{"id":2630,"date":"2019-02-01T13:07:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=2630"},"modified":"2019-02-01T13:07:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T13:07:37","slug":"all-build-uk-contractors-miss-30-day-payment-target-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/all-build-uk-contractors-miss-30-day-payment-target-again\/","title":{"rendered":"All Build UK contractors miss 30-day payment target again"},"content":{"rendered":"

No Build UK major contractor members are paying their bills within 30-days.<\/p>\n

The trade body has published its latest pay performance leagues showing a slight improvement among all members.<\/p>\n

The average time taken to pay bills fell to 43 days from 45 when the first round of statistics were published six months ago.<\/p>\n

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Four clients – British Land, Landsec, Heathrow and Berkeley Homes – top the payment table all settling bills before an average of 30 days.<\/p>\n

Willmott Dixon is the quickest-paying contractor on 32 days.<\/p>\n

For a full interactive list of payments speeds by firm click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Build UK chairman and Mace – who had an average payment time of 34 days – Deputy Chief Operating Officer Mark Castle said “there is still a lot of work to be done.”<\/p>\n

Castle said: \u201cThese improvements demonstrate the importance of increased transparency on the issue of payment.<\/p>\n

“Build UK has held a mirror up to its members who have responded by taking significant steps to review and address performance within their organisations.<\/p>\n

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“There is still a lot of work to be done \u2013 for example, encouraging further transparency around disputed payments \u2013 but these results are a clear move in the right direction and show that the industry is serious about tackling this long-standing issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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from Construction Enquirer http:\/\/bit.ly\/2S3H1bQ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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