Building the team

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Build UK, the trade body created by what many considered an unlikely alliance between tier one contractors and the body representing their specialist subcontractors. Given the perennial friction created by contractors’ use of retentions and abusive payment practices, a conflict of interests seemed inevitable and many commentators assumed Build UK was doomed to failure.

Sep 24, 2025 - 10:10

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Build UK, the trade body created by what many considered an unlikely alliance between tier one contractors and the body representing their specialist subcontractors. Given the perennial friction created by contractors’ use of retentions and abusive payment practices, a conflict of interests seemed inevitable and many commentators assumed Build UK was doomed to failure.

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