The City of London Corporation has begun procurement for £66m of mechanical, electrical, demolition and structural works at the Barbican Centre. These packages sit within the wider £176m Barbican Renewal Programme, which will refurbish the occupied Grade II-listed Brutalist arts complex.
The article argues that subcontractors are absorbing significant hidden costs through compliance administration, evidence gathering and reporting, rather than through direct delivery work. It highlights low technology adoption in construction and uses Trail Group as an example of how automating compliance processes can reduce overheads, speed up reporting and support cashflow and growth.
Two construction firms have been fined a combined total of more than £1m after a worker died when an unsupported 3-metre trench collapsed at a demolition site in Banstead, Surrey. The Health and Safety Executive and Surrey Police found that basic excavation safety measures were not in place, including trench support and proper spoil placement.
