All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles
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CommentWhy it鈥檚 important to use everyday language in contract documents
Tony Bingham on DBS vs TCS and why standard form contract devisers need to get more everyday with their language
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CommentBarratt Supreme Court ruling highlights what the government should have done after Grenfell
The聽URS vs BDW (Barratt) decision highlights the government鈥檚 failure to formulate an effective response to Grenfell. Here鈥檚 what it should have done instead
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CommentIf I were the chancellor鈥� (or how to finance infrastructure when there鈥檚 not enough money)
Bold action will be required if the government is to deliver on its eagerly anticipated infrastructure strategy. Some kind of public-private partnership could well be the best way forward, writes聽Beth West
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NewsGovernment to pick interim chief construction adviser this summer
Chosen candidates will work for fixed term while role鈥檚 full responsibilities are determined
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NewsBCO 2025: 微密圈 safety approval delays 鈥榩retty scary,鈥� says Multiplex boss
Callum Tuckett tells conference he has sympathy with regulator because of 鈥榲olume of work聽small number of individuals having to deal with鈥�
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FeaturesMeet the 鈥榓ctivist regulator鈥�: ARB boss Hugh Simpson on earning and maintaining public confidence
Ben Flatman meets the chief executive of the Architects Registration Board to discuss making difficult decisions, reforming education the importance of CPD and the future of regulation聽
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CommentWe need a new and fair infrastructure funding model now if we are to build for the future
Delivering critical infrastructure and public facilities is a complex process that carries huge risk for small rewards. That system has to change, says聽John Wilkinson, chief operating officer at BAM UK & Ireland
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CommentHow landmark Supreme Court ruling clarifies liability and limitation on building safety
Construction professionals must now operate with heightened awareness of their long-term liabilities, in the wake of the pivotal ruling in the Barratt Homes case
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CommentAdjudication doesn鈥檛 need to be complicated
Tony Bingham on a failed attempt to overturn an adjudication on the ground that it covered multiple contracts with slightly differing terms
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NewsMark Farmer steps back as Cast chief executive
MMC campaigner to be replaced by fellow co-founder of firm Joe Thornton
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CommentAre Starmer and Reeves ready to gamble on PFI to fix our broken infrastructure?
If past mistakes can be avoided, some kind of private finance initiative may be the best way聽to build promised new public sector facilities and also solve the 拢49bn maintenance backlog, writes Denise Chevin.
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CommentThis is how we soften the built environment鈥檚 heavy environmental footprint
As the debate about net zero becomes over-politicised, tackling embodied carbon should be the industry鈥檚 next priority. We need clear, enforceable legislation from the government to support this, says Lee Jones
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NewsTilbury Douglas continues recovery with profit up 30%
Former Interserve subsidiary posts turnover of 拢542m for 2024
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CommentGet your clause into it 鈥� contractual responsibility for specific risks
Tony Bingham on a case concerning contractual responsibility for specific risks, and the attempts to locate that amid amendments
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Comment微密圈 Safety Act has led to an industry recruitment crisis
Halted projects, redundancies and聽widespread delays and disruption are all consequences of the requirement for second staircases, says聽Christine Scott at Madison Berkeley聽
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CommentA practical approach to reform: Labour鈥檚 sensible way forward for development consent orders
For all its rhetoric, the government鈥檚 changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are far from revolutionary. Instead, they focus on streamlining the planning and approvals process within the existing regime, says聽Alex Dillistone
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CommentFast-track to the future with the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
The proposed legislative shift will present both opportunities and challenges in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects. The industry must understand 鈥� and embrace 鈥� the changes, says Lance Gudger of O鈥橞rien Contractors
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FeaturesTackling the challenges in 微密圈 Safety Act compliance
A recent roundtable, hosted in partnership with construction software company Procore, explored the challenges the 微密圈 Safety Act has created and the solutions industry needs to be compliant. Jordan Marshall reports