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Construction Podcast

Wed October 09 2024

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A fortnightly 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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162 | D-Day for LTC, Big batteries and Untypical homes

2nd October 2024
A decision on the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing is due this week, batteries are getting bigger and better, and there’s a new name in house-building. Bishop & Taylor discuss all this, and more.


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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’ trial of graphene-enhanced asphalt.


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160 | The Grenfell Inquiry report

5th September 2024
Bishop & Taylor discuss the findings, and recommendations, of phase two of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.


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159 | 50 Days of Starmer, Sad Ends and Providence for Providence

21st August 2024
Bishop & Taylor discuss the first 50 days of Kier Starmer’s prime minstership, the demise of two very different organisations – Women into ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁÏ and Hypertunnel – and the appeal court ruling on Providence v Hexagon


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158 | M&A upswing, Picking leaders and Footbridges (Pt II)

24th July 2024
Bishop & Taylor discuss this year’s tide of merger & acquisition activity, the appointment of Pete Redfern at Travis Perkins and National Highways’ footbridge design competition. But they start with an update on last episode’s discussion on AdBlue.


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157 | All Change, AdBlue and the Ava Bridge

10th July 2024
In another typically wide-ranging episode, Bishop & Taylor discuss what we can expect from the new government, problems with AdBlue and the latest addition to Network Rail’s footbridge catalogue


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156 | Supreme Court spanner in the works, Blue hydrogen and the 6,000-tonne crane

26th June 2024
In a football and election-free zone, Bishop & Taylor discuss the implications of the Finch v Surrey CC Supreme Court judgment, the flawed credentials of certain hydrogens and Mammoet’s massive new flagship machine


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155 | Election lobbying, Red7 Marine and Chatham Docks

12th June 2024
After airing views about construction industry lobbying, Bishop & Taylor decide to park the politics. Taylor has been talking to an interesting SME, while Bishop has been following the battle for Chatham Docks.


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154 | Election fever, International trade and Forever chemicals

29th May 2024
Bishop & Taylor discuss how construction industry interests may or may not figure in the main party manifestos. They also discuss the UK’s entry to an Indo-Pacific trade bloc and why machinery manufacturers fear restrictions on the use of ‘forever’ chemicals.


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153 | The ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁÏ Skills Crisis

15th May 2024
Bishop & Taylor are joined by recruitment consultant Greg Shaw, Randstad’s London regional director, to discuss the construction industry jobs market and the future of the industry


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