Supply Chain | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:38:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Supply Chain | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Directors of troubled M&E specialist firms set up new company https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/directors-of-troubled-me-specialist-firms-set-up-new-company-25-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/directors-of-troubled-me-specialist-firms-set-up-new-company-25-08-2023/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:16:23 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=485104 Three directors from a group of M&E companies which this week filed for administration set up a new firm two days earlier. Halifax-based Mitton Group filed incorporation documents with Companies House on 22 August, two days before Bradford-based H. Mitton Limited and its subsidiaries Mitton…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/directors-of-troubled-me-specialist-firms-set-up-new-company-25-08-2023/feed/ 0 Material prices ease as hopes of ‘normality’ grow https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/material-prices-ease-as-hopes-of-normality-grow-24-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/material-prices-ease-as-hopes-of-normality-grow-24-08-2023/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 08:43:09 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484976 Key construction material prices have fallen back from post-pandemic highs, data has revealed. Copper cost 8 per cent less in the second quarter of this year than the first, according to the UK Commodity Report from consultancy Linesight. Steel rebar was 2 per cent cheaper,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/supply-chain/material-prices-ease-as-hopes-of-normality-grow-24-08-2023/feed/ 0 Construction News launches podcast https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/contractors/construction-news-launches-podcast-23-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/contractors/construction-news-launches-podcast-23-08-2023/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:00:19 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484923 The first episode of First Site, Construction News’ new podcast, has been released today (23 August). CN has partnered with tool and equipment-hire specialist Speedy Hire to create a series of podcasts exploring the hottest topics in construction with experts every month. The first episode,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/contractors/construction-news-launches-podcast-23-08-2023/feed/ 0 Contractor claims to be salvaging Crooked House materials for reuse https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractor-claims-to-be-salvaging-crooked-house-materials-for-reuse-23-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractor-claims-to-be-salvaging-crooked-house-materials-for-reuse-23-08-2023/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:00:07 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484858 A contractor working on the ruins of the Crooked House has told Construction News that the firm is salvaging materials from the 18th century pub for future use. A spokesman for Putnam Construction Services said that the company had been commissioned by the site owners…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/contractor-claims-to-be-salvaging-crooked-house-materials-for-reuse-23-08-2023/feed/ 0 Council launches procurement for £500m of tools and plant https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/tech/council-launches-procurement-for-500m-of-tools-and-plant-21-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/tech/council-launches-procurement-for-500m-of-tools-and-plant-21-08-2023/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:38:00 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484708 Kent County Council is looking to acquire £500m-worth of construction equipment. The local authority published an official notice on 18 August, heralding a six-lot framework covering the purchase and hire of machinery, plant and tools. The first section of the agreement focuses on the buying…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/tech/council-launches-procurement-for-500m-of-tools-and-plant-21-08-2023/feed/ 0 Contractors call for ‘rethink’ of ULEZ expansion plans https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/contractors-call-for-rethink-of-ulez-expansion-plans-18-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/contractors-call-for-rethink-of-ulez-expansion-plans-18-08-2023/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:45:49 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484457 A trade body representing builders and contractors has called for the Mayor of London to look again at the detail of plans to expand the capital’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) to include the outer boroughs. Despite the mayor recently announcing more generous scrappage payments for…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/contractors-call-for-rethink-of-ulez-expansion-plans-18-08-2023/feed/ 0 Revenue up, profit down at rebranded demolition specialist https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/revenue-up-profit-down-at-rebranded-demolition-specialist-17-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/revenue-up-profit-down-at-rebranded-demolition-specialist-17-08-2023/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:03:40 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484496 Turnover grew but profit fell last year at Morrisroe Demolition Ltd, the firm formerly known as Cantillon, according to annual results released today. While company director Brian Morrisroe stated that the firm was pursuing a “significant pipeline” of work, he said he was wary of…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/revenue-up-profit-down-at-rebranded-demolition-specialist-17-08-2023/feed/ 0 HSE plans site-safety crackdown in September https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/hse-plans-site-safety-crackdown-in-september-17-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/hse-plans-site-safety-crackdown-in-september-17-08-2023/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:00:05 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484459 Site managers and workers face a September and October of visits from safety inspectors cracking down on the proper moving and handling of materials. Construction News understands that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is planning to officially announce an intensification of safety checks at…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/hse-plans-site-safety-crackdown-in-september-17-08-2023/feed/ 1 Major contractors admit they pay 20% of invoices late https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/major-contractors-admit-they-pay-20-of-invoices-late-15-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/major-contractors-admit-they-pay-20-of-invoices-late-15-08-2023/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:03:55 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=484338 A swathe of major contractors are still failing to pay invoices on time, according to their own payment data. Build UK has compiled fresh payment-performance data on a range of tier one and specialist contractors, as well as clients, that have filed the information under…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/major-contractors-admit-they-pay-20-of-invoices-late-15-08-2023/feed/ 0 Court of Appeal brings clarity to provisions of the Building Safety Act https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/court-of-appeal-brings-clarity-to-provisions-of-the-building-safety-act-15-08-2023/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/court-of-appeal-brings-clarity-to-provisions-of-the-building-safety-act-15-08-2023/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:52:44 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=483989 Robert Adjetey is a construction and engineering disputes partner at Osborne Clarke The construction sector and developers have gained more certainty on post-Grenfell safety work issues from a recent ruling. The judgment by the Court of Appeal in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd…

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