The 8 mistakes I see most in construction contracts

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. James Gallagher is principal of Resolution Management Consultants in Marlton, New Jersey. Opinions are the author’s own.  Construction disputes continue to rise in 2025. Yet the complications that trigger those disputes usually boil down to payment, changes, […]

Retaining wall collapse kills builder on school site

Gary Anstey, 57, from Bristol, was working for H. Mealing & Sons Limited at a construction site at a school in Bath when the incident happened on 19 March 2019. An HSE investigation found that H. Mealing & Sons Limited failed to properly plan and supervise the construction of the retaining wall at Swainswick School. […]

‘Move Over Bob’: Construction zine makes space for women

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction has a reputation for being a boys club. That perception exists for a reason. About one in ten workers in construction were women in 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That percentage is even […]