Builder pledges to keep gargoyle of local councillor even if he has to go to jail, construction growth stalls in October say purchasing managers and journalist, turned plumber pens book on her experiences
There is an annual affordable housing shortfall of 128,000 homes, and this is set to grow as mounting pressures on housing providers start to bite
Andrew Clifford spent nearly five months in hospital, with the injuries to his spinal cord so severe they left him paralysed from the chest down
Industry is sleepwalking towards another Grenfell tragedy warns Considerate Contractors Scheme, HSE urges employers to take greater care of staff mental health and police in Dorset chase tool thieves
A new rule will soon classify double-cab pickups - the workhorses of tradespeople - as company cars for tax purposes
Tradespeople across the Wyre Forest came together to support a Bewdley family when DIY SOS came to town
Tool theft up massively in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, things will get tougher for SME builders due to Autumn budget and community initiative aims to get youngster into painting and decorating trade
The Scottish roofer's road to recovery is long after contracting epiglottitis that got him into a coma and 14 days in intensive care
Electrician says he may quit the UK and move to Spain due to raising business taxes, tradespeople complete latest DIY SOS Big Build and doesn't anyone have space for 6,000 bricks?
The project will see 20 youngsters taking up week-long placements to redecorate 12 village halls and public centres in the coming months
FMB believes that the Chancellor’s decision to increase employers’ National Insurance contributions significantly will create substantial difficulties for firms
Changes to CSCS card scheme could mean fewer labourers on site, friends and family of landscaper start GoFundMe page after van is nicked and former plumber wins PDC-ranked darts title
Abingdon and Witney College in Oxfordshire has expanded its apprenticeship provision to meet local demand for electrician
Research from Toolstation finds that 20% of households do not check their boiler ahead of winter, whilst 21% have not checked their boiler in the last five years
Bandit builders target 'generation z' clients because they're clueless about DIY, electricians feel optimistic about 2025 and Trad UK reaches a million hours without lost time injury
Small builders and tradespeople may not be able to shoulder burden of increased NI payments, government announces plans for heat networks and plumber wins £90,000 on episode of The Wheel
A secondary school in Dudley has moved a step closer to starting to deliver lessons in sustainable living from a new outdoor classroom after winning building materials in a national competition
Con artists are luring potential victims with emails offering a chance to win a free Stanley tool kit by completing a "quick survey"
By redistributing 1,000,000 litres of leftover paint, Community RePaint Wirral has facilitated hundreds of projects for individuals and community groups
Overall construction output is forecast to rise by 2.5% in 2025 and 3.8% in 2026 after falling by 2.9% this year.