Opinion Global construction trends – inflation, red tape and surging lead times While global construction markets face remarkably similar challenges, our latest Global Construction Market Intelligence (GCMI) findings reveal that the strategies used to overcome them are becoming increasingly divergent. News Kier bags £45m Lancashire low-carbon school scheme Legal The core capability gap slowing progress on building assessment certificates News Kier bags £45m Lancashire low-carbon school scheme Morgan Sindall’s Crystal Palace sports scheme gets planning approval Sisk selected for £38m London Irish Centre scheme Wates starts on MMC prison block geared to rehabilitation Kent contractor fined £90,000 after worker falls from forklift truck BSR warns contractors over build quality to avoid Gateway 3 delays Construction jobs Senior Health & Safety AdvisorSearchWales Health and Safety Advisor – Entry LevelSearchLondon Assistant Survey ManagerTailored Talent LtdWest Midlands Senior EngineerRTL Group LtdNorth West Site Engineer – Earthworks & CivilsTLG Infrastructure LimitedEast of England Technical What is ‘blue-green infrastructure’? An explainer The Tilbury Douglas PM who rebuilt a RAAC school ‘Clients wanting to control cost should look at design’ Opinion Global construction trends – inflation, red tape and surging lead times Barrett Harris Turner & Townsend Whatever the plan prime minister, please, please… just stick to it Ian Dean Holcim UK Eight things Burnham could do to get Britain building Bradley Lay TrueNorth Capital Group Insolvencies fall, but continue to blight construction Michael Cracknell Turner & Townsend People CSCS eases eligibility rules for Industry Placement card Construction vacancy increase points to growth, but obstacles remain Government plans to align local training with construction skills needs Digital City transport infrastructure feasibility tool launched A2 Engine tool to speed up early planning around ground movement A fifth of firms miss out on tenders due to poor compliance prep CPD CPD: Managing groundwater on construction sites CPD: Delivering projects with modular construction CPD: Managing medical emergencies on construction sites Video ‘We’re running out of time’: new CIOB president on net-zero backsliding Prisoners building homes: new scheme tackles three big problems at once Video | BAM uses helicopter to install heat pumps on top of London’s Broadgate Tower Podcasts Meet the prisoners building homes Humanoid construction robots: the key to onsite productivity? Warm Homes Plan: can housing retrofit meet future demands? CIOB Community CIOB Americas celebrate contractor Graham’s centenary CIOB graduates celebrate CIOB chief meets building safety minister at UKREiiF Partner Content Party wall agreements: what you need to know before work begins Knauf launches enhanced HRMO Design Guide Construction safety footwear: beating the heat Legal The core capability gap slowing progress on building assessment certificates How would a Grenfell Tower replica be used in a criminal trial? ‘How do we price work on boggy ground?’ Academic Can virtual reality help build a more sustainable construction industry? Why EDI and workforce integration should be embedded into construction projects every day
Opinion Global construction trends – inflation, red tape and surging lead times While global construction markets face remarkably similar challenges, our latest Global Construction Market Intelligence (GCMI) findings reveal that the strategies used to overcome them are becoming increasingly divergent.
Global construction trends – inflation, red tape and surging lead times Barrett Harris Turner & Townsend
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