Regulars

Digitalisation’s Impact

A consultant’s take on AI and technology’s role in this industry now and moving forward As we enter 2024, the challenging background of economic instability, war and turmoil in Ukraine...

Pay First or Risk Disappointment

Court declines to save “true value” adjudication commenced prematurely. In Henry Construction Projects Ltd. v Alu-Fix (UK) Ltd. [2023], the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) dismissed a contractor’s application for...

A Move Toward Standardisation

European Union updates machinery standards with the new Machinery Regulation. submitted by Liftinstituut In a significant move to standardise machinery regulations across Europe, the European Union (EU) announced the publication...

Closing Skills Gaps

Top tips to improve your training needs analysis In the last edition, we looked at the structure for a training needs analysis (TNA). Now that you understand the importance of...

A Consultant’s Reflections

Your author discusses frustrations with U.K. regulations. The decision to scrap the UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) mark and recognise the European Union (EU) CE mark is welcome, but too long...

Works Despite Quirks

Liability cap upheld by TCC notwithstanding difficult language In Drax Energy Solutions Ltd. v Wipro Ltd. [2023], the Technology & Construction Court (“TCC”) upheld a contractual clause said to impose...

Training Needs Analysis

How to help your staff help you. Why is training, and even lifelong learning, important? Well, what our grandfathers learnt was pretty much the same as what their grandfathers learnt....

Psychological Barriers

Even those with relatively high levels of training and education can be sidetracked. This issue of ELEVATOR WORLD UK focuses upon training and education, and I might share an experience...

Fractions in a Day

How do the courts interpret a “day” under a construction contract?  In Elements (Europe) Ltd v. FK Building Ltd. [2023], the Technology & Construction Court (“TCC”) has provided helpful guidance...

The Behaviour Change Cultivator

Is there an ideal approach? Management education and development is a lucrative business. Training provides us with new skills and concepts (head stuff), but do the things that are learnt...