Management Systems
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CommentEngineering has an image problem
I鈥檓 at the start of my career and full of hope about my future, so why don鈥檛 more girls and women see engineering as an option for them?
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CommentWe need female role models in engineering
Seeing women engineers succeeding at director level could persuade the next generation to join our industry
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CommentA reluctant Remainer
For the construction sector it makes sense to vote to remain in the EU, but personally I鈥檝e struggled with many of the Remain campaign鈥檚 arguments, until now 鈥�
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CommentWorking directly with subbies - the collaboration game
Essential Living looks to collaboration to de-risk pipeline and get a handle on construction costs
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CommentLaing O鈥橰ourke up close
It has now been a decade and a half since then-concrete boss Ray O鈥橰ourke pulled off what is still the biggest M A coup in construction
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CommentProductivity: Upping our game
There has always been a gap between productivity levels in UK construction and those in most other sectors. Unless we focus on the reasons for this, we鈥檒l always be underperforming
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CommentIn better shape than 2008?
If domestic expenditure slows, is the UK economy in better shape to cope than it was in 2008?
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CommentModern slavery: UK firms must act
Under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 UK firms must take responsibility
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CommentKeeping up with the building services boom
Tactics for high quality delivery now the industry is working full throttle
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CommentMajor programmes, major opportunities
The UK must learn from its infrastructure successes to avoid another Davies Commission debacle
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CommentAbout time
Just 10 years from Construction 2025鈥檚 deadline, the industry has little idea of how it will reach the government target of cutting build time by 50%. It鈥檚 time to put 鈥榯ime鈥� back on the agenda
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CommentMixed messages
Industry sentiment surveys suggests a growing industry while official statistics show declines in activity
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CommentIllegal working poses a significant threat to construction
Employers must work with government to clampdown on illegal working