Procurement – Covid-19

Firms report procurement and cashflow challenges in Scotland

Scotland’s construction industry is broadly optimistic of continuing recovery from Covid, but 20% of firms report insecure cashflow positions and problems with current procurement processes are having a negative impact on growth, according to a report by legal firm Addleshaw Goddard.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Toolkit targets wider value from projects

A new toolkit developed to help the construction sector move away from cost based approaches to assessing projects towards greater emphasis on social, environmental and wider economic outcomes is entering a pilot testing phase ahead of its full release to the industry later this year.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Maintenance worker death results in £1.5m fine

Transport operator Nexus has been fined £1.5m after an employee died while working at height to carry out maintenance on high voltage overhead cables at a depot on the Tyne & Wear Metro rail network.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Commercial courts experience growth

London’s commercial courts saw a record number of judgments handed down over the last year despite the challenges presented by Covid and uncertainties brought about by Brexit, according to a new report.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Skills hub targets better procurement

A new skills hub dedicated to improving the quality of procurement practices in construction has been launched by the Supply Chain Sustainability School to help boost sector productivity and value for clients.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Traditional procurement holds back sector decarbonisation

Decarbonisation of infrastructure is not happening fast enough to achieve net zero by 2050, with “disappointingly little” movement away from lowest cost procurement towards commercial models that incentivise carbon reduction, an industry report has concluded. Lawyers say planning and procurement rules need overhauling.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Grenfell prompts product testing review

Government’s former chief construction advisor Paul Morrell and barrister Anneliese Day QC will lead an independent review of the sector’s products testing regime, after testimony to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry revealed evidence of dishonest practices by manufacturers.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Insolvency risks rising in construction

Construction businesses in ‘significant financial distress’ have increased in number by almost 50% over the last year, despite the sector continuing to work throughout the Covid pandemic, according to research from insolvency advisory specialist Begbies Traynor.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Building collapse leads to suspended prison sentence

Unsafe construction work which resulted in a partial building collapse at a site in Burnley – risking public safety – has landed a contractor with a suspended prison sentence and the building’s owner with a large fine.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Fine for demolition firm after worker trapped

A Preston based demolition company has been fined after the operator of a mobile elevating work platform became trapped between the machine’s platform rail and the roof of an industrial shed, suffering life changing injuries.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

+ More