43 posts categorised "Engineering and construction"

17 March 2020 Proptech - How can real estate companies fully embrace technology? The last 12 months has seen an increase in companies embracing technology, ranging from simply investing in improved IT environments & systems through to integration of AI and AR.

04 February 2020 Can artificial intelligence benefit the built environment? The debate about Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) splits people on the positives and negatives. But whatever people’s views are, it’s clear that the implications of AI will have impacts for each and every one of us – both positively and negatively.

21 January 2019 Living wills are coming in Facilities Management – so embrace them now to get ahead of the game By Derrick Tate and Farah Abou Until a couple of years ago, the facilities management (FM) industry appeared to be steering a fairly steady course....

30 November 2018 Contractor changes in the private sector (IR35) – spotlight on Engineering and Construction By Paula Letorey The Government has announced that the current public sector rules for contractors will be extended to the private sector. However, having announced...

01 October 2018 Beyond Brexit - Engineering and construction: An industry that needs to work together By Robert Walker In my previous blogs, Where are my people? and Is my supply chain prepared? I've been sharing some thoughts on the impact...

01 October 2018 Beyond Brexit - Engineering & construction: Is my supply chain prepared? By Robert Walker As I mentioned in my last blog, Where are my people? I've been having more and more conversations with CEOs and leaders...

01 October 2018 Beyond Brexit - Engineering & construction: Where are my people? By Robert Walker In recent months, I’ve been having more and more conversations with CEOs and leaders of Engineering & Construction businesses about the impact...

30 June 2018 Avoiding risks in Construction isn’t about luck – but about asking the right questions By Chris Scudamore The other day I was discussing today’s risk landscape with the Executive Team of a sizeable Engineering & Construction client. The conversation...

01 June 2018 Drones revolution could lift construction and manufacturing sector to new heights By Rob Walker, Engineering and Construction leader in the UK While drones are already providing cheap and efficient ways to map a number of construction...

03 May 2018 Industry looks to modular homes to solve housing crisis by Lee Wilkinson, director and housing specialist in our engineering and construction sector team You stand in Sherburn-in-Elmet and gaze across the road and see...

16 March 2018 As the UK construction industry looks to reshape workforces for a post-Brexit world, can automation help to fill the gap? By Julia Onslow-Cole I recently attended a fascinating dinner with senior executives from several leading UK construction firms. Amid the lively buzz of conversation around...

12 March 2018 How a strategic and capabilities-focused approach to cost can get Industrial Manufacturing & Services companies fit for growth By Ross Elliott In my conversations with sectors within the Industrial Manufacturing & Services (IM&S) industry, cost reduction invariably emerges as a key focus. This...

13 December 2017 Overseas construction projects: why involving the head office is vital By Elisa Sofocli, UK global mobility lead - engineering & construction For UK engineering & construction (E&C) companies, big overseas projects are a major prize...

25 July 2017 Will meeting the government's house building target help the affordability crisis? Will meeting the government's house building target help the affordability crisis? Read the latest housing market analysis from our UK Economic Outlook team: >> Building...

14 June 2017 Internet of Things in Capital Projects Eoin O'Murchu The world is becoming ever more digitally enabled. Since leaving university in 2010 the changes I have experienced have been nothing short of...

26 May 2017 Building smart secure walls - the real estate cyber security challenge Gareth Lewis Cyber security is at the top of the UK CEO agenda. In our 20th CEO survey, UK CEOs rated cyber security as the...

23 May 2017 Digital transformation in the construction and engineering industry – part two In my previous blog, I discussed how the fourth industrial revolution promises to transform the construction and engineering industries, focusing on new technologies and ubiquitous...

23 May 2017 Digital transformation in the construction and engineering industry – part one There is no doubt that the fourth industrial revolution has the ability to transform businesses and even whole industries. According to research carried out by...

14 February 2017 How to keep control of an R&D megaproject By Andrew Kidd I have been following the progress of the Hyperloop project with interest and, to be honest, a little excitement. It is a...

08 February 2017 Innovation: the curiosity project By Andrew Kidd Very early in my working life, I saw the following notice pinned to my manager’s desk. “The ambition of any civil engineer...

06 February 2017 Not on your payroll, not your problem? New public sector tax rules mean you need to think again By Paula Letorey From 6 April 2017, new provisions come into force relating to payments made to off-payroll workers via Personal Service Companies (PSCs), that...

31 January 2017 A new view of project data By Alan Lavery The words ‘data’ and ‘analytics’ have been hot topics across industry for some time now. Financial services, retail, advertising and healthcare businesses...

17 January 2017 The UK housing market – the affordability challenge By Richard McCole and Robert Walker It is widely accepted that there is a significant demand / supply imbalance in the UK housing market, with...

16 January 2017 Housing: Out with 2016 and in with 2017 By Lee Wilkinson It has been a somewhat uncertain few months for UK house prices – but the good news is that according to Nationwide,...

09 December 2016 Building for the future - trends the real estate sector should be watching closely By Gareth Lewis We recently launched our Emerging Trends in Real Estate®: Europe 2017 report in conjunction with the Urban Land Institute, which gathers the...

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