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HAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insightsDon't look back in angerThe HAALO team brings you a look back at the highs and lows of 2025 with a sneaky peak at 2026.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-01-2424 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'News of the World'The intrepid HAALO team debunk construction industry predictions for 2026! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-1609 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'Hold the Line'Once again our intrepid HAALO podcast team, tell it how it is, including:Is 3i/Atlas a comet or a spaceship?Why are ‘peas’ no longer ‘green’, and what do two staircases have to do with it?Who said ‘give construction the tools and we will build the future’ – it certainly isn’t Rachel?How did ‘The Line’ become just a ‘dot’?How not to tackle EV fires – Fred finds out?What are the latest BSR stats – Peter gets on his soapbox yet again?The return of Simon!
2025-11-2512 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'You Fooled No One'Once again the HAALO team chat about the "hard" topics others won't, including:Did the CMA just get rolled-over by "certain" housebuilders?It's amazing how quick decisions can be made by Regulators when it's politically expedient to do so.When 'Assent' tumbles down a steep descent and takes a Regulator with it! When a blind man cries!IENJOY!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-11-1714 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'The Gates of Delirium'Once again the HAALO team chat about the "hard" topics others won't, including:Is the Regulator on target to clear their backlog by January 2026?What is Peter Apps next book after "Show me the Bodies!"?Is Michael Gove really looking for a job?Are we really looking to employ Michael Gove?ENJOY!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-10-2712 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'Our House'Once again the HAALO team chat about the "hard" topics others won't, including:Does Sadiq Khan play golf?Will his playing style handicap us all?What is the continuing viability of affordable homes?Why is everyone sniping at each other about the housing crisis? Calm yourselves!The Spartans had 300, now BSR has 500 - but can they still win?ENJOY!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-10-2007 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'Up Around the Bend!'Once again the HAALO team chat about the "hard" topics others won't, including:Who is the Government's Interim Construction Partner - and dose she like Salsa music?What 16-mile long drainage pipe is shaming HS2 - and why?ENJOY!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-10-1307 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'Ode to Completion'Once again the HAALO team chat about the "hard" topics others won't, including:Commons Select Committee - Dame Judith Hackitt ticks off the naughty boy in the room? As everyone obsesses about the new Building Control, the Government ignores the shambles that is the Building Safety Case regime. Why?When is a HRB not a HRB - ask your Registered Building Control Approver to explain? D'oh!Late Payments - it hurts! But how can you stop the mighty squeezing the meek...AGAIN?ENJOY!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
2025-10-0613 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'Shake Your Foundations!'Once again the HAALO team chat about the "hard" topics others won't, including:What does Labour's cabinet reshuffle mean for the construction industry?Is the demolition of Grenfell Tower too soon?HS2 - fast-tracking to being 100% over budget and no sign of when the first train will leave!Housing - the shunt line to complete disaster with the new fat controller in charge!Budget - will Rachel kill England!Small companies - borrow money from the Government to pay your tax - the complete lunacy of Labour!The problem with concrete - lowest sales of...
2025-09-2912 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'The Walls of Jericho'A snappy pre-UKREiiF episode to wet your palates and tickle your taste buds. This week, recorded on May 16th - the 57th anniversary of the Ronan Point disaster we look at the state of Large Panel System (LPS) buildings today under the Building Safety Regulator - heaven help us! We also look at the world of trolling - does it have a place in our industry? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-05-1906 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'For Whom The Bell Tolls'Whether your flavour is 'John Donne', 'Ernest Hemingway' or 'Metallica' we explore the interconnectedness of all things Building Safety.Can we hear the 'death rattle' of the current Building Safety Regulator? Is Dame Judith wielding an axe over their neck? Have they misfired too many times? As more investors pull out of building tall residential accommodation how can Angela Rayner ever hope to hit her housing targets? What ever happened to the "waves" approach to Building Safety Case Reports? How many Building Assessment Certificates been issued? Is UKREiiF just a talking shop for tree huggers and...
