Construction Podcast
06 December 2025
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.
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.
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.
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
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?
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.
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.
20th August 2025
Bishop & Taylor trawl through The Construction Index 2025 rankings of the Top 100 construction contractors. And they hit upon the solution to the industry鈥檚 recruitment problems.
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.
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.
