Author Archives: James Wilmore

The chancellor is set to allocate nearly £7bn from this week’s Budget to boost public transport in England’s city regions. Rishi Sunak is set to unveil how £6.9bn will be spent on train, tram, bus and cycle schemes across the country to address the government’s levelling-up agenda on Wednesday, although…

From predicting the days when accidents are more likely to happen, to million-pound project savings, James Wilmore discovers how artificial intelligence is transforming the way projects are planned

Will futuristic robot construction workers rise up to plug the skills gap over the next few decades? James Wilmore investigates

From Mark Farmer’s 2016 industry review, to the aftermath of the Grenfell fire and the government’s Construction Playbook, modern methods of construction have been put forward as the focus for new ways of building. James Wilmore examines whether the industry is ready to do this and what’s keeping it from…

A neurodiverse workforce can ‘literally think differently’. And with construction's skills crisis set to be exacerbated by Brexit and the COVID-19 crisis, James Wilmore speaks to the experts who see a potential talent pool and opportunity for the industry to grasp

The Budget pledged £27bn to improve and extend England’s road network, but critics have suggested this is at odds with climate change. What can the construction sector do to make our roads greener?

Banks are still reeling from Carillion’s collapse and the industry is feeling the pinch. Where do tier ones go from here and has there been a more vigilant approach to finance reporting since?

Exclusive: Government ministers have not been present at any of the six Construction Leadership Council (CLC) meetings held in 2019, sparking renewed fears that the industry is being ignored. The 13-strong group, membership of which was overhauled in 2015, was launched by the government two years previously with a mission…

Set up by the government in 2013 to drive improvements in the industry, the Construction Leadership Council has since been serially snubbed by ministers. CN asks whether the CLC has a future

Two-thirds of the industry’s best-paid bosses received a pay rise last year despite increased scrutiny of executive salaries, Construction News research has revealed. Our analysis showed 13 of the 20 highest-rewarded executives at publicly listed firms enjoyed an increase in their overall packages, analysis of latest annual reports showed. Research…