189 | Publicity, Plant theft and Cement
29th October 2025
Topics discussed this week include a new film from Gilbert Ash, the Louvre jewellery heist, a poorly attended parliamentary debate on cement, and the binning of plant-theft legislation.
Re:Construction
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.
188 | HSS, Insulation and Gold plating
15th October 2025
In this episode Bishop & Taylor discuss the break up of tool hire group HSS, the external wall insulation scandal and the cost of gold (or should that be green?) plating the Lower Thames Crossing project
187 | New towns, Gatwick and piling records
1st October 2025
Bishop & Taylor discuss the government鈥檚 latest plans for new towns, Gatwick Airport expansion and what might very well be Britain鈥檚 best supported building 鈥� is 17,000 piles a record?
186 | Reed for Rayner, PMI vs ONS and HPC crane drivers
17th September 2025
Taylor struggles manfluey (sic)聽 through this episode鈥檚 discussion with Bishop on topics including the challenges facing the new housing secretary, which statistics to believe and when contracts come to an end.
185 | House-builders frustrations, Misspent funds and Acquisitions
3rd September 2025
With that 1.5 million new homes target looking increasingly unachievable, Bishop & Taylor consider some of the blockages in the system. They also discuss how National Highways spends its 鈥榙esignated funds鈥�. And they review some recent industry acquisitions, giving them the opportunity to talk cranes.
184 | Top 100, training & recruitment
20th August 2025
Bishop & Taylor trawl through 黑料社 2025 rankings of the Top 100 construction contractors. And they hit upon the solution to the industry鈥檚 recruitment problems.
183 | Airports, Mace and Abroad
6th August 2025
From Roskill to Arora, Bishop & Taylor discuss Heathrow expansion and alternatives of the past. They also wonder why Mace sold its most protitable operations. And they review some of the latest goings-on overseas, including the Strait of Messina Bridge.
182 | The one with Suzannah Nichol
23rd July 2025
After their regular review of recent headlines, Bishop & Taylor are joined by Suzannah Nichol, Chief Executive of Build UK, to look back on the first 10 years of the industry鈥檚 biggest representative body.
181 | Sizewell stakes, Firefighting at the BSR and Landfill tax hike
9th July 2025
Bishop & Taylor discuss EDF鈥檚 decision to rein in its exposure to the Sizewell C nuclear plant, reorganisation of the Building Safety Regulator and the imminent soaring hike in landfill tax.
180 | The Infra Plan, HS2 Shambles and CMA鈥檚 study
25th June 2025
It鈥檚 all big infrastructure in this episode, with Bishop & Taylor discussing a new 10-Year Plan, revelations of how badly awry HS2 has gone, and cartel busters from the Competition & Markets Authority being given a stab at management consultancy to tell us how to do civil engineering better.
