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Patrick Duggan is a senior associate in the construction and engineering team at RWK Goodman One major event to guard against in an unsteady economy is customer insolvency and, in particular, the need to protect your title (or ownership) in goods and materials that have been delivered to a site…

Alison Cox is London managing director for Sir Robert McAlpine Between 1997 and 2019, UK construction productivity growth fell by an average of 0.6 per cent each year. Over the same period, the productivity of the whole UK economy rose by 2.8 per cent. This means a larger workforce is…

Emerging technologies are transforming asset management, leading to a digital disruption of how they are managed. These technologies are constantly changing how our world is being designed, built and supported, with asset management being radically altered by innovations that were once unimaginable. Smart asset management is the latest digital disruption,…

BAM Construct has been appointed to deliver a new further education college in Somerset, a job worth more than £50 million. The firm has been appointed to redevelop the campus of Yeovil College over the next four years in a net zero development. BAM construction director Graham Kindgon said: “Our…

Mark Robinson is group chief executive of  public sector procurement body Scape For the most part of this year, conversations with our clients and colleagues in the public sector have been coloured by the prospect of, and preparation for, a recession. The chancellor’s recent Autumn Statement confirmed that we have…

Aidan Steensma is Of Counsel for infrastructure, construction and energy disputes at CMS London Concurrent delay is a favourite topic of construction lawyers, with a wide variety of views being held and a scarcity of authoritative guidance from the courts. A decision of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in…

Sue Ryan (pictured above left) and Philip Baker are construction partners, and Gemma Whittaker is a principal associate, all at Gowling WLG Amendments to the 2010 Building Regulations are due to come into force on 1 December 2022 – but may leave landlords and tenants of operational hotels questioning whether…

Metal-products supplier Rainclear has been steadily expanding its versatile offer Whether it’s a major heritage restoration or building a garden shed, Rainclear’s metal products can be found on many sites, painted and ready to use. “Metal products are often made from a high percentage of recycled material and can be…

Laura Lintott is Of Counsel at the law firm Watson Farley & Williams LLP In Manor Co-Living Ltd v RY Construction Ltd, Manor Co-Living Ltd (“MCL”), as employer under the construction contract, brought a Part 8 claim against RY Construction Ltd (“RYC”) seeking declarations: first, that the adjudicator failed to…

Robert Cridford is technical manager at materials supplier Siniat In the wake of the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy and the subsequent identification of failings within industry regulations, codes, practices and approval processes, there’s been a major tightening-up of fire-safety legislation over the past few years – and rightly so. The…