Motoring expert shares van safety tips for tradespeople
Posted: Monday, August 11th, 2025
During hot weather the industry professionals advise van drivers to use thermal toolboxes, park in the shade, use sunshades and air out the van where possible
‘Timely Research’ to gauge building safety progress
Posted: Friday, August 8th, 2025
The research is being carried out in partnership with the construction analysts Barbour ABI
Circular economy is key to avoiding 3015% landfill tax rise: NFB
Posted: Friday, August 8th, 2025
The Government’s Landfill Tax consultation aims to abolish the lower Landfill Tax rate of £4.05 and replace it with the standard rate of £126.15
Five-year slump in construction activity is a wakeup call, says FMB
Posted: Thursday, August 7th, 2025
The Federation of Master Builders says the steepest fall in construction activity is a serious wake-up call that government announcements on construction have yet to be delivered
Women are turning to dating apps to find tradesmen in the US
Posted: Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Men skilled in the trades are more likely to find a date in New York lately, as single women are on the hunt for handymen
AUDIO NEWS: Tradespeople happy to use telematics and Band of Builders completes latest project
Posted: Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Tradespeople happy to share driving data to reduce insurance premiums, Band of Builders finishes renovation work and housebuilder offers buyers free electricity
Big brands on board to support The Plumber Awards in its launch year
Posted: Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
The awards will reward the best-of-the-best: plumbers who push themselves day after day to find the best solutions for their customers
Band of Builders completes its most ambitious project to date
Posted: Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
More than 150 tradespeople (groundworkers, electricians, bathroom fitters, plumbers, decorators and landscapers) volunteered their time for the project
AUDIO NEWS: Nearly 7,000 construction firms near collapse and 1 in 4 business owners are baffled by jargon
Posted: Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
The number of construction firms in significant financial distress increases by 14%, one in four business owners are confused by jargon and New Yorkers use Hinge to find tradesmen
A tradesman's journey from drugs to property development
Posted: Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
Tradesman Ian Cowie shares his incredible story - from drug addiction and prison to helping the community he once terrorised
AUDIO NEWS: A third of developers cancel projects and painting contractor designs female workwear
Posted: Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
Half of developers claim they're not confident in the market, small and medium sized firms struggle with their marketing and Bagnalls design female workwear
Late payment reforms offer hope for SMEs
Posted: Monday, August 4th, 2025
New laws are expected to give stronger powers to the Small Business Commissioner to empower them to wield fines, worth potentially millions of pounds, against bigger firms
UK on track to install 600,000 heat pumps by 2028
Posted: Monday, August 4th, 2025
Total heat pump sales in 2024 reached nearly 100,000 units, according to figures from Aira
US plumbers save woman from the clutches of death
Posted: Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
Juana from Santee, California, was in “serious danger” after a swarm of bees attacked her. Two tradesmen from Happy Plumbers swooped in and saved her
AUDIO NEWS: Government plans to speed up payments to small firms and plumbers save granny's life
Posted: Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
Government outlines plan to increase powers of Small Business Commissioner, FIS launches campaign against overly complicated contracts and plumbers save a grandmother from a swarm of bees
Where to draw the line - banter vs bullying
Posted: Friday, August 1st, 2025
Clive Holland tackles the contentious topic of bullying with GMB Union Rep Charlotte Brumpton-Childs and Jimmy Hendry. The duo share their insight into how bullying can occur and affect people on-site. He also reads out messages sent to the show
AUDIO NEWS: Labour MP joins campaign for a builders' licence and sales of used electric vans doubles
Posted: Friday, August 1st, 2025
Labour MP joins FMB campaign to introduce a builders' license, sales of used electric vans accelerate as prices plummet and builders find newspaper dating from 1869
AUDIO NEWS: Building defect costs Taylor Wimpey £222m and a plumber is left with nightmares after tools taken
Posted: Thursday, July 31st, 2025
Problems with cavity barriers plunge Taylor Wimpey into first half loss, plumber left with PTSD and anxiety after tools nicked and students get to grips with heritage building skills
Labour MP backs FMB’s licence to build campaign
Posted: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
Richard Quigley MP argues that suitable regulation in the sector would protect consumers and support legitimate tradespeople
Robotic bricklayers hit the UK construction market
Posted: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
Two European robotic machines are currently being trialled in the British construction industry
AUDIO NEWS: A builder gets mauled by XL Bully dog and robot brickies start work in London
Posted: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
A builder has been left unable to work after savage dog attack, construction output is set to increase, but economic uncertainty is still a concern and robo-brickies get gig in London
Social homes are key to solving the housing crisis: NFB
Posted: Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
The Government has announced that at least 60% of the £39 billion allocated for affordable housing, around 300,000 homes, will be at social rent levels
Survey finds 5% of tradespeople driving with expired MOT
Posted: Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
More than 40% of survey respondents said they waited ‘several months’ to act on MOT advisory notes
AUDIO NEWS: Fake ATEX safety gear floods the market and half of tradespeople have forgotten their MOT
Posted: Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
Counterfeit ATEX safety equipment puts employees at risk, nearly half of tradespeople have forgotten their MOT and roofing apprentices prove resilient
Third phase of plant training standards to launch in December
Posted: Monday, July 28th, 2025
Phase one standards were updated in December 2024, and the second set of 19 standards was launched in June
UK construction shows growth, but risks intensify
Posted: Monday, July 28th, 2025
Private housing output is forecast to rise 4% in 2025 and 7% in 2026, according to a CPA report
AUDIO NEWS: Police search for builders in Bedford and plumbing firm invests in social housing charity
Posted: Monday, July 28th, 2025
Police search for builders from a site near fatal house explosion, Kesselmann Plumbers makes six-figure investment in housing charity and Parkes Decorators wins at PDA event
Industry body calls for home cooling grants
Posted: Sunday, July 27th, 2025
Rapid improvement in heat pump technology is an opportunity to provide cooling to more homes and address the “overheating crisis” that is affecting a record number of people
Construction Skills Mission Board (CSMB) shows the Government has a plan: NFB
Posted: Sunday, July 27th, 2025
The government has set out a roadmap for recruiting 100,000 more construction workers a year by the end of the Parliament
AUDIO NEWS: Tradespeople quitting industry due to tool theft and materials prices due to increase
Posted: Friday, July 25th, 2025
One in 20 tradespeople considering quitting the industry due to tool theft, international tariffs push up material prices and NASC registers new low accident frequency rate
