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Posted By: Trevor Drury on 19/11/2014.
Amid profit warning and problem legacy projects, contractors such as Balfour Beatty are struggling to turn profit predictions into cash...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury on 16/11/2014.
Human Dynamics in construction – The Key to Success or failure
Given that construction is a people business it is astonishing how little thought is given to the human component in project risk management which may contribute to the differences and disputes that adversely affect the industry’s performance and profitability...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury on 13/11/2014.
I am often asked about common issues and topics which frequently arise with some solutions.
If your company is involved in a construction project and you are not being paid on time or not being paid the amounts you believe you are entitled to what can you do?
Since May 1998 we have been able to adjudicate as a consequence of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 which has been very successful and has been updated by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 which came into force in October 2011...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury on 13/11/2014.
I am often asked about common issues and topics which frequently arise with some solutions.
If your company is involved in a construction project and you are not being paid on time or not being paid the amounts you believe you are entitled to what can you do?
Since May 1998 we have been able to adjudicate as a consequence of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 which has been very successful and has been updated by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 which came into force in October 2011...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury on 13/11/2014.
Mediation is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) that is a voluntary non-binding process used as an alternative to a dispute being determined by a third party such as an adjudicator, arbitrator or judge...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury, Managing Director of Morecraft Drury on 08/10/2014.
As a member of ResoLex and a panel member of its RADAR dispute avoidance horizon scanning service, I thought it would be worth sharing what the service is, what makes it different to other forms of dispute avoidance/resolution processes and the benefits that it provides...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury on 01/10/2014.
Trevor Drury, Managing Director of Morecraft Drury, joins the expert panel of ResoLex.
We are pleased to announce that Trevor has joined the panel of ResoLex...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury, Managing Director on 21/08/2014.
In the second in our series of looking at the major Institutes that help to regulate and govern the construction and building industry and provide networking and peer group support we look at The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury - Managing Director on 07/07/2014.
Have you read the final instalment in Building.co.uk of the 3 part series about Contractors through the Recession?
What do you think? My view:
"Although those that have grown in the recession, notably Willmott Dixon and Mace now both with turnovers of over £1billion, the profit margins are incredibly low at £13m (1...
Read morePosted By: Trevor Drury, Managing Director on 01/07/2014.
Have you seen the recent article in the CIOB newsletter?
Gardiner & Theobald senior partner Tony Burton, the incoming chairman of the Construction Industry Council, is floating the idea of a new form of construction degree that would slash fees for undergraduates while creating "job ready" recruits for the industry...
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