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Carillion collapse ‘exposes toothless Prompt Payment Code’

Carillion's collapse has exposed the government-backed Prompt Payment Code as "toothless" and raised the need for urgent reforms to tackle late payments, an industry body has said

Construction Blockchain Consortium (CBC) leads blockchain technology transformation in the built environment

Blockchain technology has the potential to be a transformative force in the construction industry. Here, Dr Eleni Papadonikolaki and Dr Abel Maciel discuss how...

Abolish retention in construction

Build UK, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), and the Construction Products Association (CPA), are calling on Government to abolish the practice of retention...

ONS Construction Output Price Indices (OPI)

A new series of Output Price Indices (OPI) has been issued by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

GMB Southern call on workers at Carillion sub-contractors

GMB Southern is appealing for workers at Carillion sub-contractors to contact the union so that it can help them to get continuity of work and payment for work they have done

New APPG to shine political spotlight on growth opportunities in new towns

The 17 January marked the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) which has been established to highlight the growth opportunities, as well as the challenges, in Britain’s post-war new towns

BCIS Location Indices – Changes and challenges

The BCIS Location Indices have become increasingly volatile and BCIS regularly receives queries about the change in location indices for one region or another An...

Carillion: Work completed before collapse ‘at back of queue’ for payments

Contractors who completed work for Carillion prior to the company announcing its liquidation earlier this week will be at the back of the queue...

Procurement trends in data collection

The proportion of projects submitted to BCIS that were let on design and build contracts rose from 28% to 58% over the past 10...

Engineering specialists press PwC and Government on Carillion collapse

Leading engineering services trade bodies ECA and BESA yesterday (17 January) pressed Carillion liquidators PwC to provide greater certainty to private sector contractors over the outstanding cash owed by the fallen construction giant

Market review reveals construction contract activity for 2017

In what was an up and down year for construction, contract activity for new orders reached a total of £71bn in 2017, a slight increase on 2016, as infrastructure and residential housing strengthened the industry with £45.3bn of the total

Construction – Part 1: Market outlook and issues

The construction sector is predicted to enjoy a period of sustained growth until at least 2020, benefitting from a significant demand for housing, commercial...

Construction – Part 2: Legislation, risk management and insurance

The construction sector is predicted to enjoy a period of sustained growth until at least 2020, benefitting from a significant demand for housing, commercial...

Carillion collapse “accident waiting to happen” says ACE chief

Carillion's collapse was an "accident waiting to happen" caused by an industry model based on wafer-thin margins and taking on ever-more risk, an industry figure has warned

Construction output expected to decline in the education sector

Following four years of consistent growth for construction output in the education sector, forecasts have indicated that output will decline slightly over the next three years before returning to growth in 2020 and 2021

Carillion’s collapse could cause “domino effect” among subcontractors, FMB warns

Carillion's collapse threatens to create a "domino effect" among subcontractors employing thousands of workers, the head of the Federation of Master Builders has warned

How Secured by Design’s National Building Approval works

Secured by Design (SBD) explain how their National Building Approval initiative is making building security compliance simpler, quicker and cheaper for companies and organisations commissioning...

BCIS tender price forecast updated

Tender prices are expected to fall in the year to 3rd quarter 2018, according to the latest BCIS five-year forecast Tender prices have risen in...

The involvement of Cementaid in Scotland’s new hospitals

Cementaid discuss their role in construction of Europe’s largest single site medical facility: The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow Cementaid Everdure CALTITE System Hydrophobic and Pore‐blocking...

Carillion’s collapse: Balfour Beatty faces £45m hit from joint venture projects

Carillion's collapse is expected to cost Balfour Beatty up to £45m this year, the infrastructure group has announced

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