All Episodes
Re:Construction — 200 episodes
200: The grand finale
199: Late payment, Whitehall red tape and plug-in solar panels
198: Revival postponed, Vistry’s wobbles and a plumber goes to Parliament
197: Rudi Klein on payment reform
196: Parliament refurb, Power tools and Persimmon’s recycling
195: Industrial relations, Sentencing quirks and Tier One defined
194: Graphene, Late payment law and Plant hire profits
193: Regulating Professions, Procurement and Chiefs of Staff
192: Review of the Year 2025
191: The Budget, Octavius and Komatsu
190: COP 30 and CPD, the price of being a professional
189: Publicity, Plant theft and Cement
188: HSS, Insulation and Gold plating
187: New towns, Gatwick and piling records
186: Reed for Rayner, PMI vs ONS and HPC crane drivers
185: House-builders frustrations, Misspent funds and Acquisitions
184: Top 100, training & recruitment
183: Airports, Mace and Abroad
182: The one with Suzannah Nichol
181: Sizewell stakes, Firefighting at the BSR and Landfill tax hike
180: The Infra Plan, HS2 Shambles and CMA’s study
179: Nuclear, Solar and AI
178: Barratt’s Supreme victory, Land banking and Retrofit licenses
177: Cheating, Corruption and Reform
176: Concrete Credentials, Nature Levy and Aerogels
175: Materials special: Stone, Steel and Cement
174: OBR, NISTA and Timber
173: Cutting bureaucracy, Cement sector challenges and Leaving school
172: Beyond Grenfell
171: Batteries, BNG and Buying British
170: Reeves’ Big Speech and Goodbye SGB
169: Solar panels, Licensing and Plant hire pivoting
168: Happy new year (we hope)
167: 2024: Year in Review
166: Fast-track apprentices, HSE stats and GFRG houses
165: Revolutionising Construction: The Information Management Initiative
164: Labour pains: Reeves’ first budget
163: 100 days of Starmer, Vistry’s glitch and Plant-hire pivot
162: D-Day for LTC, Big batteries and Untypical homes
161: ISG, Fox and Gipave
160: The Grenfell Inquiry report
159: 50 Days of Starmer, Sad Ends and Providence for Providence
158: M&A upswing, Picking leaders and Footbridges (Pt II)
157: All Change, AdBlue and the Ava Bridge
156: Supreme Court spanner in the works, Blue hydrogen and the 6,000-tonne crane
155: Election lobbying, Red7 Marine and Chatham Docks
154: Election fever, International trade and Forever chemicals
153: The Construction Skills Crisis
152: The Downfall Episode: Osborne, Yousaf and Honda Swindon
151: Could Truss be right?
150: (Im)mobile Cranes, London Supersewer and MMC Review
149: Killer Materials, Dubious Contracts and National Security
148: Budget Special
147: Decarbonising construction machinery
146: Planning reforms, National Highways probe and Nuclear safety breaches
145: Anglia Square, Prefab woes and Measuring carbon
144: The Rudi Klein Manifesto
143: Milne down, Neurodivergence and Rebranding Artex
142: Review of the Year 2023
141: Paying the bills, Grenfell’s standing and State aid
140: Reshuffle, Plant Tech and Hybrid Working
139: Circularity, Piling and Companies On the Edge
138: Starmer’s Promises, Infra Planning and Dodgy Ladders (again)
137: Sunak Hits Reverse
136: Killing Diesel with Jo Gilroy
135: RAAC, Nutrient Neutrality and Power Tools
134: Top 100, Controlling the Press & Barbie
133: CE Reprieve, Big Roads and MMC Woes
132: Economics, Gove-ernment and Governance
131: Green Roads, Export Finance and Snoopy Landlords
130: Prefab Fail, Flying Too High and Embracing Change
129: Hospitals, Health and Cheers!
128: L&G, Offsetting and Economic update
127: IPD, Product testing and Persimmon’s punt
126: Smart Motorways, Staffing Issues and Heat Pumps
125: HS2’s Listening Skills, Demolition Cartels and Dud Batteries
124: Budget, Tax Allowances and Gove refuseniks
123: Bridge repairs, Retrofits and Winvic’s dilemma
122: Protectionism, Concrete and a Budget Wishlist
121: Nosy Neighbours, Compulsory Purchase and Eco Mitigation
120: Bids, cards and Official Statistics
119: HAVS, Re-treads and Interns
118: Takeovers, MMC Fire Alarm and Review of the Year
117: Autumn statement, Sizewell C and CIOB presidents
116: Inaction, Deflection and Delays
115: Harper’s in-tray, Drive-through concrete and Cybersecurity
114: Staying on, Offsite goes offshore and Scottish electricians
113: The Growth Plan, HVO backlash and Beavers
112: ER, ET and Genericide
111: The Top 100
110: Drought & floods, Changing Perceptions and A Cancelled Sale
109: Decarbonisation and Britain’s energy crisis
108: The Building Safety Act, Demolition Cartels and the Long Wait for Justice
107: Concrete v Timber, Cooler Asphalt and the Trade Gap
106: Weights & measures, Dodgy ladders and Stonehenge (again) – plus: the Net Zero shortcut
105: Teachers Wanted, HPC and the Competition Watchdog
104: Queen’s Speech, Vp For Sale and Crossrail Opens
103: Lower Thames Crossing, Asbestos and Arty Chimneys
