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
45: Disputes, Databases and Delivering AI
The UK construction industry is warned that it may be about to become ‘embroiled in costly and long-running disputes’. This, along with HS2’s new personnel database and the role of artificial intelli…
00:42:01 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
44: Dodged Tariffs, Rail Heritage and Boardroom Clergy
As the UK enters its third national lockdown, Bishop & Taylor take solace in the Brexit deal that has averted even greater chaos; they discuss the threat facing hundreds of old railway bridges; and w…
00:33:09 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
43: 2020 Review of the Year
With the end of 2020 upon us, Bishop & Taylor reflect on some of the big talking points of the year.
00:56:22 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
42: Flexible Working Special
Bishop & Taylor discuss flexible working with Emma Stewart, Chief Executive of Timewise, and how it might help to improve the construction industry.
00:30:02 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
41: The Playbook, Warm Homes and a Message to You Rudi
Bishop & Taylor mull on the public procurement policies set out in the new Construction Playbook. They also consider the home improvements that the Climate Change Committee expects them to make. And …
00:37:38 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
40: Support for the Self-Employed, Site Safety and the Slowness of the HSE
Bishop & Taylor mull latest Covid developments, including the unforeseen consequences of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. They also discuss shortcomings of the under-funded Health & Safety …
00:36:34 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
39: Diggers: Electric, Drunk and In The Garden
Bishop & Taylor discuss JCB’s ‘virtual’ press launch of new battery-powered machines, mull over what to do with machinery operators who work while intoxicated, and find statistical evidence regarding…
00:45:58 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
38: Stonehenge, Tunnels and Road Safety
Bishop & Taylor discuss the plans for a tunnel under the Stonehenge world heritage site, one of two major road tunnels in the works, and (as it’s Road Safety Week) the perils faced by road workers.
00:35:11 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
37: Licences, Leadership Council and Modular Buildings
Bishop & Taylor discuss the collapse of the campaign for a builders’ licence, the expansion of the Construction Leadership Council and one contractor’s left-field move into offsite construction.
00:41:15 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
36: Lockdown, Knockdown and Demolition Innovation
As the UK embarks on a second national lockdown, Bishop & Taylor mark the 415th anniversary of the country’s most famous failed explosive demolition job by meeting a man who knows a thing or two abou…
00:36:45 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
35: Family, Later Living and PSCPs
The Boot family has clocked up 600 years working for JCB, there’s a planning row in Walton-on-Thames over later living, and must we learn to call construction contractors ‘PSCPs’? Here’s Bishop & Tay…
00:23:03 |
Mon 26 Oct 2020
34: Up the workers! Pay Freeze, Living Wage and Employee Ownership
Bishop & Taylor discuss the news that half a million UK construction workers have had a planned pay rise frozen and that Morgan Sindall Construction has committed to the Living Wage. They are also jo…
00:44:53 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
33: From HS2 to Jaffa Cakes
How do you get from HS2 to Jaffa Cakes? Well, Bishop & Taylor get there via planning reform, Palestine and Britain’s biggest contractor that builds absolutely nothing.
00:40:06 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
32: Wind Power, Diesel, Concrete and Cargo Bikes
Wind power is in the news this week, prompting Bishop & Taylor to focus on green matters. In this episode they also discuss a better way to end the red diesel rebate, cleaning up concrete and one con…
00:41:53 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
31: Track & Trace, Carbon Offsetting and Rewilding
After a brief discussion about the NHS track & trace app that the construction industry has been encouraged to embrace, Bishop & Taylor talk to ecologist Dr Stephanie Wray of RSK Wilding about enviro…
00:41:53 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
30: Ratings, Ratings, Ratings
It’s all about the stars! Huge scepticism is required when reading online reviews, but they can still matter. Bishop & Taylor (4.5 stars) discuss the latest Glassdoor ratings for top contractors and …
00:41:52 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
29: Top 100, Tumbling Shares and Saving the Solent
Bishop & Taylor discuss highlights of the latest Construction Index UK Top 100 construction companies, as well as share price trends, and a new scheme to get Hampshire building again.
00:41:38 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
28: Dogs, Chalk Streams and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Taylor credits Bishop with raising demand for dogs, while Bishop credits Taylor with raising consciousness of the threat to chalk streams. Of greater relevance, however, is the use of a hydrogen fuel…
00:30:15 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
27: Back in the Jug, Lessons from COVID and Truckless Truss
With the new school year starting, it’s a time of fresh beginnings; should you still work from home or return to the office?
A Loughborough University study finds how well construction has adapted …
A Loughborough University study finds how well construction has adapted …
00:38:50 |
Tue 01 Sep 2020
26: Tideway, Acceleration and Square Holes
Bishop & Taylor discuss delays to the £4bn Thames Tideway project as well as the transport secretary’s new acceleration unit and a drill attachment that cuts square holes.
00:34:56 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
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