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Why Subcontractors need to be better at saying no (EP 109)
Episode 109
This week, Paul is joined by his close friend and QS, Chris Barber. Chris is a Co-Founder at Prosper, a platform helping subcontractors to scale thei…
3 years, 2 months ago
How a kit-of-parts will impact construction in the future (EP 108)
Episode 108
This week, Paul is joined by Dale Sinclair, the Head of Digital Innovation at WSP. Many of you will know WSP, but if you don’t, WSP is one of the wor…
3 years, 3 months ago
How to ACTUALLY manage risk on construction projects (EP 107)
Episode 107
This week, Paul is joined by Chris Ritson, Senior Risk & Uncertainty Consultant at Safran, a software company building a unified project management s…
3 years, 3 months ago
Project Alliancing vs. Fixed Price Contracts - A New Dawn (EP 106)
Episode 106
This week, Paul is joined by Ian Hepstinall, an Associate Professor in Project Management at the University of Birmingham, a coach, an advisor, and t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why construction finds a home in the circular economy (EP 105)
Episode 105
This week, Paul is joined by Tim Danson, Technical Director of Sustainability at WSP in the UK. Many of you will know WSP, but if you don’t, WSP is o…
3 years, 3 months ago
Could we do a 4-day week in construction? (EP 104)
Episode 104
This week, Paul is joined by Joe Ryle, Director of the 4 Day Week Campaign, Media and Comms Lead for the think tank Autonomy and former advisor to th…
3 years, 4 months ago
How main contractors collaborate: a subcontractor's story (EP 103)
Episode 103
This week, Paul is joined by Angela Mansell, Managing Director at Mansell Build, one of the UK’s longest-established and most experienced sub-contrac…
3 years, 4 months ago
The top 10 things to look out for in a contract (EP 102)
Episode 102
This week, Paul is joined by Simon Robinson, a Quantity Surveyor and the Director at Subport, an Award Winning Quantity Surveying Consultancy Support…
3 years, 4 months ago
How do you get your contract right? (EP 101)
Episode 101
This week, Paul is joined by Patricia Haywood, the Director and Commercial Lead at Haywood Consulting, a construction consultancy leveraging contract…
3 years, 4 months ago
How one woman’s attempt to save her family business is saving UK construction (EP 100)
Episode 100
In this landmark episode, Own the Build has a first in having three special guests in the studio. Paul is joined by Katie Hathaway (Head of Business …
3 years, 4 months ago