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Construction Disrupted

Construction Disrupted

Di: Peter Sumpton & Ryan Jones
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Construction Disrupted is a podcast for people working in the construction industry who need to stay current without drowning in noise. With a focus on the current, real-world issues across the built environment, the stories behind the headlines, the shifts worth your time, and the ideas to get you thinking. No froth, all coffee. Each episode follows a clear 3, 2, 1 structure: 3 headlines. Covering the most relevant and interesting topics from the world of construction. 2 opinions. Straight-talking analysis and debrief that digs deep beyond each headline. Why it matters and what it means for the future. 1 takeaway. Sometimes practical, sometimes actionable, or perhaps something to make you think. Hosted by Peter Sumpton and Ryan Jones, who bring a combined 40 years in construction and marketing, Construction Disrupted is designed for thought-leaders and decision-makers who prefer podcasts with more substance and less spin. We know the backdrop, fragmented supply chains, rising costs, skills gaps and sustainability pressures, and we won’t rehash doom for the sake of it. Instead, we move past the headlines and delve into the topics that are shaping the industry today, tomorrow, and probably a couple more days after that. Subscribe and join us every week – most weeks, anyway. Expect clear thinking, dry humour and the occasional soapbox moment.Copyright 2026, Peter Sumpton (buildDifferent) & Ryan Jones (SLG Agency) Economia Politica e governo
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  • Local Plans, For Local People | Episode 138

    Local Plans, For Local People | Episode 138
    Oct 28 2026
    Construction Disrupted Episode 138 - Local Plans, For Local People (28.10.26) in partnership with Adobe Acrobat Studio. Check them out and show them some love.In this episode, we're discussing regional leaders seeking control of housing and regeneration, to award-winning council homes that challenge low expectations of public delivery, and Heathrow’s attempt to convert a contested runway into thousands of skilled jobs. These stories expose the same fault line within construction - Big promises are plentiful; durable funding, delivery capacity and political consent are the harder parts. Let's go!What if Britain’s next construction boom is driven from the regions?Devolution could give construction a more dependable route from local ambition to viable projects, shifting influence away from Whitehall and towards regional leaders, councils and place-based partnerships. The opportunity is significant: better alignment of housing, transport, utilities, skills and regeneration could create clearer pipelines and faster delivery.But devolving power alone will not remove barriers. Regional authorities need planning, procurement and development expertise, long-term and flexible funding, and the ability to tailor solutions to local needs. The central test is whether capability and funding move with decision-making. The Accrington regeneration programme illustrates the potential when councils, consultants and communities work around a shared vision rather than institutional boundaries.Lion Green Road’s Stirling Prize victory is a timely political statement about the future of council housing deliveryLion Green Road’s Stirling Prize win puts the quality and ambition of council housing firmly in the spotlight. At a time when local authorities are again being asked to help tackle housing need, the recognition argues that publicly led housing should not be treated as a compromise in design, space or long-term value.The political message is that councils can deliver exemplary homes when they have the confidence, capacity and funding to do so. The challenge is turning an exceptional project into a repeatable model: sustained investment, capable delivery teams and procurement that protects design quality will matter as much as headline targets.Heathrow pitches 17,500 building jobs as runway doubts growHeathrow is pairing its third-runway case with a major skills offer: at least 17,500 local construction jobs at peak, 33,000 jobs across nine neighbouring boroughs by 2055, and 5,000 youth apprenticeships, traineeships and other entry routes. Its new Infrastructure Skills Council, training-centre role and expanded SME Academy are intended to prepare local people and firms for engineering, logistics and trade opportunities.The economic proposition is substantial, but it remains conditional on political support and a long planning process. While the chancellor backs the growth case, the prime minister has not endorsed expansion, and Heathrow now indicates a possible 2039 opening, four years later than originally targeted. The jobs programme strengthens the project’s local case, but does not resolve the runway’s core political uncertainty.BiosRyan Jones - SLG AgencyFor almost 20 years, Ryan’s focus has been on helping brands in the construction and manufacturing sectors tell their story.His career began in PR, working for global businesses across a variety of sectors, before opting to focus on construction and the built environment.In his role as Managing Director, Ryan works to ensure that SLG Agency continues to be one of the construction industry's leading specialist strategic and creative agencies, having seen its work recognised by the likes of Campaign, Marketing Week and The Drum in recent years.Ryan is regularly asked to speak at trade shows and events, and to contribute thought leadership pieces to trade media. He is also a member of several industry advisory boards, including Constructing Excellence and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.His passion for the construction sector has seen him work with clients on CSR campaigns that tackle the sector’s public perception, culminating in him recently launching a not-for-profit called Deconstruction.Peter Sumpton - buildDifferentPeter is a construction–marketing strategist and co-host of Construction Disrupted. With two decades’ experience spanning manufacturers, contractors and agencies, he helps organisations swap scattergun activity for clear strategy, joined-up planning and measurable outcomes.His approach is practical and plain-spoken: cut the noise, focus on what moves the numbers, and build repeatable systems that teams can actually use.Having seen first-hand how unfocused tactics waste time and budget, Peter works with leaders to align commercial goals, customer insight and content so marketing supports delivery rather than distracting from it.Peter's passion lies in diagnosing organisations' marketing functions' capabilities and existing ...
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    43 min
  • Radical New Plans | Episode 137

