Fresh attempt to spur construction productivity

Calls to boost lagging productivity and improve collaboration are commonplace in construction. Widely recognised are the industry’s key drags on output and investment, which include slim profit margins, adversarial behaviour and fragmented supply chains, as well as a lack of transparency and trust.

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Legal Terms Explained: Regulatory regime for all buildings

The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) has devolved regulatory oversight of safety matters in connection with all UK buildings to the newly established Building Safety Regulator (BSR), a role proposed to be filled by the Health and Safety Executive.

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Improved carbon reporting urged to de-risk projects

Accurate emissions reporting must become integral in the design of major infrastructure to help entice greater private finance into green projects, the sector has been warned.

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Adjudication enforced in £22.5m dispute

Tilbury Douglas Construction and Doosan Enpure have been ordered to pay a client almost £22.5 million after attempting to challenge an adjudication in a dispute arising from problems on a water treatment facility project in Northumberland.

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Disputes prove costly for major projects

Conflicts over contract interpretation, design failings and changes in scope are plaguing major construction projects globally according to analysis which found that, on average, costs claimed in disputes amount to more than a third of committed capital expenditure.

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News in Brief: December 2022

Adjudication continues to be an effective dispute resolution method in the construction sector, with few decisions subsequently proceeding to litigation or arbitration, according to a report.

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Virtue signallers beware

The next thing you might be contacting your lawyer about could be your potentially over-inflated sustainability claims. Virtue signalling by ‘greenwashing’ could end up being more expensive than taking the measures you have wrongly claimed to.

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Rail sector urged to collaborate as five year spending outlined

Clear evidence of productivity improvements and year on year efficiencies have been asked of Network Rail by the Transport Secretary, as he outlined the funds available for investment in the railways over the next five year Control Period.

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Challenging outlook predicted for construction procurement

Project procurement continues to be a major challenge for the construction sector, with main contractors and supply chains unable or unwilling to fix prices beyond the immediate short term, according to a new report.

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Prosecution for demolition firm after worker crushed on site

An Essex based demolition firm has been fined and one of its directors ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work after a labourer was crushed by plant, leading to life changing injuries. Ace Demolition Services was fined £20,000 at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court and John Gilligan was given a 12 month community order.

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