Tag: Podcast

Bishop & Taylor are re-joined by Rudi Klein, perhaps the construction industry’s most seasoned campaigner for change. He shares his opinions on the need for industry reform and encourages listeners to take the opportunity of this year’s general election to lobby their local candidates. 24th...

Bishop & Taylor kick off 2024 mourning the demise of Stewart Milne Group. They also consider the apparent preponderence of neurodiversity within construction project management and discuss the rebranding of Artex. 10th December 2023: Episode 143: Listen online Re:Construction Podcast: A fortnightly podcast in which construction...

As the end of the year approaches, Bishop & Taylor look back on some of the highs and lows on which they reported in 2023. 13th December 2023: Episode 142: Listen online Re:Construction Podcast: A fortnightly podcast in which construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor...

Bishop & Taylor chew over the autumn statement and late paying clients, discuss why Grenfell Tower still stands, and question whether state aid should go to a company owned by Persimmon and Goldman Sachs. 29th November 2023: Episode 141: Listen online Re:Construction Podcast: A fortnightly...

Bishop & Taylor discuss the latest goings on at Westminster, new applications of digital technology in construction machinery and the revelation that working from home has added a year of delays to HS2 design work. 15th November 2023: Episode 140: Listen online Re:Construction Podcast: A...

Bishop & Taylor discuss Mace’s proposals to move London construction from mere recycling to the more virtuous state of circularity. They also chat about likely motives for the sale of piling specialist Rock & Alluvium. They conclude with a report that reckons a fifth of...

Bishop & Taylor mull over Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s promise to get Britain building again and the National Infrastructure Commission’s blueprint that might help him.  They also return to the topic of dodgy ladders, with new research form the Ladder Association. 18th October 2023:...

Bishop & Taylor discuss the cancellation of HS2’s northern section and the prime minister’s policy reversals on net zero targets. 4th October 2023: Episode 137: Listen online Re:Construction Podcast: A fortnightly podcast in which construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor have a natter about some of...

Bishop & Taylor are joined by Balfour Beatty sustainability director Jo Gilroy for a chat about decarbonising construction machinery and the promise of hydrogen. 20th September 2023: Episode 136: Listen online Re:Construction Podcast: A fortnightly podcast in which construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor have...

Bishop & Taylor return to the familiar topics of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) and nutrient neutrality, both in the news. Fears of RAAC panels collapsing has prompted the closure of more than 100 school buildings and now more and more building owners are following...

After a whinge about companies trying to interfere with their journalistic integrity, Bishop & Taylor get onto the real business of this episode – the 2023 Top 100 ranking of UK construction contractors, as featured in the forthcoming September issue of The Construction Index magazine....

Bishop & Taylor discuss the recent Budget statement, including  tax allowances (and perhaps how to exploit them), new additions to the Shortage Occupations List and the postponement of major transport projects. They also discuss developers that have not (or not yet, at time of recording)...

Bishop & Taylor give two cheers to National Highways for choosing to repair a Scottish viaduct instead of simply filling it in; they discuss latest initiatives in the push for a national retrofit strategy; and they sympathise with a contractor stuck between a rock and...

Bishop & Taylor’s wide-ranging discussion in this episode takes in the 90-year-old Buy American Act, concrete made from seashells, problems with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and what plant-hire companies want from the upcoming budget statement. 22nd February 2023: Episode 122: Listen online  www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/podcast Re:Construction Podcast: A...

Bishop & Taylor discuss a Supreme Court judgment on nuisance, the review of Compulsory Purchase Orders, and claims that HS2 is not as biodiversity-neutral as it thinks it is. 8th February 2023: Episode 121: Listen online  www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/podcast Re:Construction Podcast: A fortnightly podcast in which veteran construction industry...