Insights, news and views. Our experts give their views on the issues and trends that are shaping our industry.
Quality and procurement have a direct relationship for any service or project: a client or customer carefully considers whatever they are purchasing with the...
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The Building Safety Fund (BSF) originally opened in 2020 in the wake of the Grenfell Disaster. Two years on, and following the implementation of...
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Surveys – everyone in construction is familiar with them. Some are compulsory and requested by planning, others may be worth their weight in assessing...
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A legal requirement for any construction project in the UK is the pre-construction information required by CDM (Construction Design and Management) Regulations 2015. Usually...
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How to get back on track quickly if Main Contractor insolvency stalls your project The industry has recently seen a number of well-known, long-established...
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Creating a budget for your construction project is one of the most important steps you can take to ensure its success. A quantity surveyor...
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Sustainability is now very much part of the construction vocabulary. As an industry using a significant level of global resources, those of us working...
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As outlined in our recent perspective piece, there are many financial, sociological, and environmental benefits to developing brownfield sites or previously developed land. However,...
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Brownfield sites, defined as previously developed land that is not currently in use, can provide construction opportunities for developers along with economic development potential...
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Three ways of procuring a construction project Procurement – the way in which you employ, purchase, and run the services required for a development...
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How can a project manager help? If your project is reliant on securing external investment, appointing a robust project manager can add weight to...
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Following the introduction of CDM Regulations 2015, the role of principal designer became compulsory on all construction projects involving more than one contractor. Does...
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