Re:Construction
A weekly podcast in which veteran construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor have a natter about some of the week’s events in the UK construction industry, seeking meaning even where none may exist.
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 185
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
165: Revolutionising Construction: The Information Management Initiative
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Paul Wilkinson, vice-chair of Nima, to discuss the Information Management Initiative (IMI) and its significance to the construction industry, particularly in relation to…
00:48:21 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
164: Labour pains: Reeves’ first budget
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist of the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), to discuss chancellor Rachel Reeve’s autumn 2024 budget statement. Suffice to day,…
00:44:11 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
163: 100 days of Starmer, Vistry’s glitch and Plant-hire pivot
Bishop & Taylor have yet to be much impressed by the new government’s impact on the construction industry. They also discuss Britain’s second-biggest house-builder, and plant hire companies turning a…
00:45:30 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
162: D-Day for LTC, Big batteries and Untypical homes
A decision on the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing is due this week, batteries are getting bigger and better, and there’s a new name in house-building. Bishop & Taylor discuss all this, and more.
00:44:20 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
161: ISG, Fox and Gipave
In this episode Bishop & Taylor discuss the collapse of ISG, the rise and sale of Fox Brothers, and National Highways’ trial of graphene-enhanced asphalt.
00:48:47 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
160: The Grenfell Inquiry report
Bishop & Taylor discuss the findings, and recommendations, of phase two of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
00:46:29 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
159: 50 Days of Starmer, Sad Ends and Providence for Providence
Bishop & Taylor discuss the first 50 days of Kier Starmer’s prime minstership, the demise of two very different organisations – Women into Construction and Hypertunnel – and the appeal court ruling o…
00:49:21 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
158: M&A upswing, Picking leaders and Footbridges (Pt II)
Bishop & Taylor discuss this year’s tide of merger & acquisition activity, the appointment of Pete Redfern at Travis Perkins and National Highways’ footbridge design competition. But they start with …
00:48:49 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
157: All Change, AdBlue and the Ava Bridge
In another typically wide-ranging episode, Bishop & Taylor discuss what we can expect from the new government, problems with AdBlue and the latest addition to Network Rail’s footbridge catalogue
00:48:15 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
156: Supreme Court spanner in the works, Blue hydrogen and the 6,000-tonne crane
In a football and election-free zone, Bishop & Taylor discuss the implications of the Finch v Surrey CC Supreme Court judgment, the flawed credentials of certain hydrogens and Mammoet’s massive new f…
00:53:40 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
155: Election lobbying, Red7 Marine and Chatham Docks
After airing views about construction industry lobbying, Bishop & Taylor decide to park the politics. Taylor has been talking to an interesting SME, while Bishop has been following the battle for Cha…
00:51:09 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
154: Election fever, International trade and Forever chemicals
Bishop & Taylor discuss how construction industry interests may or may not figure in the main party manifestos. They also discuss the UK’s entry to an Indo-Pacific trade bloc and why machinery manufa…
00:48:43 |
Wed 29 May 2024
153: The Construction Skills Crisis
Bishop & Taylor are joined by recruitment consultant Greg Shaw, Randstad’s London regional director, to discuss the construction industry jobs market and the future of the industry
00:37:52 |
Wed 15 May 2024
152: The Downfall Episode: Osborne, Yousaf and Honda Swindon
In this episode Bishop & Taylor mourn the demise of Geoffrey Osborne Ltd. They also discuss how missing green targets brought down Scotland’s first minister. Also examined are demolition projects fea…
00:56:06 |
Wed 01 May 2024
151: Could Truss be right?
Britain’s briefest prime minister has a book out this week and Bishop & Taylor discuss some of the things that she’s been saying. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, they decide. So what might…
00:50:53 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
150: (Im)mobile Cranes, London Supersewer and MMC Review
Bishop & Taylor discuss the increasing difficulties endured by mobile crane hire companies faced with road embargos. They celebrate the completion of construction of the Thames Tideway tunnel (and ho…
00:51:39 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
149: Killer Materials, Dubious Contracts and National Security
In an unusually wide ranging episode, Bishop & Taylor cover crystalline silica, plastic pipes, the Lower Thames Crossing, the A66, the Daily Telegraph (is it really more important to national securit…
00:51:08 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
148: Budget Special
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist of the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), to discuss Jeremy Hunt’s spring 2024 budget statement.
00:21:07 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
147: Decarbonising construction machinery
Bishop & Taylor are joined by L Lynch Plant Hire joint managing director Merrill Lynch to discuss reducing construction’s diesel consumption.
00:31:48 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
146: Planning reforms, National Highways probe and Nuclear safety breaches
Bishop & Taylor explore the disconnect between attempts to remove red tape for house-builders while simultaneously burdening them with ever-greater levels of bureacracy. They also discuss news from a…
00:44:33 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
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