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Pagabo | Procurement needs a gold standard

|Date: 5 January, 2021

Pagabo | Procurement needs a gold standard

Recent government reports have pinpointed the procurement sector as a key driver to support the construct ...

Recent government reports have pinpointed the procurement sector as a key driver to support the construction industry and solve the challenges faced by the public sector. Gerard Toplass, Executive Cha ...

5 January, 2021
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Ian Elsey at Liberty calls for greater action to promote mental wellbeing

|Date: 15 December, 2020

Ian Elsey at Liberty calls for greater action to promote mental wellbeing

COVID-19 has had a wide-reaching impact on the property services sector, affecting everything from the wa ...

COVID-19 has had a wide-reaching impact on the property services sector, affecting everything from the way businesses maintain and deliver services, to workplace mental health and wellbeing. Ian Elsey ...

15 December, 2020
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Construction Playbook reaction: Procurement adaptation central to driving change

|Date: 9 December, 2020

Construction Playbook reaction: Procurement adaptation central to driving change

Those in the public sector working on procurement will need to radically adapt and change the way they wo ...

Those in the public sector working on procurement will need to radically adapt and change the way they work to support change in the construction industry and respond to the challenges faced by the co ...

9 December, 2020
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Industry Comment | Let’s build 100,000 new Council homes

|Date: 24 November, 2020

Industry Comment | Let’s build 100,000 new Council homes

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), highlights new r ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), highlights new research, which makes a strong case for building thousands of new council homes. The Government’ ...

24 November, 2020
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Industry Comment | Setting ambitions for housing

|Date: 13 October, 2020

Industry Comment | Setting ambitions for housing

What kind of post-pandemic stimulus do we need, asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association ...

What kind of post-pandemic stimulus do we need, asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). The Government has spent the last six months in fire-fight ...

13 October, 2020
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Baxi Heating | MMC — the catalyst for change

|Date: 25 September, 2020

Baxi Heating | MMC — the catalyst for change

Government support for the pivotal role of modern methods of construction (MMC) in delivering affordable ...

Government support for the pivotal role of modern methods of construction (MMC) in delivering affordable new homes is both welcome and critical if we are to meet climate and productivity targets, addr ...

25 September, 2020
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Fusion21 report highlights public procurement best practice

|Date: 14 September, 2020

Fusion21 report highlights public procurement best practice

Coronavirus is a turning point for public sector procurement, says Andrew Gray, Member Relationship Manag ...

Coronavirus is a turning point for public sector procurement, says Andrew Gray, Member Relationship Manager at Fusion21. The coronavirus pandemic has led to increasing amounts of best practice taking ...

14 September, 2020
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‘Levelling up’ should form crucial part of COVID-19 recovery

|Date: 13 July, 2020

‘Levelling up’ should form crucial part of COVID-19 recovery

In a post COVID-19 world, the UK will need to look carefully at the challenges of urban and regional deve ...

In a post COVID-19 world, the UK will need to look carefully at the challenges of urban and regional development in the UK. Given that the construction sector is at the forefront of activity to kickst ...

13 July, 2020
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Heatrae Sadia | The true cost of specification delays in healthcare

|Date: 3 July, 2020

Heatrae Sadia | The true cost of specification delays in healthcare

Heatrae Sadia has worked closely with specifiers to design and supply hot water systems for several NHS a ...

Heatrae Sadia has worked closely with specifiers to design and supply hot water systems for several NHS and private healthcare facilities to meet demand created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Simon Russell ...

3 July, 2020
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Mears | Our six principles to stand by during the pandemic

|Date: 7 May, 2020

Mears | Our six principles to stand by during the pandemic

When people ask what Mears did during the coronavirus outbreak, most of us will be able to say proudly th ...

When people ask what Mears did during the coronavirus outbreak, most of us will be able to say proudly that we carried on doing our jobs to ensure that those who are vulnerable could stay in their hom ...

7 May, 2020
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