Podcast
23 August 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.
24th January 2024
Bishop & Taylor are re-joined by Rudi Klein, perhaps the construction industry鈥檚 most seasoned campaigner for change. He shares his opinions on the need for industry reform and encourages listeners to take the opportunity of this year鈥檚 general election to lobby their local candidates.
10th January 2024
Bishop & Taylor kick off 2024 mourning the demise of Stewart Milne Group. They also consider the apparent preponderence of neurodiversity within construction project management and discuss the rebranding of Artex.
13th December 2023
As the end of the year approaches, Bishop & Taylor look back on some of the highs and lows on which they reported in 2023.
29th November 2023
Bishop & Taylor chew over the autumn statement and late paying clients, discuss why Grenfell Tower still stands, and question whether state aid should go to a company owned by Persimmon and Goldman Sachs.
15th November 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss the latest goings on at Westminster, new applications of digital technology in construction machinery and the revelation that working from home has added a year of delays to HS2 design work.
1st November 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss Mace鈥檚 proposals to move London construction from mere recycling to the more virtuous state of circularity. They also chat about likely motives for the sale of piling specialist Rock & Alluvium. They conclude with a report that reckons a fifth of UK construction companies are in significant financial distress, and worry how many will survive.
18th October 2023
Bishop & Taylor mull over Labour Party leader Keir Starmer鈥檚 promise to get Britain building again and the National Infrastructure Commission鈥檚 blueprint that might help him.聽 They also return to the topic of dodgy ladders, with new research form the Ladder Association.
4th October 2023
Bishop & Taylor discuss the cancellation of HS2鈥檚 northern section and the prime minister鈥檚 policy reversals on net zero targets.
20th September 2023
Bishop & Taylor are joined by Balfour Beatty sustainability director Jo Gilroy for a chat about decarbonising construction machinery and the promise of hydrogen.
6th September 2023
Bishop & Taylor return to the familiar topics of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) and nutrient neutrality, both in the news. Fears of RAAC panels collapsing has prompted the closure of more than 100 school buildings and now more and more building owners are following suit. Rules that prevent houses being built where excessive nutrient run-off might pollute waterways are to be swept away, the government has decided. The final topic in this episode is the increasing obsolescence of power tools with plugs and cables.
