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CommentBreaking up is hard to do
The European Investment Bank is an important source of finance for UK infrastructure, investing billions in the UK every year. So why would we want to leave it?
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CommentWhy the UK鈥檚 off-site fabrication sector could stall due to poor supply chain planning and management processes
Vivalda Group鈥檚 Ben Jayes thinks the UK construction industry鈥檚 lack of supply chain and management skills could be the Achilles鈥� Heel of the fast-growing off-site fabrication market.
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CommentTackling late payment in the construction sector
If good can come out of Carillion鈥檚 collapse, it would be a recognition across the industry that late payment simply isn鈥檛 good business practice
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CommentPlanning deregulation - is it the answer?
Planning deregulation can open up a wealth of opportunity, but is it the right move to address the needs of local communities?
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CommentLeader: Waiting in the wings
With protests (and a tweet) once again putting the ailing health service in the spotlight, solutions are needed. But is private finance the only way to address a crumbling estate, and with it, the NHS?
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CommentFire: the need for testing regimes with real-world clarity
The interim Hackitt report acknowledges that there鈥檚 no reason why the industry cannot voluntarily adopt cultrual changes ahead of its final recommendations, due later this spring. So let鈥檚.
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CommentHansom: It's all very confusing
This week: a planning endorsement disguised as an objection, a pensions expert twinned with a pop singer, and a聽resolute Remainer exhorting everyone to vote leave鈥�?
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CommentCarillion: Who's delusional?
Carillion鈥檚 maligned boss made some valid points, even if MPs seemed not to listen
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CommentA new age for the performance bond
In the fallout of Carillion鈥檚 collapse, the use of performance bonds as a way of derisking a project has come to the fore
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CommentIt's all in the brief
PFI was meant to deliver improved cost certainty, efficiency and quality 鈥撀爏o what went wrong? Mark Bew points the finger at poor project briefing聽
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CommentPeak performance
The smart elements of high-performing buildings are often not fully used when the scheme is occupied. How can occupiers and landlords get the best out of these features?
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CommentReinvent suburbia to solve London鈥檚 housing crisis
While the creation of new suburban communities could potentially deliver large numbers of new homes, the cost of introducing new infrastructure is substantial
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CommentHow the new Telecoms Code will affect developers
New rights given to telecoms operators could delay redevelopment plans
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CommentDoes BIM pay its way?
Until many projects are completed and studied, it鈥檚 hard to answer questions on payback for BIM in projects
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CommentBrexit: the answer to the UK鈥檚 productivity problem?
With Brexit front-of-mind, might it be an opportunity to further enhance what is currently a robust process to address some of the major construction challenges?
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CommentLeader: Your weekly pick-me-up
Despite the series of negative stories, the glass may finally be looking half full again for the sector
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CommentHansom: Say cheese
I was disappointed to see full berths on a 鈥榮hip鈥� I wanted to board but consoled myself by celebrating an unusual anniversary and partaking of more cheese than was healthy
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CommentGender pay gap reporting 鈥� think of your long-term plan
Firms worried about reporting a sizable gender pay gap should focus on ensuring their strategy to tackle the problem is clear
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CommentThe Carillion demise sets out case for collaboration
The Carillion collapse must surely mark a turning point for the high risk, low margin UK construction sector and its increasingly tarnished reputation for poor quality and high cost
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CommentCarillion: the end of public-private partnerships?
The failure of the UK鈥檚 second largest construction company has led to considerable scrutiny of the way that public services are contracted out to private sector businesses - could this signal the beginning of the end?