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‘Treat AI as your colleague’ says CIOB report

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:29:10 +0000

Workers in construction should treat artificial intelligence (AI) as a “new colleague”, according to guidance published by the Chartered Institute for Building (CIOB). The CIOB Artificial Intelligence Playbook, produced by consultants and academics on its Digital and Innovation Advisory Panel, covers potential uses and threats,…

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Generative AI will transform the supply chain and tackle labour shortages

Contributor — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:20:07 +0000

Kelly Boorman is national head of construction and a partner at RSM UK One of the construction industry’s biggest challenges, particularly in the past four years, has been managing rising costs and shortages of materials and labour. This has been further exacerbated by the industry’s…

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Tide profit ebbs despite revenue boost

Will Ing — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:37:21 +0000

Tide Construction has reported a fall in pre-tax profit despite an 11 per cent jump in revenue. The London-based company, which specialises in building high-density residential schemes using modular methods, has reported a pre-tax profit of £7.1m for the year ending 31 August 2023 -…

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Energy-performance standards must be improved

Contributor — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:26:00 +0000

Andy Heath is a senior building surveyor at property services firm Re:volve Real Estates Having worked for both major and specialised property firms, on commercial properties of all sizes, the recurring issue of faulty Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assessments has been impossible to ignore. “We…

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Hope for creditors as Urban Splash House insolvency moves to new phase

Greg Pitcher — Thu, 30 May 2024 12:04:00 +0000

Failed industry disruptor Urban Splash House is to go into liquidation, more than two years after collapsing into administration. The move marks the final step in the winding-up of the modular-build specialist, and could bring certain suppliers closer to receiving some of the cash they…

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Construction News webinar in association with HSO: How to empower your construction firm with fully-connected data

CN Staff — Fri, 24 May 2024 14:11:52 +0000

This webinar took place on 26 June 2024 Register now to watch the webinar Over the past 20 years, technology has made managing a construction firm much easier. However, marketing, business development, project management, accounting, and human resources are often carried out on separate platforms…

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Digital sign-ins blamed for doubling in construction cyber attacks

Greg Pitcher — Fri, 24 May 2024 08:48:30 +0000

Digital sign-ins for workers have been blamed for a doubling in cyber attacks on construction companies over the past year, according to a report. Financial advisory specialist Kroll said the sector accounted for 6 per cent of its incident responses in the first quarter of…

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Construction’s the answer to Sunak’s problem tech strategy

Contributor — Fri, 17 May 2024 10:46:02 +0000

Haman Manak is procurement director at contractor Stanmore Last year, Rishi Sunak’s International Technology Strategy set the UK’s path straight: we would pivot to remain at the forefront of innovation, drive success and establish ourselves as an unwavering global tech powerhouse. Unlike before, the strategy…

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Cybersecurity considerations for tier ones and SMEs

Contributor — Thu, 16 May 2024 11:19:54 +0000

Charles Maurice is a partner at law firm Stevens & Bolton Businesses and individuals across all sectors are increasingly falling prey to cyber attacks. Strategies to combat these risks are of course freely available, as are various commercial products and services. But a working understanding…

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TopHat MD announces departure

Greg Pitcher — Fri, 10 May 2024 10:10:46 +0000

TopHat managing director Andrew Shepherd is to leave the troubled modular housebuilder, it has emerged. The former Laing O’Rourke chief posted on professional networking site LinkedIn that he would be “moving on to a new challenge”. TopHat announced in February that it was consulting on…

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