Podcast
31 July 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.
26th July 2023
With industry forecasts this week predicting a 7% fall in construction output, much rests on Michael Gove鈥檚 latest raft of intitiatives. Bishop & Taylor chew the fat on this. They also revisit the Inland Homes story on corporate governance and 鈥渞elated party matters鈥�.
12th July 2023
Refreshed from a month off the airwaves [which is how they think podcasts are delivered], Bishop & Taylor discuss the A47 court challenge. They also expose how UK taxpayers support overseas construction companies instead of British ones. And they share concerns about how landlords use technology to educate their tenants.
14th June 2023
Among topics covered in Bishop & Taylor鈥檚 wide-ranging conversation this week are Ilke Homes in need of rescue, the dangers of growth and whether the construction industry is behind the curve in embracing technology.
31st May 2023
This week Bishop & Taylor discuss the revised hospital building programme and whether the HSE should investigate suicides. They are also joined by Adam Nicoll, director of HR firm Randstad, who has unfashionable views on the role of alcohol in the world of work.
17th May 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss Legal & General鈥檚 withdrawal from prefab housing, offsetting (again) and the economic clouds hovering over the UK industry
3rd May 2023
It has been a busy week for Bishop & Taylor: National Highways is preparing a diploma in integrated project delivery (IPD) that it expects its suppliers to sit; the Independent Review of Construction Product Testing has been published; and Persimmon has invested 拢25m in volumetric housing manufacturer TopHat.
19th April 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss the cancellation of the smart motorways programme, Billington鈥檚 recruitment difficulties, GMI鈥檚 shadow board and heat pumps.
5th April 2023
Meriden MP Saqib Bhatti joins Bishop & Taylor to discuss HS2鈥檚 listening skills and community relations in the West Midlands. Also on the agenda are the 拢60m fine handed down to a demolition cartel and Balfour Beatty鈥檚 discovery that most battery-powered plant is not up to the job.
22nd March 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss the recent Budget statement, including聽 tax allowances (and perhaps how to exploit them), new additions to the Shortage Occupations List and the postponement of major transport projects. They also discuss developers that have not (or not yet, at time of recording) signed Michael鈥檚 Gove鈥檚 building remediation contract. And there鈥檚 an interesting new arrival in Vistry鈥檚 boardroom.
8th March 2023
Bishop & Taylor give two cheers to National Highways for choosing to repair a Scottish viaduct instead of simply filling it in; they discuss latest initiatives in the push for a national retrofit strategy; and they sympathise with a contractor stuck between a rock and a hard place.
