October 2016

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Britain’s Biggest Housebuilders

The 2016 Housing Market Intelligence Report will be launched at the Housing Market Intelligence conference on October 6 and will include the Top 75 housebuilder listing. HMI report editor Brian Green offers a taste of what is in the report and reveals this year’s Top 25 housebuilders

Confirmation bias

Stephen Byfield of PPS looks at the phenomenon of “confirmation bias” in which we favour facts that support our beliefs, ignoring the rest. This approach, he argues, is harming our business decisions

The Housebuilder Interview – John Anderson

John Anderson, executive director of Kier Living, talks to Suzie Mayes about his business two years after the housing division was formed, the importance of connectivity and how housebuilders should become “more disruptive”

A mutual understanding

There is a gap in understanding between planners and developers which is slowing down development and stalling decisions. Mark Smulian reports on ideas to help each understand the other better

What a waste

Mark Armstrong, national contracts manager for Electrolux brands UK & IE, explains how, with the right appliances, families and individuals can reduce food wastage

Refresh service

NHBC’s dedicated team of consultants has been busy re-shaping its range of Consultancy and Testing Services to help the industry navigate the ever changing world of Building Regulations. Product manager Mark Gouldstone gives the lowdown on what is on offer to help builders of all sizes across the UK

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The Future is finally here

After a sizable delay, the Future Homes Standard was published in late March. Suzie Mayes looks at the key elements, gets the industry's verdict and a sense of its plans

The Interview - Andy Hill, Hill Group

Earlier this year, the Hill Group announced its next phase of growth. Suzie Mayes talks to founder and group chief executive Andy Hill about ambitions, opportunities and working through a market that has recently turned tougher

Making a difference to health and safety

With the industry marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work in April, Paul Dyster, group HSE director at Hill Group and chair of the HBF Health and Safety Committee, looks at the committee's vital work to effect change

Construction in a changing climate

NHBC sets out the latest report from the NHBC Foundation, detailing the effects of a changing climate on the construction sector both now and in the future