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
25: Fit-out, Putin and the Versatile Brickie
Bishop & Taylor turn their attention to the contents of the August issue of The Construction Index magazine, and cover remarkably wide ground…
00:47:32 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
24: Prefabs, Planning Reform and Carbon Offsetting
Bishop & Taylor are joined by structural engineer Kevin Lyons to discuss offsite construction. Our two regulars then also mull the government’s planning white paper and wonder whether contractors wil…
00:41:29 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
23: Green Home Grants, Trustmark and Genoa’s New Bridge
This was the week that we learned more details of the £2bn Green Home Grants scheme, with the condition that only Trustmark accredited installers could be used; and the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge opene…
00:37:08 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
22: Brexit, Standards and HS2
With a no-deal Brexit on the cards, Bishop & Taylor discuss unresolved issues for the construction industry, including the future of product standardisation; and – with protests camps fighting a rear…
00:48:30 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
21: Face Masks, Plan for Jobs & Tower Cranes
Bishop & Taylor discuss the need for face masks (both in life and on site), Rishi Sunak’s Plan for Jobs, and (after the fatal 8th July collapse in East London) tower crane safety.
00:41:56 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
20: New Deal, CITB and Interserve FM
Bishop & Taylor discuss the Prime Minister’s Rooseveltian ambitions, the suspension of democratic accountability at the Construction Industry Training Board, and the sale of Interserve Facilities Man…
00:44:05 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
19: Job Losses, Export Finance, Plastic Problems and Magic Paint
In this episode Bishop & Taylor discuss industry job losses, how overseas contractors exploit UK state aid, construction’s plastic packaging problem and the remarkable claims of air-purifying paint.
00:45:58 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
18: Post-Covid Recovery, Roads Ahead and Shrewsbury Pickets (Conspiracy, My Arse!)
Bishop & Taylor discuss the Roadmap to Recovery, the sudden flow of transport projects and the building workers (including TV’s Ricky Tomlinson) jailed nearly 50 years ago, whose convictions the Cour…
00:44:06 |
Wed 03 Jun 2020
17: Restoration of Parliament, When Tiredness Kills & The Joy of Steam
Bishop & Taylor recap recent events in the UK construction industry, including this week: planned building works in parliament are under review, a company that allowed its workers to drive home tired…
00:32:34 |
Wed 20 May 2020
16: Opportunism, Drones & Batteries
This week Bishop & Taylor discuss the opportunities that some are finding in the health crisis, the use of drones in construction surveys and battery-powered machinery.
00:41:53 |
Wed 06 May 2020
15: Scaffolders, Consulting Engineers and Employee Ownership
In this edition, Bishop and Taylor discuss latest safety stats from the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation, Highways England’s smart motorways alliance and whatever happened to Britain’s con…
00:40:46 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
14: Furlough, Supplies, Gypsum and Cladding
Bishop & Taylor discuss furloughed construction workers, moves to revive the supply chain, recycling gypsum and the stalled cladding replacement programme.
00:42:17 |
Wed 22 Apr 2020
13: HS2 and Firm Foundations
Bishop & Taylor briefly discuss the latest news on HS2 before welcoming Steve Hadley to their virtual studio – he’s the Managing Director of Central Piling and the new chair of the Federation of Pili…
00:38:13 |
Wed 15 Apr 2020
12: Confusing Signals, Field Hospitals and Augmented Reality
This week Bishop & Taylor discuss the latest mixed messages from Government on safe site operations, admire the heroic efforts of those getting field hospitals up and running, and have their interest…
00:32:29 |
Wed 08 Apr 2020
11: #ShutTheSites, Urgent Works and Memorable Junkets
This week Bishop & Taylor discuss the continuing controversy about what sites should stay open, and the difficulties facing those that do. They also muse on the days when travel was easier, and press…
00:34:38 |
Wed 01 Apr 2020
10: The Lockdown and Working From Home
The lockdown has started and Bishop & Taylor chat about how the UK construction industry is responding to the Prime Minister’s order for all but essential workers to stay home. They also discuss work…
00:29:25 |
Wed 25 Mar 2020
9: That Virus, Tech Toys and the Latest Issue
As the world goes into lockdown, Bishop & Taylor keep their distance to mull on Covid-19, Bimcams and bionic rakes, and the contents of the March issue of The Construction Index magazine.
00:42:04 |
Wed 18 Mar 2020
8: Retentions Postscript, Red Diesel and Rebrands
Bishop & Taylor add a note about their last episode’s retentions discussion before turning attention to the Budget, bringing the end of cheap diesel for construction. They round off mulling why compa…
00:36:34 |
Thu 12 Mar 2020
7: Heathrow, Retentions & Flexitime
Bishop & Taylor discuss the potential ramifications of the Court of Appeal ruling against Heathrow expansion, developments (or lack of them) in the reform of cash retentions usage, and experiments in…
00:38:34 |
Wed 04 Mar 2020
6: Coronavirus, New Homes Ombudsman and Industry Archives
On 26th Feb 2020 Bishop & Taylor discuss the industrial impact of coronavirus, the creation of an ombudsman for buyers of new homes and the fate of construction industry archives.
00:38:53 |
Wed 26 Feb 2020
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