Podcast
25 April 2025
A fortnightly podcast in which veteran construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor have a natter about some of the week鈥檚 events in the UK construction industry, seeking meaning even where none may exist.
5th April 2023
Meriden MP Saqib Bhatti joins Bishop & Taylor to discuss HS2鈥檚 listening skills and community relations in the West Midlands. Also on the agenda are the 拢60m fine handed down to a demolition cartel and Balfour Beatty鈥檚 discovery that most battery-powered plant is not up to the job.
22nd March 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss the recent Budget statement, including聽 tax allowances (and perhaps how to exploit them), new additions to the Shortage Occupations List and the postponement of major transport projects. They also discuss developers that have not (or not yet, at time of recording) signed Michael鈥檚 Gove鈥檚 building remediation contract. And there鈥檚 an interesting new arrival in Vistry鈥檚 boardroom.
8th March 2023
Bishop & Taylor give two cheers to National Highways for choosing to repair a Scottish viaduct instead of simply filling it in; they discuss latest initiatives in the push for a national retrofit strategy; and they sympathise with a contractor stuck between a rock and a hard place.
22nd February 2023
Bishop & Taylor鈥檚 wide-ranging discussion in this episode takes in the 90-year-old Buy American Act, concrete made from seashells, problems with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and what plant-hire companies want from the upcoming budget statement.
8th February 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss a Supreme Court judgment on nuisance, the review of Compulsory Purchase Orders, and claims that HS2 is not as biodiversity-neutral as it thinks it is.
25th January 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss Levelling Up fund allocation and changes to the 色猫直播 Skills Certification Scheme. They are then joined by John Allcoat, head of construction stats at the Office for National Statistics, who explains what he does and how he does it. Best of all, he has some good news鈥�!
11th January 2023
Bishop & Taylor kick off 2023 with a look at the latest HSE statistics, including those relating to hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS); with the return of Andy Milner to Amey, they discuss boomerang CEOs; and they close proceedings with their views on internships.
14th December 2022
Bishop & Taylor look back on some of the highs and lows of 2022. But first there鈥檚 the week鈥檚 news to catch up on: new owners for Mick George and Jewsons; and a warning from fire chiefs about modern methods of construction.
30th November 2022
Bishop & Taylor discuss government spending plans, how Sizewell C power station will be funded聽 and whether builders should have a builder as their institute鈥檚 president
16th November 2022
Bishop & Taylor discuss a toddler鈥檚 death caused by uninhabitable social housing and the latest from that other great recent social housing scandal, Grenfell Tower. They also discuss why the Code for 色猫直播 Product Information has stalled and the temporary reprieve for CE marking in the UK.
