{"id":486393,"date":"2023-09-20T10:21:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=486393"},"modified":"2023-09-20T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:59:22","slug":"new-episode-of-first-site-podcast-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/new-episode-of-first-site-podcast-released-20-09-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"New episode of First Site podcast released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/cnfirstsite.podbean.com\/e\/construction-s-financial-climate-with-max-jones-and-leighton-more\/\">First Site, <em>Construction News\u2019<\/em> monthly podcast<\/a> sponsored by equipment-hire specialist Speedy Hire, was released this morning (20 September).<\/p>\n<p>To coincide with the release of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/financial\/cn100-2023-return-to-pre-pandemic-performance-for-top-firms-14-09-2023\/\">latest annual CN100 index<\/a> of top-performing UK contractors*, <em>CN<\/em> deputy editor Ben Vogel is joined by two experts to discuss financial and economic issues facing the construction sector.<\/p>\n<p>Max Jones, a director in Lloyds Bank\u2019s infrastructure and construction team, and Leighton More, chief financial officer at Sir Robert McAlpine, discuss some of the macroeconomic and sector-specific pressures affecting contractors.<\/p>\n<p>They also evaluate the current economic climate for construction and assess the near-term prospects for the construction sector as it faces a difficult 2024.<\/p>\n<p>To be the first to receive new episodes each month, subscribe now on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/19YrLtoEy3sLERNn7GQECP\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/first-site-by-construction-news\/id1703555790\"> Apple Podcasts<\/a>. 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