102: School, Brickies and Rude Buildings
101: Energy, Innovation and Fly-tipping
100: Developers’ Pledge, Executive Teams and Safer Stairs
99: The economy, earthmoving and biodiversity
98: Gove, Mogg and Social Value
97: Budget, Neddies and Rod Stewart’s roadworks
96: Labours of Hercules
95: Situation Vacant, Pallets and PFI
94: Succession Planning, Plain English and Corporate Slogans
93: Mates in Mind and the Squeezed Middle
92: Kier, CARES and 18 metres
91: Greg, Gove and Gongs
90: Review Of The Year
89: Retentions – with Lord Aberdare
88: Men’s Wellbeing (And A Bit About Diesel)
87: Audits, Schools and Builders’ Merchants
86: Rebar, Funding Nukes and CITB (Again)
85: Export Finance, Hand Signals and Hand Shakes
84: After nmcn, RICS Rules and HS2 Logistics
83: Conference Season, The Fall of nmcn, and The Diversity Mentor
82: State Loans, Restoration Crafts and Smart Flywheels
81: Shortages, Levelling Up and the Aggregate King
80: Wells Cathedral Restoration, Cabinet Reshuffle and Staging the Grenfell Inquiry
79: The Top 100 and Recollections of 9/11
78: Labels, Hospitals and Rishi’s Relief
77: National Highways, Selling OIL and Diversity Metrics
76: Hydrogen (fuel of the very near future)
75: Climate change, HVO and Modular entry costs
74: Stonehenge Revisited and 3D Printing
73: Bridges and Pings
72: Net Zero Week and Builders’ Merchants (revisited)
71: Easing Restrictions, Green Lorries and Driver Shortages
70: The Building Safety Bill, Bristol Beacon and Self-healing Concrete
69: Rising Costs and Plant Hire Woes
68: Flexible Working Results
67: B3W vs BRI, Webuild and Timber (Again)
66: HS2, HPC and Leisure Centre Design
65: CITB’s Quest for Consensus
64: Technical Innovations and Back to the Office
63: Inflation, PBAs, Concrete Batteries and Urban Planning
62: Queen's Speech and Green Gas
61: The Joy of Wood, Pensions and Pointless Surveys
60: Tunnellers’ Folk Music and the Pitfalls of the Product Marketing Code
59: Acquisitions and Other Matters
58: Boardroom Diversity, Infrastucture Planning and the Prince’s Trust
57: The Rudi Klein Interview
56: Clearing the Suez & Other Great Saves; plus Employing Ex-offenders
55: CITB, Shrewsbury Pickets and Lessons from WFH
54: Recruitment, Training and Recycling
53: Ulster Link, Social Value, Fire Safety and See-through Buckets
52: Budget and Branding
51: IR35, Top Jobs and Jargon
50: Should Builders Need a Licence?
49: What's Up with the BBA
48: Enforcing Beauty, Project Leadership and Migrant Workers
47: Marketing, BBA and the Big Push
46: Prompt Payment, Product Regulation and Builders’ Merchants
45: Disputes, Databases and Delivering AI
44: Dodged Tariffs, Rail Heritage and Boardroom Clergy
43: 2020 Review of the Year
42: Flexible Working Special
41: The Playbook, Warm Homes and a Message to You Rudi
40: Support for the Self-Employed, Site Safety and the Slowness of the HSE
39: Diggers: Electric, Drunk and In The Garden
38: Stonehenge, Tunnels and Road Safety
37: Licences, Leadership Council and Modular Buildings
36: Lockdown, Knockdown and Demolition Innovation
35: Family, Later Living and PSCPs
34: Up the workers! Pay Freeze, Living Wage and Employee Ownership
33: From HS2 to Jaffa Cakes
32: Wind Power, Diesel, Concrete and Cargo Bikes
31: Track & Trace, Carbon Offsetting and Rewilding
30: Ratings, Ratings, Ratings
29: Top 100, Tumbling Shares and Saving the Solent
28: Dogs, Chalk Streams and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
27: Back in the Jug, Lessons from COVID and Truckless Truss
26: Tideway, Acceleration and Square Holes
25: Fit-out, Putin and the Versatile Brickie
24: Prefabs, Planning Reform and Carbon Offsetting
23: Green Home Grants, Trustmark and Genoa’s New Bridge
22: Brexit, Standards and HS2
21: Face Masks, Plan for Jobs & Tower Cranes
20: New Deal, CITB and Interserve FM
19: Job Losses, Export Finance, Plastic Problems and Magic Paint
18: Post-Covid Recovery, Roads Ahead and Shrewsbury Pickets (Conspiracy, My Arse!)
17: Restoration of Parliament, When Tiredness Kills & The Joy of Steam
16: Opportunism, Drones & Batteries
15: Scaffolders, Consulting Engineers and Employee Ownership
14: Furlough, Supplies, Gypsum and Cladding
13: HS2 and Firm Foundations
12: Confusing Signals, Field Hospitals and Augmented Reality
11: #ShutTheSites, Urgent Works and Memorable Junkets
10: The Lockdown and Working From Home
9: That Virus, Tech Toys and the Latest Issue
8: Retentions Postscript, Red Diesel and Rebrands
7: Heathrow, Retentions & Flexitime
6: Coronavirus, New Homes Ombudsman and Industry Archives
5: Cannabis, Immigration and Smart Cities
4: HS2, Leadership & Clocks
3: On Beauty, Signs of a Boris Bounce & Cowboy Builders
2: Climate Emergency, Smart Motorways and Chinese Hospitals
1: Tall Building Regulations, Late Payment Legislation and Digitally Savvy Contractors