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Adam Nicholson is group preconstruction director at McLaren Construction As building safety regulation has crystalised, it has become clear that digitised upskilling is as important to the modernisation of the construction industry as digitised delivery. It was clear two years ago that the emerging building safety legislation could boost skills…

Hannah Vickers is chief of staff at Mace In late March 2024, Rachel Reeves gave the Mais Lecture, giving us the clearest insight yet into what Labour’s economic plan for the country would be, should the party be successful in the next general election. Of particular note to the construction…

Andrew Pepper is a partner and head of restructuring at ReSolve The construction industry is vitally important to the UK economy, with it contributing more than £125bn per annum to GDP and employing around three million people. However, as most people are well aware, the sector has faced many challenges…

Richard Robinson is deputy co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council and president of AtkinsRéalis UK and Ireland The recently published (and long-awaited) National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline sets out £379bn of planned spend over the next decade, including £164bn of investment over the next two years that will require between…

Kelly Boorman is national head of construction and a partner at RSM UK With low margins and little room for error, the construction industry faces the challenge of complex, disjointed project delivery and inaccurate financial forecasting outcomes, dependent on human insight and manual work. Historically a labour-intensive industry, change could…

And so to Cannes for this year’s MIPIM conference. While the annual jamboree in France is dominated by property types – a very different breed to contractors – many big construction firms see value from getting themselves in front of existing and potential clients in the south of France. Kier,…

Sandi Rhys Jones is president of the Chartered Institute of Building Having launched the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB’s) #PPEthatfits campaign last summer, it was really encouraging to hear the subject raised in Parliament by Labour MP Emma Hardy recently. “Women’s bodies, including our feet, aren’t simply smaller versions of…

Joanne Conway is executive group chair and chief executive of FM Conway Group The construction industry has always walked a tightrope, balancing hard-won, slim margins with the need for continual improvement of processes and practices. Innovation is vital for long-term success – no arguments against this – but it is…

John Betteridge is director of restructuring and advisory at Naismiths On 15 February 2024, the UK officially fell into a recession following a prolonged cost-of-living crisis. With the inflation rate at 4 per cent and interest rates spiking, it is an economic storm buffeting all sectors. “During a recession, the…

(Pictured left to right) Ciara Ros, senior associate, Louise Woods, partner, and Lauren-Emma Parrott, associate, from law firm Vinson & Elkins The FIDIC Silver Book (2017, as amended) is a set of general conditions drafted by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (commonly known as FIDIC), which is most appropriately…