The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has announced today that it will be enhancing the role that it undertakes on behalf of the construction industry. More »
I would like to say it is an honour and privilege to fill the void left by my cousin Secret Squirrel this month, bringing my e-column at showhouse.co.uk to the printed page, but it is not. Squirrel is on holiday, chalking up 20,000 air miles and leaving his carbon paw print all over the planet. He represents all that is profligate about our throwaway society in a life decided to profit and pleasure. Shame on him. More »
The OFT’s allegations of bid rigging against 112 construction firms have failed to take into account the high costs incurred by construction companies during the process of bidding for work in the public sector, says top construction lawyer Giles Dixon. More »
Large construction companies Balfour Beatty, Carillion, and Kier, are among 112 building construction firms which are today accused by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of conspiring to swindle taxpayers in a “bid-rigging” scandal worth hundreds of millions of pounds. More »