2025-05-0611 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'The Boulevard of Broken Dreams'Hello 2025......Once again the HAALO team delve in to the areas of the industry news and gossip that others wish we left alone, including:How did we get to Gateway 3 before we'd passed Gateway 2?'Don't change anything....hold on, let's change it all again....HS2 style.Is civil engineering sexy?Moaning Myrtle wants help to understand whether she should read the new document or the one stamped "WITHDRAWN".In the words of Donald J. Trump..."Use your common sense!"When safety is compromised by blatant fraud and the authorities couldn't care less?"
2025-01-2116 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'Our final podcast of 2024, and the team at HAALO Ltd provide a summary of the key points of interest for us from the year. In addition, what do we want to find in our stocking for the New Year - 2025!Have a great festive season,Annalisa, Simon, Ben & Peter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-12-2416 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Learning to Survive!"Once more the HAALO Team ask some difficult questions:Does the construction industry care about the homeless?Blacklisting post-Grenfell Yay or nay?Can Modern Methods of Construction save the terminal decline of the construction industry?‘Modernise or Die’ - did Mark Farmer call it right in 2016?Does UK Construction need a ‘disruptive’ shake-up? Calling Elon Musk! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-2011 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Calling all Skeletons!"On at HAALO do you get professionals willing to question the unquestionableCan we ever hit the housing target? What does the NHBC think?Are we trapped in an endless downward spiral of an ageing construction workforce? Are we all doomed?Have we just got a new "Building Safety Minister"? Did we mislay the previous Minister? Are we back to playing revolving doors in Government....but only after lunch?Is the much vaunted BS 9991 ever going to be published? How much will it cost us all? - "...
2024-11-0613 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Popular Monster"Brace yourselves for another podcast from the HAALO team. We take a look at how Housing policies only seem to benefit the large monopoly builders? Do you need a Lawyer to understand the Law - well not according to the Government? Naughty Developers who won't remediate unsafe buildings will feel the full weight of the Law - but don't worry you won't need a Lawyer? and when is a "Principal Designer" not a "Principal Designer - be very wary of "snake oil salespeople"?Enjoy....we like digging into the dirt! Be a "Popular...
2024-10-2712 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Pour Some Sugar on Me!"Another podcast and this time from the HAALO team. We take a look at the demise of ISG, why the industry likes to "change as little as possible"? Just what is Sugarcrete? Who is responsible for Regulation 38? How long really is a "minute"? and why you should consider "heat" when choosing a fire door? Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-0114 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Another One Bites The Dust"Another podcast and this time from the wider HAALO team. We look at hat happened to the Construction Minister? What happened to 'The Line' megaproject? and what do the new amendments to Approved Document B: Fire mean?In addition we talk Xmas presents from "HAALO Evolution".EnjoySFX from Soundsnap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-2431 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Loss of Control!"What is going on with Building Control in the run up to 8th April 2024? Why does it appear like the industry is in meltdown? Who is and who is not competent - and why not?Once again the HAALO team rip the lid off industry gossip and say the things we all think!oh...and are you paying too much for your standards and regulations - you will be shocked to find out!!! We guarantee that.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-1816 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insightsI Need a Hero! - Part DeuxOMG! It's been way too long! But, we are back and to kick of 2024 we have the second part of our interview with Tony Grindrod (Vinci). We also take a pop at why it costs so much to try to be compliant in the construction industry! Happy listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-01-1930 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insightsI Need a Hero!HAALO never pull punches in our topical assessment of the challenges facing the industry. Today we introduce you to Project Lead extraordinaire - Tony Grindrod - for Part One of a two part exclusive interview and pose the question to him as to what makes a successful project delivery team. It's not rocket science...it's plain common sense...so why aren't all projects run this way! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-2731 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Love in an Elevator"This could be an award winning show!We tackle the topics that no other podcast would, could or should! We aren't scared!Today we look at the new draft secondary legislation to the Building Safety Act - and there is a lot to get through there. We reinforce our view on who the Principal Accountable Person is - yes - it is a "person". We also jump on the 'Escalator' and wonder where this modern marvel came from....you'd be surprisedThanks to ZapSplat and SoundSnap for the SFX
