Balers and Compactors – Compact Solutions
Mick George Ltd discuss their range of solutions suitable for different organisations, including their comprehensive selection of waste balers and compactors to buy or...
Facilities Management – Your business, is our business!
Mick George’s Facilities Management Service do it all, on projects of all sizes, supported by the natural benefits and assurance that a reputable brand...
Digital transformation: How will your digital life change in 2018?
As digital transformation gathers pace all around us, John Eynon of Open Water Consulting argues that it’s time to embrace the advance of technology...
Stop. Make a Change site stand-down scheme set to go industry-wide
The Stop. Make A Change campaign to highlight wellbeing and safety issues is set to expand across the whole construction industry this year after...
What are BIM Task Teams?
Niraj Mistry, senior BIM assessor at Stroma Certification, examines the role of BIM Task Teams pre-contract, during construction and post-delivery
ONS Construction Output Price Indices (OPI)
A new series of Output Price Indices (OPI) has been issued by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
GMB Southern call on workers at Carillion sub-contractors
GMB Southern is appealing for workers at Carillion sub-contractors to contact the union so that it can help them to get continuity of work and payment for work they have done
New APPG to shine political spotlight on growth opportunities in new...
The 17 January marked the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) which has been established to highlight the growth opportunities, as well as the challenges, in Britain’s post-war new towns
Transforming large estates through smart geospatial data
The ‘smart’ use of geospatial data can transform outcomes for large estate owners, writes Adrian Burgess of PCSG
UK firms recognised for BIM advancements in Bentley Systems’ annual Be...
Projects from London to the Cairngorms National Park were among the UK schemes represented at Bentley Systems’ annual Be Inspired Awards for BIM advancements
BCIS Location Indices – Changes and challenges
The BCIS Location Indices have become increasingly volatile and BCIS regularly receives queries about the change in location indices for one region or another
An...
Carillion: Work completed before collapse ‘at back of queue’ for payments
Contractors who completed work for Carillion prior to the company announcing its liquidation earlier this week will be at the back of the queue...
Procurement trends in data collection
The proportion of projects submitted to BCIS that were let on design and build contracts rose from 28% to 58% over the past 10...
Engineering specialists press PwC and Government on Carillion collapse
Leading engineering services trade bodies ECA and BESA yesterday (17 January) pressed Carillion liquidators PwC to provide greater certainty to private sector contractors over the outstanding cash owed by the fallen construction giant
Market review reveals construction contract activity for 2017
In what was an up and down year for construction, contract activity for new orders reached a total of £71bn in 2017, a slight increase on 2016, as infrastructure and residential housing strengthened the industry with £45.3bn of the total
BIM implementation in the UK: Elimination of the Final Problem
Bhushan Avsatthi, Associate Director at Hi-Tech iSolutions LLP, delves into the current BIM implementation across the UK and the struggles the industry continues to face when executing BIM level 2
BIM: Do the lawyers get it?
Sarah Rock of Gowling WLG and May Winfield of Carillion discuss the initial findings of a UK BIM Alliance research project looking at the understanding of legal and contractual issues surrounding BIM among lawyers and those working within the industry
Construction – Part 1: Market outlook and issues
The construction sector is predicted to enjoy a period of sustained growth until at least 2020, benefitting from a significant demand for housing, commercial...
Construction – Part 2: Legislation, risk management and insurance
The construction sector is predicted to enjoy a period of sustained growth until at least 2020, benefitting from a significant demand for housing, commercial...
Digital Node: Surviving a digitised construction industry
In an age where it’s increasingly obvious that technology is one of the main drivers for a successful construction industry, it's perhaps easy to feel overwhelmed by the need to adopt advancements in our day-to-day business. From laser scanning to drones, wearable tech to Big Data and IoT and incorporating BIM into ‘business as usual’, how do we digitise our built environment industry and embrace the advancements on offer?
Reaping the benefits of linking BIM and CAFM
Joshua Davies of Stride Treglown discusses what needs to be done to integrate meaningful data from the construction process into a client’s CAFM model for future and existing estates – and how to reap the benefits
Carillion collapse “accident waiting to happen” says ACE chief
Carillion's collapse was an "accident waiting to happen" caused by an industry model based on wafer-thin margins and taking on ever-more risk, an industry figure has warned
Construction output expected to decline in the education sector
Following four years of consistent growth for construction output in the education sector, forecasts have indicated that output will decline slightly over the next three years before returning to growth in 2020 and 2021
How Secured by Design’s National Building Approval works
Secured by Design (SBD) explain how their National Building Approval initiative is making building security compliance simpler, quicker and cheaper for companies and organisations commissioning construction work – and is assisting Local Authorities
FM market sees significant growth
The £60.9 billion annual spend on building maintenance (current prices) makes a significant contribution to the economy, accounting for over 3% of GDP
Carillion’s collapse could cause “domino effect” among subcontractors, FMB warns
Carillion's collapse threatens to create a "domino effect" among subcontractors employing thousands of workers, the head of the Federation of Master Builders has warned