Agenda: Construction Manager insights | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:39:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Agenda: Construction Manager insights | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data The predictable state of board diversity https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/the-predictable-state-of-board-diversity-22-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/the-predictable-state-of-board-diversity-22-07-2024/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:39:09 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502037 Data on the social background of UK companies’ employees is hard to come by. If it was available, construction would surely score highly. There are few industries where so much money is made by people who did not go to university. In a society where…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/the-predictable-state-of-board-diversity-22-07-2024/feed/ 0 Labour’s blueprint for the greenbelt https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/labours-blueprint-for-the-greenbelt-18-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/labours-blueprint-for-the-greenbelt-18-07-2024/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:03:43 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502554 After its landslide general election win last month, how will the incoming Labour government reshape the planning system? The Labour government pledged to “get Britain building” in the King’s Speech on 17 July. So can contractors and homebuilders expect a bonanza of work? The week…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/labours-blueprint-for-the-greenbelt-18-07-2024/feed/ 0 Will retrofit decarbonisation momentum remain under Labour? https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/will-retrofit-decarbonisation-momentum-remain-under-labour-17-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/will-retrofit-decarbonisation-momentum-remain-under-labour-17-07-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:11:30 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502294 Derek Horrocks is chair of the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) and owner of Sustainable Building Services Ltd Despite a change in political power, the task at hand when it comes to housing decarbonisation spans party borders. Too many people, including many of the most…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/will-retrofit-decarbonisation-momentum-remain-under-labour-17-07-2024/feed/ 0 Getting the blend right to meet Labour’s growth plans https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/getting-the-blend-right-to-meet-labours-growth-plans-16-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/getting-the-blend-right-to-meet-labours-growth-plans-16-07-2024/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:01:52 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502385 Richard Robinson is the UK & Ireland president of AtkinsRéalis The importance attached to infrastructure investment and economic growth has been elevated to the central priority of the new government. And our industry has loudly voiced the need to maintain the momentum of projects in…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/getting-the-blend-right-to-meet-labours-growth-plans-16-07-2024/feed/ 0 Supreme Court turns the tables on collateral warranties https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/supreme-court-turns-the-tables-on-collateral-warranties-15-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/supreme-court-turns-the-tables-on-collateral-warranties-15-07-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:43:02 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502310 Matthew Taylor is a partner and Aidan Steensma is of counsel at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang  The Supreme Court last week reversed 11 years of law in relation to the existence of a statutory right to adjudicate under collateral warranties. The right depends on…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/supreme-court-turns-the-tables-on-collateral-warranties-15-07-2024/feed/ 0 Fit for the job? The PPE challenge for minority groups https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/fit-for-the-job-the-ppe-challenge-for-minority-groups-12-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/fit-for-the-job-the-ppe-challenge-for-minority-groups-12-07-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:51:05 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=502030 While the industry tries to improve women’s PPE, other minority groups’ needs remain overlooked It took several months for Leena Begum to even visit a construction site. The apprentice feared she would have to compromise her Muslim faith by wearing the personal protective equipment (PPE)…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/fit-for-the-job-the-ppe-challenge-for-minority-groups-12-07-2024/feed/ 0 R&D in construction: It’s (not) coming home https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/rd-in-construction-its-not-coming-home-09-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/rd-in-construction-its-not-coming-home-09-07-2024/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:26:55 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=501974 Robert Miles is Senior R&D Tax Manager at Ayming As England bring home an early victory in the European Championships, the national team is once again under pressure to ‘bring football home’. But it’s not just football that we need to come home. “The consistent…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/rd-in-construction-its-not-coming-home-09-07-2024/feed/ 0 How Labour can keep its manifesto promise to power up construction https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/how-labour-can-keep-its-manifesto-promise-to-power-up-construction-05-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/how-labour-can-keep-its-manifesto-promise-to-power-up-construction-05-07-2024/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:42:17 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=501882 Suzannah Nichol is chief executive of Build UK Homes and infrastructure have been at the heart of manifestos and debates over the past six weeks, and Labour, the party that promised to ‘turbocharge’ housebuilding, is now in power with all eyes watching to see those…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/how-labour-can-keep-its-manifesto-promise-to-power-up-construction-05-07-2024/feed/ 0 Could a Labour supermajority be bad for construction? https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/could-a-labour-supermajority-be-bad-for-construction-03-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/could-a-labour-supermajority-be-bad-for-construction-03-07-2024/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:05:38 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=501746 Richard Selby is director and co-founder of Pro Steel Engineering We’ve read the manifestos and heard all the promises for the good of the country, but in the event Keir Starmer’s party wins with a supermajority, the key will be whether he can keep his…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/opinion/could-a-labour-supermajority-be-bad-for-construction-03-07-2024/feed/ 0 Unbalanced mix: the lack of diversity on the top 20 UK firm’s exec boards https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/unbalanced-mix-the-lack-of-diversity-on-the-top-20-uk-firms-exec-boards-01-07-2024/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/unbalanced-mix-the-lack-of-diversity-on-the-top-20-uk-firms-exec-boards-01-07-2024/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:12:20 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=501559 Analysis of the 20 largest construction firms’ boards shows women are still underrepresented and ethnic diversity is woefully lacking. Keith Cooper reports It’s no secret that construction lags behind many other industries when it comes to the gender and ethnic mix of its workforce. Official…

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