Leader

摘要

So, it is time to name and shame construction's poor payers. This week the deadline elapsed for many of the country's biggest companies to reveal just how quickly, or slowly, they pay their supply chains as part of a government drive to make payment practices more transparent and fair. Balfour Beatty and Kier topped the list, recording an average of 54 days, with just 27% and 30% of their respective bills paid within a 30-day period. It wasn't all bad news: housebuilder Barratt came in with a speedy 23 days, while Willmott Dixon managed 33 days and Lendlease paid within 35 days on average.