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Construction News

All the latest stories from across the Construction sector.

 

ECA’s electrical safety guidance launched across the UK

Posted: Thursday, July 17th, 2025  

​​​​​​​The guidance details how to ensure safety with secondary low-voltage electrical supplies for life safety services and electrification rollout 

 


 

UK must embrace timber construction to meet housing goals: industry leaders

Posted: Thursday, July 17th, 2025  

Built environment leaders delivered a unified message – ‘timber can meet climate and housing goals now’ – at the recent UK Timber Design Conference in London 

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: Skills crisis hits over 40% of trade businesses and Fix Radio host publishes debut novel

Posted: Thursday, July 17th, 2025  

Over 40% of tradespeople claim the skills shortage has affected their business, a quarter of blue-collar workers claim that workplace safety is inadequate, and Joel Bardall publishes sci-fi novel 

 


 

SMEs need ‘medium-sized site’ without area threshold

Posted: Wednesday, July 16th, 2025  

​​​​​​​NFB argues that the consequence of an area-based threshold is that many SMEs would miss out on the medium-sized site definition and its introduction of planning proportionality 

 


 

Cowboy builders could be costing residents £14.3 billion a year

Posted: Wednesday, July 16th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Dodgy builders, delayed renovations and wasted money - new survey reveals how a lack of regulation is costing Britain's homeowners  

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: Shortage of tradespeople leads to DIY disasters and plumber takes on the London Marathon

Posted: Wednesday, July 16th, 2025  

A lack of tradespeople encourages homeowners to take on more DIY, training provider issues warning about online courses and plumber gets ready for the London Marathon 

 


 

Shortage of tradespeople is impacting UK homeowners, study finds

Posted: Tuesday, July 15th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Nearly half of homeowners surveyed struggle to find a tradesperson for a job, whilst 52% have been turned away by tradespeople who were too busy 

 


 

Preston City Council adopts National Skills Academy Framework

Posted: Tuesday, July 15th, 2025  

The framework is a way of working that enables partners to gain the skills they need on site, on time 

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: Plumbing businesses report drop in profits and messy vans stress out tradespeople

Posted: Tuesday, July 15th, 2025  

Plumbing businesses report falling profits, rising costs and labour shortages, tradespeople spend nearly an hour a week trying to find stuff in their vans and roofer battles cancer 

 


 

NICEIC urges certified businesses to check records for EICR renewals

Posted: Tuesday, July 15th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Electrical installations in privately rented properties must be inspected and tested by a qualified and competent person at least every five years 

 


 

NICEIC celebrates 2025 SkillELECTRIC Finalists

Posted: Monday, July 14th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Eight finalists have been selected to compete in the national finals, which will take place at Bridgend College in November 

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: Construction output falls in May and BSIF issues alarm about substandard PPE

Posted: Monday, July 14th, 2025  

Construction output falls 0.6% as a drop in repair and maintenance work pulls market down, BSIF sounds alarm about substandard PPE and Checkatrade promotes awards 

 


 

Howdens’ research shows 80% of tradespeople worry about national skills shortage

Posted: Monday, July 14th, 2025  

​​​​​​​The company found that 47% of trades don’t think there is enough existing support for those running their businesses 

 


 

UK residents sweat it out as AC engineer shortage mount

Posted: Monday, July 14th, 2025  

The number of UK homes with air conditioning rose to around 19% in 2022, up from 3% in 2011 

 


 

Promising young roofers join Danny Madden on The Roofing Show

Posted: Friday, July 11th, 2025  

Danny Madden talks with Jake Harlow and Gabriella Day about their fledgling career in the roofing trade 

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: Heatwave sparks tool theft warning and electrician retires to Portugal on £1,000 a month

Posted: Friday, July 11th, 2025  

Tradespeople told to guard against tool thieves as heatwave hits, No Falls Foundation calls fatalities unacceptable and electrician retires early and lives abroad for £1,000 a month 

 


 

Work output expected to grow 18% in the next five years, BCIS forecast reveals

Posted: Thursday, July 10th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Labour remains the primary driver of project costs, with increases to employers’ National Insurance Contributions and the National Living Wage feeding into an expected 7.1% annual increase 

 


 

CITB launches digital careers’ platform for the trade

Posted: Thursday, July 10th, 2025  

The portal will serve as a central hub for job vacancies, apprenticeships, and entry-level opportunities across England, Scotland, and Wales 

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: Over 80% of electricians struggle with late payers and tradespeople urged to think before they dig

Posted: Thursday, July 10th, 2025  

Electricians struggling with late payments and rising costs, tradespeople are warned to 'think before they dig' and 13-year-old becomes the UK's youngest digger driver 

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: Sexually harassment is endemic in the industry and housebuilders agree £100m payout

Posted: Thursday, July 10th, 2025  

A shocking 31% of female construction workers have been sexually assaulted at work, housebuilders agree £100m deal to close CMA investigation and charity football match to be held this weekend 

 


 

LSBUD expresses concern over the Government’s NUAR programme

Posted: Thursday, July 10th, 2025  

New research has revealed the safe digging community's most pressing fears about the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) 

 


 

Toolstation employees raise over £5,000 for cancer charity

Posted: Thursday, July 10th, 2025  

​​​​​​​The charity walk saw eight staff from the retailer tackle the distance of a full marathon, 26 miles, over the Jurassic Coast in Dorset 

 


 

Award-winning plumber and heating engineer reveals the key to his success 

Posted: Wednesday, July 9th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Damon Blakemore shares his success story on The Heating & Plumbing Show with Andy Cam and Todd Glister 

 


 

Heat pump sales 14 times greater in Northern Europe

Posted: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025  

​​​​​​​The UK has a “long way to go to catch up with other European nations”, according to The MCS Foundation 

 


 

Fuel price increases in June as Middle East tensions escalate

Posted: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Drivers in Northern Ireland benefit from the cheapest forecourt visits—a litre of unleaded there costs 128p on average 

 


 

AUIDO NEWS: Home Office cracks down on illegal construction workers and forklift driver wins a £1m

Posted: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025  

Home Office cracks down on illegal workers in the industry, scaffolder left baffled by planning permission objections and forklift driver wins £1 million 

 


 

Toolstation’s fast-track delivery service now available on app

Posted: Monday, July 7th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Over 10,000 products are now available for delivery from as little as 30 minutes 

 


 

How the trade saved a decorator from a life of crime and addiction

Posted: Monday, July 7th, 2025  

​​​​​​​Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by Terry Anderson who talks openly about his upbringing, struggles with addiction, crime, ADHD, prison and finding amazing success in the decorating trade 

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: House building sector returns to growth and fuel prices jump up in June

Posted: Monday, July 7th, 2025  

House building sector returns to growth, but overall construction output remains flat, RAC warns of fuel price increases and bricky encourages school leavers to join the trade 

 


 

AUDIO NEWS: Number of construction deaths drop and DIY SOS needs tradespeople

Posted: Friday, July 4th, 2025  

Accidental deaths in the construction sector drop by 12%, DIY needs plumbers, electricians and painters for latest job and a plumber publishes kids book 

 


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