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Trade associations from the UK’s construction sector have put housebuilding, training and procurement reform at the forefront of their wish lists ahead of next month’s general election. Publishing their respective election manifestos the lobby groups have detailed what commitments they would lik

Alan Brown MP The issue of cash retentions in the construction sector, said to amount to over £1 billion of unpaid fees to UK contractors, is to be debated in Westminster this week.

Rudi Klein The UK’s top 12 construction companies are collectively owed over £1 billion of cash retentions, with a large percentage of this having a direct impact on SMEs in their supply chains, according to new figures.

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group in Scotland has set four key procurement and project management priorities for 2017 to ensure the Scottish construction small firms remain productive, sustainable and efficient. PROJECT BANK ACCOUNTS (PBAS)

Alan Brown MP Kilmarnock and Loudoun MP Alan Brown has won praise from small construction firms in Scotland and south of the Border for his stance on the issue of cash retentions in the industry.

Rudi accepting his award on the night Electrotechnical industry body SELECT has recognised one of the UK's foremost construction experts Professor Rudi Klein with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Engineering contractors have welcomed the announcement that project bank accounts (PBAs) are to be used on building projects over £4 million which are procured by Scottish Government bodies. PBAs are ring-fenced accounts from which payments can be made directly and simultaneously by a client to con

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) has applauded the Western Australian government for showing the way with tough new measures to deal with improving construction payment performance. From September 30, project bank accounts (PBAs) in Western Australian will become mandatory