Construction Enquirer
JUNE 21, 2023
The cost of complying with the Building Safety Act has blown a hole in the latest accounts from Willmott Dixon. And the contractor vowed to go after “designers, fire engineers, supply chain and insurers” to reclaim a “substantial portion” of the £62m it has set aside for building safety and cladding retrofits.
Construction Business Owner
JUNE 17, 2015
on a night several years ago when a client called with horrific news. Finally, his insurance broker would mobilize its claims, safety and risk management personnel to assist after these men prematurely lost their lives. It was 1 a.m. The contractor said, "There's been an accident; two of our workers are dead."
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Construction Law
MARCH 1, 2024
News Our regular news round up includes a call from insurance companies for pilot projects to find investment models for green infrastructure; failure of another legal challenge to the Stonehenge project; and a warning that the new Building Safety Regulator is looking for a high profile prosecution to make a point.
Construction Junkie
JULY 27, 2020
Well, now at least one insurance company believes that, as well. I’ve admittedly been focused mainly on the productivity gains from using technology, but getting a discount from an insurance company to use it is an interesting side effect. Announced today, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
FDR Safety
JANUARY 15, 2015
While many of the rules have already been floated as proposals such as electronic logging and increases to the minimum insurance levels, one major new offering to expect this year will aim to bolster the CSA enforcement program by establishing a new way to assign official safety ratings to companies based on their CSA safety performance.
Construction Law
APRIL 2, 2024
News Our news round up looks at Birmingham City Council on the verge of starting the judicial review application to try and reverse a government refusal to approve a major highways contract; a warning to avoid ‘group think’ in major public sector project delivery; and a new framework to promote the use of artificial intelligence in project delivery.
Construction Law
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Editor’s comment Evolution can disrupt more than revolution The new Procurement Act comes into force next year. Editor Nick Barrett says much detail on how the new regime will work is still awaited, and should be carefully scrutinised when published. Building Safety Act Safe as (qualifying tenants’) houses?
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