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Why subsidence jobs keep ending up the same way
Sarah Dodd is the founder and chief executive of legal firm Tree…
The importance of third party agreements in construction projects
Hayley Steel (above left) is a partner and head of non-contentious construction,…
National Apprenticeship Week: A celebration of construction apprentices
Tim Balcon is chief executive of the Construction Industry Training Board This…
The major shake-up tackling the rising skills gap across the UK
Tom O’Brien is director at O’Brien Contractors Fittingly announced during National Apprenticeship…
Apprenticeships: Why the dropout rate is so high and how we can reduce it
Ryan Paterson is managing director at Dart Tool Group The British trade…
Why are HSE prosecutions so difficult to defend?
Arabella Dulcie and Sam Haldane are associates in the business crime and…
How one careless form dismantled an adjudication award
Lawrence Pearce is a partner at law firm Holmes & Hills Adjudication…
How the construction sector can influence the settlement consultation
James Lamont is an associate at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law Organisations and…
Why contractors should take a fresh look at PPP
Paul Deverill is head of PFI and PPP strategic advice at consultancy…
Logistics needs rethinking to unlock real sustainability gains
Tom Harrison is group strategic accounts director at ports operator Peel Ports…
BSR progress is real but staged approvals need industry confidence
Max Meadows is managing director of construction safety consultancy Project Four Six…
Two late payments no longer mean you can walk off site
Lawrence Pearce is a partner at law firm Holmes & Hills The…
AI and construction disputes: an alternative to adjudication and humans?
Charlie Morgan (pictured left) is a partner; Georgia Di Salle is an…
AI is turning Britain’s buildings into living systems
Michael Murphy is head of information management and data analytics at Bam…
A mixed bag of prospects awaits construction in 2026
David Crosthwaite is the chief economist at the Building Cost Information Service…
Industry needs to get ahead of potential retentions ban
Alex Reid is legal director and Ed Lamport is a senior associate…
Building momentum: UK construction outlook 2026/27
Allan Wilen is economics director at Glenigan After a challenging 2025, the…
Safety standards must be enforced to stop the rising tide of construction injuries
Charlotte Dowson is an associate at law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp The…
Late payment reform’s Catch-22
The government closed its consultation on payment times and retentions reform in…
What JCT’s new target cost contract means for contractors
Stuart Kings is technical director at contract management and software company Sypro…
How to spot and report qualification fraud on your site
Emma Scott is regulator Ofqual’s director of vocational and technical qualifications delivery…
A verdict on the Building Safety Regulator that no longer fits
The House of Lords has delivered its verdict on the early performance…
Is the Building Safety Regulator getting its house in order?
Stephen Workman is UK head of residential building design at AtkinsRéalis Three…
Decarbonisation must become business-as-usual for tradespeople
Anna Scothern is chief executive of the National Home Improvement Council and…
Paul Morrell: Will licensing construction firms hit the mark?
Paul Morrell asks if licensing contractors will make buildings safer or just…
Budget reforms could finally give construction the flexible skills system it has been asking for
Alex Ford is the chief executive at CT Skills When most people…
Did the Budget deliver the reassurance that construction is craving?
Clive Docwra is managing director of McBains The construction sector wants stability.…
What’s needed to clear the gateway two remediation backlog?
Asif Patel is a partner at law firm Devonshires There is undoubtedly…
Why many sustainable office refurbs no longer add up
Damien Clifford is a partner and co-owner of EthosEQ, a chartered quantity…
Why do we lock young people out of trades?
Renee Preston, director at Gallaway Construction and founder of Construction for Women…
Playing it safe: Frameworks can steady construction’s ship amid choppy waters
Simon Toplass is chief executive at Pagabo A combination of tightening finances,…
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