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Re:Construction

Re:Construction

Written by: The Construction Index
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A weekly 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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Episodes
  • 194: Graphene, Late payment law and Plant hire profits

    194: Graphene, Late payment law and Plant hire profits
    Jan 21 2026
    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 the case of Providence v Hexagon and a young plant hire company in the northeast making a tidy 40% pre-tax profit margin.
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    46 mins
  • 193: Regulating Professions, Procurement and Chiefs of Staff

    193: Regulating Professions, Procurement and Chiefs of Staff
    Jan 7 2026
    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 market study. Much food for thought here for Bishop & Taylor to discuss. And, prompted by a new appointment at Kier, they ponder: what does a chief of staff actually do?
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    53 mins
  • 192: Review of the Year 2025

    192: Review of the Year 2025
    Dec 10 2025
    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 missed.
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    1 hr and 1 min
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