Self-employed construction workers have seen a year-on-year increase in average weekly earnings of 6.7% – almost three times above the annual rate of inflation. This translates to an average of £932 a week, up £63 [read more…]
With 2019 now upon us, there can be no doubt that the year ahead will provide plenty of challenges for the construction industry. Simon Lewis, Partner, and Hannah Gardiner, Solicitor, at law firm Womble Bond [read more…]
Rebecca Palmer, Senior Associate in Prettys’ construction team, gives her insights into how a lawyer can become an integral part of the toolkit of construction businesses of every tier of the supply chain. The construction [read more…]
Russell Down, Chief Executive at Speedy Hire Plc, outlines why providers operating in the construction marketplace must be able to deliver an exceptional level of service to stay ahead of the pack, with late delivery times no [read more…]
While Brexit could potentially pose significant challenges for construction firms, including concerns surrounding lost contracts, winning new business and meeting deadlines, there are still plenty of opportunities for businesses operating in the construction industry to [read more…]
Business owners in the construction sector are being urged to take action now to protect their SME payable research and development (R&D) tax credit. The call to action, from R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, is [read more…]
Councils have fallen more than six years behind their own house-building targets spelling disaster for Britain’s bid to end the housing crisis, new research by modular smart homes provider Project Etopia reveals today (Monday 5 [read more…]
Bureau Veritas has welcomed the Government’s recent response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s proposals on the Hackitt report, stating that many of recommendations on fire safety and construction will “undoubtedly” result [read more…]
The construction sector is still digesting the possible implications of Phillip Hammond’s Autumn Budget but here we get the initial reactions of a number of leading industry figures. SM Lodha, Chairman of Western Thermal Group: [read more…]
While the government’s growing realisation that action needs to be taken to tackle slavery in the modern age is a move in the right direction, for its part the construction sector needs to also take [read more…]
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