    Radical New Plans | Episode 137
    Oct 21 2026
    Construction Disrupted Episode 137 - Radical New Plans (21.10.26) in partnership with Adobe Acrobat Studio. Check them out and show them some love.In this episode, we're discussing what a credible Budget could unlock—from viable homes and long-term retrofit to the apprentices needed to deliver them. With housing consents running at just 58% of the level needed to meet the government’s annual target, ministers must decide how to fund the planning, delivery and skills capacity their promises depend on. Is it possible?The Budget must treat construction as a national priorityConstruction is presented as the foundation of economic growth, housing delivery and net-zero progress—not a side issue for the Treasury. Planning consents are at a 20-year low: 216,141 homes received permission in the year to Q1 2026, only 58% of the annual level needed to meet the government’s 1.5 million-home target. Meanwhile, contractor failures are damaging supply chains and local projects.The article calls for a serious Budget package: multi-year funding for planning departments, more flexible Section 106 agreements, a construction resilience fund, value-based procurement and a predictable public-work pipeline. It also argues for a decade-long retrofit programme, expanded apprenticeships and FE capacity, plus stronger Building Safety Regulator performance.Think-tank sets out a radical new plan to make housing more affordable in every postcodeThe Prosper UK Housing Commission argues that the housing crisis cannot be solved with one lever. Weak buyer confidence restricts sales, while rising costs and static prices make consented projects unviable. Since 2020, building a new home has cost £76,000 more, with half of that increase attributed to regulation, policy and tax.Its plan links viability, demand, supply and renting: pause new regulatory burdens for three years; reform developer obligations; offer targeted shared equity for first-time buyers of energy-efficient new homes; create a National Planning Service; review Green Belt boundaries; and make higher-density development standard. For rental housing, it proposes lower stamp duty for Build to Rent, standardised Section 106 terms and a public programme using public land to deliver more social rent homes.CITB’s New Entrant Support Team celebrates milestone of over 13,500 apprenticeship startsCITB’s New Entrant Support Team has helped launch more than 13,500 construction apprenticeships since September 2022, supporting 7,230 employers and 3,925 existing apprentices. In 2024–25 alone, it supported more than 4,100 starts—over 12% of all construction apprenticeship starts in Britain.NEST helps employers recruit, retain and mentor new entrants, while navigating grants and funding. The milestone matters because the sector needs more than 41,000 additional workers each year. The focus is not only on getting people into training, but helping them build lasting construction careers that meet demand for modern building, retrofit and infrastructure skills.BiosRyan Jones - SLG AgencyFor almost 20 years, Ryan’s focus has been on helping brands in the construction and manufacturing sectors tell their story.His career began in PR, working for global businesses across a variety of sectors, before opting to focus on construction and the built environment.In his role as Managing Director, Ryan works to ensure that SLG Agency continues to be one of the construction industry's leading specialist strategic and creative agencies, having seen its work recognised by the likes of Campaign, Marketing Week and The Drum in recent years.Ryan is regularly asked to speak at trade shows and events, and to contribute thought leadership pieces to trade media. He is also a member of several industry advisory boards, including Constructing Excellence and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.His passion for the construction sector has seen him work with clients on CSR campaigns that tackle the sector’s public perception, culminating in him recently launching a not-for-profit called Deconstruction.Peter Sumpton - buildDifferentPeter is a construction–marketing strategist and co-host of Construction Disrupted. With two decades’ experience spanning manufacturers, contractors and agencies, he helps organisations swap scattergun activity for clear strategy, joined-up planning and measurable outcomes.His approach is practical and plain-spoken: cut the noise, focus on what moves the numbers, and build repeatable systems that teams can actually use.Having seen first-hand how unfocused tactics waste time and budget, Peter works with leaders to align commercial goals, customer insight and content so marketing supports delivery rather than distracting from it.Peter's passion lies in diagnosing organisations' marketing functions' capabilities and existing market, assembling what’s required to create a functional strategy, fit for purpose and scalable.Marketing should create value, not just cost...
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    42 min
  • Pre-Budget Conditions in Construction. Pause or Play? | Episode 136

