Construction is engaged in the production process but without the manufacturing mentality. Supply chain s encourage integration of the skills, equipment and materials required in the process. This should lead to greater efficiency, shortened delivery times, reduced costs and increased quality of projects. The problem is...
Effective housing policy should properly provide for adequate housing for rent as well as to buy. Generation Rent or Generation Buy: Which one should it be?. Effective housing policy should properly provide for adequate housing for rent as well as to buy. Several contributing factors...
The construction industry is engaged in the production process but without the commensurate manufacturing mentality. The supply chain concept encourages that mentality which drives more cohesive integration of the diverse professional skills, crafts operatives, plant, tools, equipment and materials required in the production process. This...
The Problem of Late Payment [vc_separator type='small' position='left' color='#d6202c' thickness='' up='' down=''] The problem of late payment in the construction industry and its devastating consequences is common knowledge and evidenced in multiple surveys; In the extreme it can result in the insolvency and liquidation of otherwise excellent...
Cash is king in the construction industry and effective cashflow is the lifeblood of progress on site. Several attempts have been made over the years to solve the age-old problem of late payment practices which has bedeviled the industry including Construction Act 1996 and Late...
Projects delivered on time, within budget and to high standards are an employer’s dream. Yet projects have a tendency to generate disputes that destroy otherwise lucrative commercial relationships across the supply chain. The Technology and Construction Court exists to resolve these disputes. But what causes...
