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Skills shortage concerns go way beyond Crossrail
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Budget tackles skills gap with firms incentivised to take on more apprentices
Tackling the UK’s skills gap was put front and centre of the 2021 Budget announced today (3 March).
Covid has accelerated modular construction, industry must not slip back into old ways now
Before Covid-19, the interest in modern methods of construction (MMC) was growing – albeit slowly – but has the pandemic has certainly sped things up.
Increasing prices and scarce resources cause supply chain juggling act
Unlike the beleaguered hospitality and travel sectors, construction appears to be holding its own despite the ravages of the pandemic.
Budget predictions: Rail clarity, nuclear commitments and net zero pledges
It’s that time of year again!
Infrastructure performance boosts Morgan Sindall results despite overall profit drop
Operating profit in Morgan Sindall’s construction and infrastructure division was up by 11% to £35.7M in 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Industry-wide Expenditure Transparency Charter mooted to improve procurement
The Rail Supply Group is developing an industry-wide charter to log all expenditure in a bid to improve procurement processes.
Revealed: Employment rule change could leave Crossrail short
Dozens of workers carrying out key assurance work on Crossrail will soon find themselves unable to continue their jobs due to changes to the UK’s employment rules.
Major UK engineering firms vow to build HS2 ‘efficiently and affordably’
Major UK contractors and consultants have vowed to deliver projects such as High Speed 2 (HS2) “as efficiently and affordably as possible”.
Confusion over contractual liability for Covid delays and cost hikes
One in three contracts were not fit to deal with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and, as a result, clients are bearing responsibility for additional costs and time delays, according to research from Turner & Townsend.