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Re:Construction

Hosted by The Construction Index · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 200 episodes

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200
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Avg length
52m
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32
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54
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The Construction Index hosts Re:Construction, a business show with 200 episodes published.

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200: The grand finale

Apr 15, 20261h 0mEp. 200

After two hundred episodes and six (and a bit) years, Bishop and Taylor gracefully bow out from their responsibilities on the Re:Construction podcast. Don’t worry - they still manage to fit in some last bits of construct

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199: Late payment, Whitehall red tape and plug-in solar panels

Apr 1, 202635mEp. 199

Bishop and Taylor discuss proposals to finally ban the use of retentions. Plus they ask why is the government consulting on proposals to cut consultations? And who is Fatty Acid Methyl Ester?

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198: Revival postponed, Vistry’s wobbles and a plumber goes to Parliament

Mar 18, 202649mEp. 198

Bishop & Taylor discuss the extent to which a much anticipated imminent recovery in UK construction is likely to have been hit but the latest turn of world events. They also chat about the impending departure of Vistry C

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197: Rudi Klein on payment reform

Mar 4, 20261h 6mEp. 197

Bishop & Taylor are joined again by barrister Rudi Klein, who for more than 30 years was chief executive of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group, to discuss progress – or lack of – in construction industry

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196: Parliament refurb, Power tools and Persimmon’s recycling

Feb 18, 202645mEp. 196

In this episode Bishop & Taylor discuss the latest in the ongoing saga of the physical deterioration of the Palace of Westminster. They also talk power tools, with the relaunch of a redesigned range of JCB-branded tools.

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195: Industrial relations, Sentencing quirks and Tier One defined

Feb 4, 202656mEp. 195

This episode sees Bishop & Taylor discuss the state of labour relations in the UK construction industry, the rationality of sentences for health & safety breaches and the precise definition of ‘a Tier One contractor’.

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194: Graphene, Late payment law and Plant hire profits

Jan 21, 202645mEp. 194

With the demise of Versarien, the company behind Cementene, Bishop & Taylor discuss whether graphene admixtures will ever take root in the construction industry. They also talk about the landmark Supreme Court ruling in

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193: Regulating Professions, Procurement and Chiefs of Staff

Jan 7, 202653mEp. 193

The Single Construction Regulator Prospectus dropped shortly before Christmas – with some astonishing content. And the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has published the interim report of its civil engineering marke

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192: Review of the Year 2025

Dec 10, 20251h 0mEp. 192

Were you paying attention in 2025 or closing your eyes at the back of the classroom? Bishop & Taylor are here to remind you of some of the UK construction industry news highlights of the year, or maybe tell you what you

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191: The Budget, Octavius and Komatsu

Nov 27, 202556mEp. 191

After a brief look at Birmingham City’s bonkers stadium plan, Bishop & Tayor discuss this week’s budget news, RSK’s latest acquisition and major developments in plant and tool hire, including the sale of Marubeni-Komatsu

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190: COP 30 and CPD, the price of being a professional

Nov 12, 202543mEp. 190

With the latest UN Conference of the Parties (COP) taking place in Brazil, Bishop & Taylor ruminate on aspects of sustainability, including a warning from RICS of “clear signs of fatigue and uncertainty”. They also discu

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189: Publicity, Plant theft and Cement

Oct 29, 202552mEp. 189

Topics discussed this week include a new film from Gilbert Ash, the Louvre jewellery heist, a poorly attended parliamentary debate on cement, and the binning of plant-theft legislation.

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188: HSS, Insulation and Gold plating

Oct 15, 202543mEp. 188

In this episode Bishop & Taylor discuss the break up of tool hire group HSS, the external wall insulation scandal and the cost of gold (or should that be green?) plating the Lower Thames Crossing project

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187: New towns, Gatwick and piling records

Oct 1, 202551mEp. 187

Bishop & Taylor discuss the government’s latest plans for new towns, Gatwick Airport expansion and what might very well be Britain’s best supported building – is 17,000 piles a record?

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186: Reed for Rayner, PMI vs ONS and HPC crane drivers

Sep 17, 202535mEp. 186

Taylor struggles manfluey ( sic ) through this episode’s discussion with Bishop on topics including the challenges facing the new housing secretary, which statistics to believe and when contracts come to an end.

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185: House-builders frustrations, Misspent funds and Acquisitions

Sep 3, 202552mEp. 185

With that 1.5 million new homes target looking increasingly unachievable, Bishop & Taylor consider some of the blockages in the system. They also discuss how National Highways spends its ‘designated funds’. And they revi

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184: Top 100, training & recruitment

Aug 20, 202547mEp. 184

Bishop & Taylor trawl through The Construction Index 2025 rankings of the Top 100 construction contractors. And they hit upon the solution to the industry’s recruitment problems.

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183: Airports, Mace and Abroad

Aug 6, 202552mEp. 183

From Roskill to Arora, Bishop & Taylor discuss Heathrow expansion and alternatives of the past. They also wonder why Mace sold its most protitable operations. And they review some of the latest goings-on overseas, includ

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182: The one with Suzannah Nichol

Jul 23, 20251h 21mEp. 182

After their regular review of recent headlines, Bishop & Taylor are joined by Suzannah Nichol, Chief Executive of Build UK, to look back on the first 10 years of the industry’s biggest representative body.

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181: Sizewell stakes, Firefighting at the BSR and Landfill tax hike

Jul 9, 202556mEp. 181

Bishop & Taylor discuss EDF’s decision to rein in its exposure to the Sizewell C nuclear plant, reorganisation of the Building Safety Regulator and the imminent soaring hike in landfill tax.

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