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
125: HS2’s Listening Skills, Demolition Cartels and Dud Batteries
Meriden MP Saqib Bhatti joins Bishop & Taylor to discuss HS2’s listening skills and community relations in the West Midlands. Also on the agenda are the £60m fine handed down to a demolition cartel a…
00:52:30 |
Wed 05 Apr 2023
124: Budget, Tax Allowances and Gove refuseniks
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 transpor…
00:50:13 |
Wed 22 Mar 2023
123: Bridge repairs, Retrofits and Winvic’s dilemma
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 str…
00:48:46 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
122: Protectionism, Concrete and a Budget Wishlist
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-…
00:45:37 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
121: Nosy Neighbours, Compulsory Purchase and Eco Mitigation
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.
00:42:43 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
120: Bids, cards and Official Statistics
Bishop & Taylor discuss Levelling Up fund allocation and changes to the Construction Skills Certification Scheme. They are then joined by John Allcoat, head of construction stats at the Office for Na…
00:57:47 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
119: HAVS, Re-treads and Interns
Bishop & Taylor kick off 2023 with a look at the latest HSE statistics, including those relating to hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS); with the return of Andy Milner to Amey, they discuss boomerang …
00:55:52 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
118: Takeovers, MMC Fire Alarm and Review of the Year
Bishop & Taylor look back on some of the highs and lows of 2022. But first there’s the week’s news to catch up on: new owners for Mick George and Jewsons; and a warning from fire chiefs about modern …
00:56:04 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
117: Autumn statement, Sizewell C and CIOB presidents
Bishop & Taylor discuss government spending plans, how Sizewell C power station will be funded and whether builders should have a builder as their institute’s president
00:54:24 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
116: Inaction, Deflection and Delays
Bishop & Taylor discuss a toddler’s death caused by uninhabitable social housing and the latest from that other great recent social housing scandal, Grenfell Tower. They also discuss why the Code for…
00:46:30 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
115: Harper’s in-tray, Drive-through concrete and Cybersecurity
Bishop and Taylor discuss some of the challenges facing the new transport secretary, a new concept for self-service readymix, and Interserve’s £4.4m fine for data protection failings. The also discus…
00:45:11 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
114: Staying on, Offsite goes offshore and Scottish electricians
Just like the prime minister, Ray O’Rourke is not yet ready to leave his job. Both are on the agenda of Bishop & Taylor in this episode. They also discuss whether the future of offsite construction m…
00:42:53 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
113: The Growth Plan, HVO backlash and Beavers
Bishop & Taylor discuss the government’s plans to reinvigorate the UK economy. They then move on to the backlash against hydrotreated vegetable oil as a diesel replacement. And finally, the beaver is…
00:52:35 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
112: ER, ET and Genericide
On 8th September 2022, two days after asking Elizabeth Truss to form a new government, HM Queen Elizabeth II died. Bishop & Taylor discuss both the rules of mourning and their expectations of the new…
00:58:51 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
111: The Top 100
The episode in which Bishop & Taylor discuss The Construction Index’s latest annual analysis of the UK’s Top 100 construction companies.
01:01:28 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
110: Drought & floods, Changing Perceptions and A Cancelled Sale
As drought turns to floods, Bishop & Taylor discuss reservoir plans and other rainwater strategies. They also consider the implications of a survey that appears to show young people warming towards c…
00:54:37 |
Wed 17 Aug 2022
109: Decarbonisation and Britain’s energy crisis
Tanned and refreshed after their summer break, Bishop & Taylor return to discuss all things energy related, including controlling bills, the cost of heat pumps, repowering wind turbines, importing Mo…
00:46:10 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
108: The Building Safety Act, Demolition Cartels and the Long Wait for Justice
With the Building Safety Act 2022 now in force, Bishop & Taylor wonder how much of it was needed and why there aren’t more Rick Willmotts in the industry to speak out. They also discuss bid rigging i…
00:47:22 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
107: Concrete v Timber, Cooler Asphalt and the Trade Gap
The concrete rebar lobby has challenged the sustainability credentials of cross laminated timber; asphalt suppliers are switching from hot to warm mix recipes; and the trade gap in construction produ…
01:00:26 |
Wed 22 Jun 2022
106: Weights & measures, Dodgy ladders and Stonehenge (again) – plus: the Net Zero shortcut
The government is consulting on the restoration of imperial units for shopkeepers. Bishop & Taylor have their views. They also discuss telescopic ladders and the latest news on the A303 Stonehenge tu…
00:47:59 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
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