Procurement – Covid-19

Sector lacks critical emissions data, warns climate report

Poor availability of emissions data is holding back the ability to measure the impact of decarbonisation efforts in the construction sector, the independent Climate Change Committee has warned in its latest annual progress report.

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TCC report shows further increase in claims

Claims brought to the Technology & Construction Court rose again last year in England and Wales, while some 62% of cases started were settled before judgement, sometimes very shortly before trial.

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RIBA launches study into industry’s PII crisis

The Royal Institute of British Architects has launched a review of market conditions for Professional Indemnity Insurance in light of concerns that firms are experiencing difficulty obtaining affordable and comprehensive cover.

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Leaseholder protections from fire safety costs come into force

New laws protecting leaseholders living in buildings above 11 metres from having to foot the bill for work to fix critical fire safety defects – including the removal of dangerous cladding – came into force this week under the Building Safety Act.

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Demolition contractors named in cartel investigation

The Competition & Markets Authority has provisionally found that 10 construction firms illegally colluded on prices to rig bids for demolition and asbestos removal contracts, following an investigation.

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Bill revived to regulate embodied carbon in construction

A Private Member’s Bill which would require the whole life carbon emissions of buildings to be reported and allow limits to be set for these emissions in construction has been reintroduced to the House of Commons under the 10 Minute Rule.

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Value toolkit targets reframed procurement outcomes

The Construction Innovation Hub has announced the completion of a new Value Toolkit designed to help clients and policymakers to embed greater value based decision making in the built environment sector.

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Balfour Beatty faces court challenge over defective cladding

Balfour Beatty will have to face a legal claim for the costs of remedial works to a residential development in Dorset, where rainscreen cladding defects are alleged, following a High Court ruling.

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Construction directors banned following false Covid loan claim

Two directors of a distressed construction firm have received 11 year bans after applying for £100,000 worth of bounce back loans that the company was not entitled to during the Covid pandemic.

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Fine for collapsed demolition contractor after fatal fall

A demolition contractor now in administration has escaped with a fine of just £5000 after a worker fell 30 feet to his death when part of a corroded pipe bridge platform he had been standing on gave way.

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