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
65: CITB’s Quest for Consensus
As the Construction Industry Training Board starts its three-yearly consultation with the industry to ascertain whether there remains consensus for the statutory training levy, CITB policy director S…
00:41:03 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
64: Technical Innovations and Back to the Office
A trio of technical topics appeal to Bishop & Taylor this week, namely zero trim piling, asbestos recycling and reuse of concrete components. They also return to the familiar topics of flexible worki…
00:44:17 |
Wed 26 May 2021
63: Inflation, PBAs, Concrete Batteries and Urban Planning
Diversity is in the air this week as Bishop & Taylor discuss inflation, project bank accounts, concrete batteries and a report from Arup titled ‘Queering Public Space’.
00:48:43 |
Wed 19 May 2021
62: Queen's Speech and Green Gas
In the week that Her Majesty revealed the government’s legislative programme for the forthcoming parliamentary session, Bishop & Taylor find much to chew over, from planning to political process. The…
00:38:15 |
Wed 12 May 2021
61: The Joy of Wood, Pensions and Pointless Surveys
Bishop & Taylor cast an eye on the wonderful world of wood. They also note the inability (or reluctance?) of construction workers to save for their old age, and express disdain for surveys confected …
00:37:23 |
Wed 05 May 2021
60: Tunnellers’ Folk Music and the Pitfalls of the Product Marketing Code
Bishop & Taylor are joined by acclaimed folk musician Nancy Kerr to talk about her latest work, Tunnellers, and by Dr Benoît Jones, the man from the British Tunnelling Society who commissioned the wo…
00:47:25 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
59: Acquisitions and Other Matters
Acquisitions have been in the news, with new owners for Avant Homes and Kier Living, while RSK’s ‘buy to grow’ strategy shows no sign of slowing. Bishop & Taylor discuss this and more, including stee…
00:44:20 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
58: Boardroom Diversity, Infrastucture Planning and the Prince’s Trust
Bishop & Taylor (middle-aged pink-faced men) tentatively discuss boardroom diversity. They also mull possible reform of the National Infrastructure Commission. And they talk to Jonathan Townsend, Chi…
00:46:07 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
57: The Rudi Klein Interview
A revelatory discussion with construction law barrister Professor Rudi Klein, who has championed the interests of subcontractors for more than 30 years, with some heroic successes along the way. Amon…
00:58:36 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
56: Clearing the Suez & Other Great Saves; plus Employing Ex-offenders
After a brief recap of some of the week’s UK industry news, Bishop & Taylor turn their attention to the rescue of the stranded EverGiven container ship. They also discuss recruiting in prisons to cou…
00:44:49 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
55: CITB, Shrewsbury Pickets and Lessons from WFH
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Peter Lauerner, chair of the Construction Industry Training Board, who explains why the CITB has decided to keep two of its training centres after all. They also celebra…
00:50:22 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
54: Recruitment, Training and Recycling
Surveys and reports from Redrow, the CITB and the Construction Leadership Council provide food for thought on construction recruitment and training. Bishop & Taylor discuss some of the issues arising…
00:52:55 |
Wed 17 Mar 2021
53: Ulster Link, Social Value, Fire Safety and See-through Buckets
In a bumper episode, Bishop & Taylor discuss aspirations for a fixed link between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, the social value of construction, aspects of fire safety left neglected amid the …
00:49:58 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
52: Budget and Branding
Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his post-Covid budget for the UK this week, giving Bishop & Taylor plenty to chat about. They also discuss Interserve’s branding U-turn.
00:43:40 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
51: IR35, Top Jobs and Jargon
Bishop & Taylor get their teeth into issues of direct employment, senior recruitment and meaningless, obtuse and/or imprecise jargon.
00:44:52 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
50: Should Builders Need a Licence?
Bishop & Taylor spend most of this episode discussing proposals for a mandatory builders’ licensing scheme with the project’s architect, Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Chief Executive Brian Berr…
01:08:32 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
49: What's Up with the BBA
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Hardy Giesler, Chief Executive of the British Board of Agrément (BBA), who tells them about the changes he is planning within the much-criticised organisation.
00:33:09 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
48: Enforcing Beauty, Project Leadership and Migrant Workers
Bishop & Taylor chew over the government’s latest planning proposals, the leadership of major projects and the UK’s continuing dependency on migrant labour.
00:52:09 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
47: Marketing, BBA and the Big Push
Bishop & Taylor discuss a new code for construction product marketing, (lack of) transparency at the British Board of Agrément, and the hydraulic jacking of an 11,000-tonne box tunnel.
00:45:51 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
46: Prompt Payment, Product Regulation and Builders’ Merchants
This week Bishop & Taylor reflect on changes to the Prompt Payment Code, the new building products regulator and consolidation in the builders’ merchant sector.
00:32:14 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
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