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Plant-hire body makes fuel demands ahead of Spring Budget

Joshua Stein — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:31:57 +0000

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has called for a two-year extension to the cut in fuel duty and a relaunched rebate for hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) ahead of the Spring Budget on Wednesday (6 March). The trade body said the government should introduce the measures…

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Ex-demolition MD loses bid to lift director ban

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:51:19 +0000

The High Court has refused an application by a director to remain in post after admitting his role in an illegal demolition cartel. Nicholas Brown, former managing director of Brown and Mason Group, agreed an undertaking in May last year with the Competition and Markets…

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The supply chain is crumpling – here’s how to bolster it

Contributor — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:37:13 +0000

Sam Barnes is a partner and national head of cost management at consultancy RLB UK Last year wasn’t the best of years to be a contractor. The last seven months of 2023 saw major contractors such as Henry Construction, Buckingham and Michael J Lonsdale go…

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Tackling procurement challenges will take more than legislation

Contributor — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:30:35 +0000

Emma Mottram is director of operations for social housing procurement consortium EN:Procure Procurement is an expensive game. Going by the latest government figures, one pound of public money in every three is spent on public procurement – totalling some £300bn per year. The Procurement Act…

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Invest in design up front to save time and money later

Contributor — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:25:36 +0000

Gerry Brannigan is a partner and forensic technical services growth development lead at consultancy HKA High capital costs and inflation are squeezing construction. Given the gloomy economic outlook for 2024 and beyond, the industry is braced for recession. “Learning lessons from distressed projects should be…

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Grenfell cladding firm will not attend victims’ event

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:09:22 +0000

The firm that produced the combustible cladding panels which helped spread the Grenfell Tower fire will not attend an event for survivors and bereaved, according to a report. Later this month, Grenfell Testimony Week is set to feature speakers testifying about their experiences of the…

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Standardised design builds better, faster and cheaper data centres

Contributor — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:19:34 +0000

Diarmaid Connolly is project director at construction consultancy Linesight The rise in AI technology and applications like ChatGPT is creating a boom in the digital infrastructure market, but the growing demand for data centres brings with it a heightened strain on supply chains. Recent volatility…

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Plant-hire body’s chief quits after six months

Ian Weinfass — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:50:43 +0000

The chief executive of the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has resigned after less than half a year in post. The appointment of Stu McInroy, former head of the Road Safety Markings Association and National Pawnbrokers Association, was announced last January and he started the job…

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Government action on cash retentions ‘too little, too late’

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:03:12 +0000

Peers have accused the government of acting too slowly on cash retentions, as a minister shut down suggestions that there should be a statutory ban on the practice. Export minister Lord Offord of Garvel argued against suggestions from peers to increase government intervention in eliminating cash…

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Plant-hire firm successfully challenges HMRC over red diesel VAT

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:33:37 +0000

A plant-hire company has successfully challenged HM Revenue and Customs over value-added tax on red diesel, a decision its trade association has said could have far-reaching consequences for the industry. Glasgow-based GAP Group appealed HMRC’s decision to tax the red diesel in its plant machinery…

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