    Pre-Budget Conditions in Construction. Pause or Play? | Episode 136
    Oct 14 2026
    Construction Disrupted Episode 136 - Pre-Budget Conditions in Construction. Pause or Play? (14.10.26) in partnership with Adobe Acrobat Studio. Check them out and show them some love.In this episode, we're discussing one number, one bottleneck and one new delivery model. An PMI edging upward but still below 50, specialist capacity keeping pressure on project costs, and Liverpool gaining a direct route to turn regeneration plans into homes and sites. Here’s what that means for the projects moving next—and those still waiting for momentum. Let's go!Recovery in commercial work helps see output rise as industry waits on BudgetUK construction’s downturn eased in September, with the PMI rising from 44.3 to 46.1, its least severe contraction since January. Commercial activity was the main support, improving to 48.5, while civil engineering and housing also declined more slowly. Housing remained the weakest segment at 40.7 despite an improvement from August.The caveat is clear: output has now been below the no-change mark for 21 months. New work fell at its fastest pace since June as high borrowing costs, geopolitical uncertainty, delayed major-project decisions and rising inputs weighed on demand. Industry confidence has weakened ahead of the Budget, with firms looking for dependable infrastructure commitments and lower uncertainty around the cost of doing business.Tier 1 tender rises cool but specialist trades costs hold firmTender price inflation is expected to rise by 3.25% in 2026, down from Gardiner + Theobald’s previous 3.5% forecast, as Tier 1 contractors compete more actively for selected work. Well-prepared projects valued at £10m–£30m are attracting the strongest competition.But this is a more selective market, not a cheaper one. Main contractors are sharing a constrained pool of MEP, façade and structural-steel specialists, limiting clients’ ability to benefit from softer headline tender inflation. MEP capacity is the sharpest pinch point, reported by 68% of respondents. Larger or more complex projects, especially above £50m, are finding it harder to secure credible bidder fields. Risk-heavy contract terms, compressed programmes and immature designs are also adding allowances to bids.Liverpool City Region agrees first-of-its-kind regeneration partnership with Homes EnglandLiverpool City Region has become the first English mayoral authority to sign a Place Delivery Agreement with Homes England and the National Housing Bank. The model shifts the relationship from collaboration to co-delivery, using joint delivery units led by representatives from each organisation.The agreement gives Mayor Steve Rotheram greater influence over housing and regeneration investment and targets major schemes including Liverpool North Docks Mayoral Development Corporation and Central Station Gateway, alongside the broader housing pipeline. Its stated ambition is practical: unlock stalled schemes, accelerate council and social housing delivery, and direct investment to where it has the greatest local impact. Homes England intends to pursue similar agreements with other mayoral strategic authorities.BiosRyan Jones - SLG AgencyFor almost 20 years, Ryan’s focus has been on helping brands in the construction and manufacturing sectors tell their story.His career began in PR, working for global businesses across a variety of sectors, before opting to focus on construction and the built environment.In his role as Managing Director, Ryan works to ensure that SLG Agency continues to be one of the construction industry's leading specialist strategic and creative agencies, having seen its work recognised by the likes of Campaign, Marketing Week and The Drum in recent years.Ryan is regularly asked to speak at trade shows and events, and to contribute thought leadership pieces to trade media. He is also a member of several industry advisory boards, including Constructing Excellence and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.His passion for the construction sector has seen him work with clients on CSR campaigns that tackle the sector’s public perception, culminating in him recently launching a not-for-profit called Deconstruction.Peter Sumpton - buildDifferentPeter is a construction–marketing strategist and co-host of Construction Disrupted. With two decades’ experience spanning manufacturers, contractors and agencies, he helps organisations swap scattergun activity for clear strategy, joined-up planning and measurable outcomes.His approach is practical and plain-spoken: cut the noise, focus on what moves the numbers, and build repeatable systems that teams can actually use.Having seen first-hand how unfocused tactics waste time and budget, Peter works with leaders to align commercial goals, customer insight and content so marketing supports delivery rather than distracting from it.Peter's passion lies in diagnosing organisations' marketing functions' capabilities and existing market, assembling what’s ...
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    40 min
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