2023-03-2626 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Here comes the rain!"This could be an award winning show!We tackle the topics that no other podcast would, could or should!Today we try to make 'sprinkler systems' sexy...there is controversy, history, bomb-making, cookery and lots and lots of water. Hey, we could even give you the 'Mona Lisa" to add to the plot.......listen and see!Most of all 'Slav Ukraini. Heroyam Slava'Thanks to ZapSplat for the SFX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-0721 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Hanging on the Telephone"In this episode we explain what's the difference between a 'Bit' and a "Byte", why Peter has been waiting 7 years to watch 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy and poses a question about the architecture at 2 Marsham Street, London.....bloody exciting stuff! Contact us at Team@HAALO.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-1016 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"The Real Slim Shady"Unafraid to tell it how we see it....HAALO asks the fundamental question "Who is the Accountable Person?" Could it really be the mild-mannered Janitor? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-10-0812 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Heaven's on Fire!"In this episode we take a caustic look at the "Fifth Facade". Wondering how the industry can spend £billions remediating combustible materials across the facades of high rise residential buildings and ignore what is on the roof? Total lunacy in our view.We also look at who is hot and who is not in the Construction News Top 100 Construction Contractors 2022, and who is forking out big bucks to clean up their shoddy developments.....all this and more....ENJOY and BE SAFE! Sounds by zapsplat.comMusic by Thorr H...
2022-09-1614 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"I'm in love with my car"S1 Ep5: With more news and views on recent developments in the construction and real assets sectors, HAALO opens the trunk and rummages around the latest EV charging regulations in the UK.....we even explain what an "Ice Box" is. How about that for great value.....FREE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-2611 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Crazy from the Heat!"S1 Ep4: "Crazy from the Heat!" - the HAALO team take a look at 'overheating' in residential buildings and how some poorly conceived designs give parents the stark choice between increasing the risk of children falling from height or overheating. Additionally we take a look at CIBSE's TM59 Overheating Assessment methodologies and the 2021 introduction of Approved Document O: Overheating. All hot stuff! Tweet us on @HAALO_Ltd if you agree or disagree with our views. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-1508 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insightsLet's Gas!S1 Ep1: In this episode of HAALO: Construction & Real Assets Industry Insights, we discuss why gas safety installations are so important. What could go wrong if those installations are not correctly fitted. A real life example of discovering a dangerous installation in a domestic residence. What UK regulations apply to gas installations. Who should be checking the safety of such installations and whether they actually can be bothered about the quality and compliance of those installations. We almost name and shame a UK housebuilder whose gas installations give us cause for concern.All of that in...
2022-08-0604 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"Hey Good Lookin'..."S1 Ep3: Aside from the dodgy 'Hank Williams' title, we take a look at the firery topic of how developers often game the system by exploiting lack of official guidance on how far a kitchen hob should be from the escape route in an open plan apartment. The worse 'game' we have ever assessed was when one developer actually placed the cooker on the escape route and then tried to justify that the fire would be at hip height so people could crawl by the burning cooker. Not so great if you are trying to wade through burning oil, or...
2022-08-0406 minHAALO: Construction and Real Assets industry insights"It Takes Two....Baby!"S1 Ep2: Boldly tackling head-on controversial topics in the construction and real estate industries, HAALO takes on the topic that is polarising our sector. Did you know England & North Korea are aligned in their Government views on this matter - how bizarre is that! Could this become an award-winning show? We'll let you decide. Tweet us on @HAALO_Ltd or contact us at Team@HAALO.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-07-1603 min