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Tracking all the myriad jobs on a project digitally can significantly increase efficiency The construction industry’s perennially tight margins mean every pound counts. A 1 per cent uplift in margins might sound small, but on a £300m project it provides a substantial saving. Step forward software provider Sablono. Chief executive…

Emily Leonard (pictured above-left) is managing associate and Amaney Ehtash (right) is a trainee solicitor at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson’s Construction and Engineering team On 1 October, two major changes were introduced that will affect the construction industry. The first was a change to the Housing Grants, Construction and…

A recent construction software acquisition delivers efficiencies for maintenance contractors Contractors responsible for asset maintenance have a new weapon in their armoury. Construction technology firm Causeway Technologies has acquired infrastructure asset management software provider Yotta from its founders. It is set to be a potent combination.  Nick Smee, chief executive…

Ibrahim Imam is co-CEO of construction-sector software provider PlanRadar Fire-safety regulation is a hot topic for everyone in construction, particularly the residential sector, where the Fire Safety Act (FSA) and Building Safety Act (BSA) are rightly tightening up protocol. Being refined on a regular basis, the FSA continues to be…

Jon Mahony is partner and head of dispute resolution at law firm Harold Benjamin What is a pay-less notice? Payment under construction contracts is regulated by Part II of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (“the Construction Act”) and the Scheme for Construction Contract (England and Wales) Regulations…

SPONSORED CONTENT By James Chambers, director, global industry development, Bluebeam The construction industry has proven to be resilient in the face of multiple challenges since the onset of the pandemic. For the most part these relate to issues that impact on project delivery, such as a lack of labour or…

Paul Reeve is director of CSR at engineering services body ECA We are all too aware of the energy price shock. But sometimes forgotten in the current crisis is the contribution low carbon technologies make to lowering energy bills. Business investment in such technologies can significantly reduce lighting, heating and…

Phillipa Grant is a partner and global director of sustainability at AESG Following a compromised outcome in Glasgow last year, with 200 countries agreeing climate action must accelerate to keep the Paris commitment goals alive, the political, economic and environmental turmoil of 2022 threatens the international cooperation and focus needed…

The government is to press ahead with investment and planning rules changes, despite scrapping most of its tax policies. Yesterday chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrapped a number of policies announced in September’s mini Budget by former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, including reform of IR35 and a reduction in the basic rate of…

A fire in scaffolding at a Robertson construction site is under investigation by firefighters. The West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service attended the construction site at the vacant Grade II-listed Leonardo Building in Leeds city centre just after 8pm on Saturday. The site is being turned into student accommodation for…