Construction Podcast
01 April 2026
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.
1st April 2026
Bishop and Taylor discuss proposals to finally ban the use of retentions. Plus they ask why is the government聽 consulting on proposals to cut consultations? And who is Fatty Acid Methyl Ester?
18th March 2026
Bishop & Taylor discuss the extent to which a much anticipated imminent recovery in UK construction is likely to have been hit but the latest turn of world events. They also chat about the impending departure of Vistry CEO Greg Fitzgerald and the election of a plumber to the House of Commons.
4th March 2026
Bishop & Taylor are joined again by barrister Rudi Klein, who for more than 30 years was chief executive of the Specialist Engineering Contractors鈥� (SEC) Group, to discuss progress 鈥� or lack of 鈥� in construction industry payment reform.
18th February 2026
In this episode Bishop & Taylor discuss the latest in the ongoing saga of the physical deterioration of the Palace of Westminster.聽 They also talk power tools, with the relaunch of a redesigned range of JCB-branded tools. And they talk soil recycling, with specific reference to house-builder Persimmon鈥檚 latest money-saving initiative.
4th February 2026
This episode sees Bishop & Taylor discuss the state of labour relations in the UK construction industry, the rationality of sentences for health & safety breaches and the precise definition of 鈥榓 Tier One contractor鈥�.
21st January 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.
7th January 2026
The Single Construction Regulator Prospectus dropped shortly before Christmas 鈥� 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?
10th December 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.
27th November 2025
After a brief look at Birmingham City鈥檚 bonkers stadium plan, Bishop & Tayor discuss this week鈥檚 budget news, RSK鈥檚 latest acquisition and major developments in plant and tool hire, including the sale of Marubeni-Komatsu and the repositioning of Brandon Hire Group
12th November 2025
With the latest UN Conference of the Parties (COP) taking place in Brazil, Bishop & Taylor ruminate on aspects of sustainability, including a warning from RICS of 鈥渃lear signs of fatigue and uncertainty鈥�. They also discuss the trend for construction trades to seek professional status, and whether they are prepared for the lifetime commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) that it must surely entail.
