168 | Happy new year (we hope)
8th January 2025
Bishop & Taylor share their expectations for the UK construction industry in 2025, including a raft of major government initiatives, from NISTA to new towns.
Re:Construction
A fortnightly podcast in which veteran construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor have a natter about some of the week鈥檚 events in the UK construction industry, seeking meaning even where none may exist.
167 | 2024 Year in Review
11th December 2024
In their last episode of the year, Bishop & Taylor look back on some of the highs and lows of the year: the change in government and what it has brought, the Grenfell Inquiry report, the fall of ISG, the birth of Barratt Redrow, the six-thousand-tonne crane鈥� and more besides.
166 | Fast-track apprentices, HSE stats and GFRG houses
27th November 2024
Bishop & Taylor discuss plans to for the provision of fast-track construction apprentices, the latest HSE statistics (shouldn鈥檛 musculoskeletal disorders be classified as injuries rather than illnesses?), and the small London company with a letter of intent for 10,000 prefab homes.
165 | Revolutionising Construction The Information Management Initiative
13th November 2024
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Paul Wilkinson, vice-chair of Nima, to discuss the Information Management Initiative (IMI) and its significance to the construction industry, particularly in relation to building information modelling (BIM) and technology adoption.
164 | Labour pains Reeves鈥� first budget
31st October 2024
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist of the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), to discuss chancellor Rachel Reeve鈥檚 autumn 2024 budget statement. Suffice to day, the doctor is unimpressed with her remedies.
163 | 100 days of Starmer, Vistry鈥檚 glitch and Plant-hire pivot
16th October 2024
Bishop & Taylor have yet to be much impressed by the new government鈥檚 impact on the construction industry. They also discuss Britain鈥檚 second-biggest house-builder, and plant hire companies turning away from general plant.
162 | D-Day for LTC, Big batteries and Untypical homes
2nd October 2024
A decision on the 拢9bn Lower Thames Crossing is due this week, batteries are getting bigger and better, and there鈥檚 a new name in house-building. Bishop & Taylor discuss all this, and more.
161 | ISG, Fox and Gipave
25th September 2024
In this episode Bishop & Taylor discuss the collapse of ISG, the rise and sale of Fox Brothers, and National Highways鈥� trial of graphene-enhanced asphalt.
160 | The Grenfell Inquiry report
5th September 2024
Bishop & Taylor discuss the findings, and recommendations, of phase two of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
159 | 50 Days of Starmer, Sad Ends and Providence for Providence
21st August 2024
Bishop & Taylor discuss the first 50 days of Kier Starmer鈥檚 prime minstership, the demise of two very different organisations 鈥� Women into Construction and Hypertunnel 鈥� and the appeal court ruling on Providence v Hexagon
