Construction News
30/03/2022
RedSky - Insights & Research
RedSky - Insights & Research
Digitise your invoice processing – let the system do the work
If your Finance colleagues are still slogging away, manually processing high volumes of invoices, you’re missing a trick. RedSky Product Manager Brendan Magill explains how digitising invoice processing will improve accuracy, speed things up, save you money and free your team to work on more productive tasks.
Review your IT processes to unlock the additional value that’s hiding in your software
Simon Hague, RedSky's Head of Account Management, talks about the benefits of doing a root-and-branch review of current IT processes. Construction companies and contractors can use the review to help unlock the full potential of their software and add phenomenal value to their business.
Procure to pay – the benefits of using an integrated system
Having to process hundreds of orders for construction goods and services each month is really piling on the pressure for teams, leaving them precious little time for business improvement. RedSky Senior Consultant Ishbel Wise explains why it makes sense to let an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system take the strain….
Cost value reconciliation – why digitisation is the way forward
To deliver a construction project on time and on budget, you need to keep a very close eye on costs throughout its life cycle. RedSky Consultant Steve Bell talks about the benefits of digitising the cost value reconciliation (CVR) process.
Digital transformation: the key to long-term survival
There's a pressing need for digital transformation in the UK construction industry. Fail to respond and you could be the architect of your own downfall…
Digital transformation: what are the barriers to pressing 'go'?
If you're in construction and want to secure the long-term future of your business, digital transformation is the answer.
GRNs – it's time to take back control
Goods received notes (GRNs) play a crucial role in the accounts payable process, yet they are frequently mislaid, illegible or ignored. RedSky Product Manager Brendan Magill takes a close look at GRNs, their importance and why digitising them is the logical next step for construction companies.
Reverse Charge VAT - Top tips
Reverse Charge VAT for the construction industry came into effect 01 March 2021. Here Liz Bridge, Secretary of the Construction Industry Joint Taxation Committee (JTC) explains what companies need to know.
Digitise your invoice processing – let the system do the work
If your Finance colleagues are still slogging away, manually processing high volumes of invoices, you’re missing a trick. RedSky Product Manager Brendan Magill explains how digitising invoice processing will improve accuracy, speed things up, save you money and free your team to work on more productive tasks.
Review your IT processes to unlock the additional value that’s hiding in your software
Simon Hague, RedSky's Head of Account Management, talks about the benefits of doing a root-and-branch review of current IT processes. Construction companies and contractors can use the review to help unlock the full potential of their software and add phenomenal value to their business.
Procure to pay – the benefits of using an integrated system
Having to process hundreds of orders for construction goods and services each month is really piling on the pressure for teams, leaving them precious little time for business improvement. RedSky Senior Consultant Ishbel Wise explains why it makes sense to let an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system take the strain….
Cost value reconciliation – why digitisation is the way forward
To deliver a construction project on time and on budget, you need to keep a very close eye on costs throughout its life cycle. RedSky Consultant Steve Bell talks about the benefits of digitising the cost value reconciliation (CVR) process.
Digital transformation: the key to long-term survival
There's a pressing need for digital transformation in the UK construction industry. Fail to respond and you could be the architect of your own downfall…
Digital transformation: what are the barriers to pressing 'go'?
If you're in construction and want to secure the long-term future of your business, digital transformation is the answer.
GRNs – it's time to take back control
Goods received notes (GRNs) play a crucial role in the accounts payable process, yet they are frequently mislaid, illegible or ignored. RedSky Product Manager Brendan Magill takes a close look at GRNs, their importance and why digitising them is the logical next step for construction companies.
Reverse Charge VAT - Top tips
Reverse Charge VAT for the construction industry came into effect 01 March 2021. Here Liz Bridge, Secretary of the Construction Industry Joint Taxation Committee (JTC) explains what companies need to know.
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Leeds Trinity University has officially opened its newly refurbished City Campus at 1 Trevelyan Square in Leeds.
Completed by GRAHAM Interior Fit-Out, the transformation of the central Leeds site introduces state-of-the-art facilities designed to improve learning and collaborate with industry partn
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Trammell Crow Company (TCC) has secured planning permission for a Grade A logistics scheme in Heywood, Greater Manchester, following a successful planning appeal.
The development will feature two state-of-the-art industrial and logistics buildings. One building will house two units measuring 4,796
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Poole-based developer AJC Group has celebrated a record-breaking 2024, delivering 100 affordable homes, a significant increase from the 72 units completed in the previous year.
Since 2023, AJC Group has completed and handed over 172 affordable homes across five sites.
In 2024 alone, the developer
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Plans for one of the most ambitious parks projects in London have taken a significant step forward, with Haringey Council securing nearly two additional acres of land around The Paddock nature reserve in Tottenham Hale.
The agreement with Thames Water marks a major milestone in the transformation o
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Islington Council has unveiled two draft guidance documents aimed at helping residents, businesses, and developers combat climate change by making buildings more energy efficient and fostering a greener, healthier borough.
The consultation seeks feedback on the draft Climate Action Supplementary Pl
17/01/2025
The City of Wolverhampton Council has unveiled a £98 million investment plan over the next five years to develop around 500 new homes across the city.
The proposal, part of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan, received Cabinet approval this week and now moves to Full Council for final
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Croydon Council has announced a significant milestone in the redevelopment of the Purley Pool site, with revised proposals submitted for a new leisure centre, later living housing, and the regeneration of the surrounding area.
A planning application for the site was initially submitted in 2024, pro
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The City of Wolverhampton Council has announced that demolition work has commenced on the New Park Village estate, marking the start of a major £40 million redevelopment project to transform outdated council housing.
Contractor DSM Demolition has begun pulling down poor-quality bungalows on Valley
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Hillingdon Council has acquired 12 new homes at Carpenters Court in Uxbridge.
Leader of Hillingdon Council, Cllr Ian Edwards and Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing and Growth, visited the site to officially mark the handover of the properties from local developer Kearns Devel
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Organisers of UK Construction Week (UKCW) have announced another major coup for the show's 10th anniversary year, with the news that UKCW London will be co-locating with the 14th edition of The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces, the principal industry event for surface design.
Established 26 years ago, th