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How Wearable Tech Is Changing Health & Safety In Construction

World Health and Safety Day is a time to reflect on the major technological breakthroughs happening.
Here’s To The Runners: The 2026 London Marathon

The 2026 London Marathon takes place tomorrow and so there is still time to check out who is taking part.
The Reconstruction of the Globe Theatre

It’s the bard’s birthday and therefore a perfect opportunity to explore the construction of London’s greatest theatre.
How Do You Like Your Brew?

It's National Tea Day and it has got us wondering how the nation takes theirs.
How Aerospace Is Shaping The Construction Industry

Artemis II has begun a new era of space travel, one that could influence the construction industry beyond our original estimations.

AUDIO NEWS: Unpredictable workloads biggest threat to self-employed tradies, and plasterer wins £1.4m

42% of self-employed tradespeople say unpredictable workloads are their biggest problem, apprentice electricians dominate Screwfix finalist list, and a plasterer claims £1.4m prize!
AUDIO NEWS: Four people arrested as part of ECO4 investigation and a tradesman wins £760,000

Four people have been arrested by the Serious Fraud Office as part of the ECO4 scandal, specialist merchants warn of product shortages, and a tradesman wins £760,000
AUDIO NEWS: BUS increased to £9k to replace oil and LPG boilers and humanoid robot starts on site

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme increased by £1,500, and a humanoid robot starts on site and a builder auctions off film memorabilia
AUDIO NEWS: HPA lobbies for electrification of non-domestic heat and 58% of builders prefer coffee

HPA pushes government for plan to electrify non-domestic heating, joiner heads to WorldSkills final in Shanghai, and builders now prefer coffee over tea
AUDIO NEWS: Housebuilder mulls switch to timber-frame construction and an electrician has tools swiped

Barratt Redrow considers switch to timber-frame construction, FBM warns customers underestimate the cost of bathroom work and tool thieves upend electrician's livelihood

Robert Jenrick: How Reform UK Will Take Tool Theft “Seriously” and Get Britain Building Again

Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick has told Fix Radio that tool theft should be treated as a serious crime and that the UK needs to remove barriers stopping builders from getting on with the job.

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