Feature
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Brexit realities
Carol Massay, CEO of EasyBuild looks at the implications of Brexit for the construction industry, whatever the outcome on 31 October
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A two-way flow
Going digital is the only way to succeed in today's business environment, even if your industry is essentially conducted 'on the road'
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Elecosoft celebrates 80 years
The Electric Lighting and Engineering Company, which designed and installed the beautiful lanterns on the Victoria Embankment, was incorporated in July 1939, and now, as Elecosoft, they are celebrating 80 years |
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2019 COINS Grand Challenge winners
Ideas which could revolutionise the Construction Industry were received from all over the world for the 2019 COINS Grand Challenge, a global competition organised by Construction Industry Solutions Ltd (COINS) which hopes to uncover innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders
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Case Study
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Gateway to knowledge
The gateway to the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield was designed to foster academic excellence. HLM Architects' stunning design sets it on the right footing
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The Hammers 2019
By the time the Hammers comes around, we should know what sort of Brexit deal we have managed to secure with the EU - or not!
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Software Review |
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Tekla Tedds
Tekla Tedds is an essential, but somewhat overlooked, tool for structural and civil engineers that can handle engineering calculations and produce professional results simply and without fuss
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Vectorworks unveils its 2020 vision
Vectorworks has announced the 2020 release of Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals, as well as 2020 versions of Vision and Braceworks
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Comment
Full English Brexit
A Brexit without a deal is like a Full English Breakfast (with apologies to other countries slightly involved on the periphery) when you stay in a B&B or hotel. You feel great at first, where you get stuffed with everything you want, whilst others look on with stupefaction. Quickly, though, reality steps in and you have to count the cost – an expanding waistline, and pounds added on – or, financially, taken off. That's when the belt tightening starts – and in no time you are back on toast and coffee.
That's where we are headed, but the implications of a 'deal, or no deal' have different connotations for the construction industry. Any type of exit is heaping challenges on the industry to cope with the changing employment regulations for European workers, the extra paperwork needed to handle the massive flow of construction materials in and out of Europe, and the legal issues surrounding the abandonment of European directives in favour of UK rules and regulations.
The industry is already suffering from a lack of professional workers in all area, which won't be helped by the Government's proposed solutions and Contractors will have to rely on their ERP suppliers to keep them abreast of an evolving regulatory environment as the country feels its way forward, and rely on them utterly to implement the multiplicity of changes heading their way, within their applications. Red tape? Bureaucracy? Incompetence? You ain't seen nothing yet, as the Government (i.e. the grunts) try to get to grips with the changes.
David Chadwick
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