Construction News

90% of SME housebuilders say the Iran conflict has impacted their business, half of Brits skip health and safety training and doing favours for clients costs tradespeople £2,600 a year

Housebuilders forced to fit fake plastic chimneys, builders march against misogyny, and tradespeople prefer to take digital payments

PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham pledges the largest council housebuilding programme since the war, BOB delivers £2m worth of projects and tradespeople told to tidy up vans!

A campaign calling for emergency measures for the building industry looks for support, the building sector is not prepared for extreme heat, and a bricklayer wins £1 million

Trade businesses are growing between five and eight times faster than the UK average, new home delivery forecast to drop and bricklayer heads to Shanghai for Worldskills

Nearly 60% of building professionals say construction crime is increasing, consumers fear the heat pump market is full of cowboys, and the Heating Installer of the Year is crowned

Construction bankruptcies drop sharply in May, the new prime minister needs to deliver results, and Man U secures land for 100,000-seat stadium

Extreme weather becomes the number one reason behind project delays, Vehicle Watch pilot launches in London, and 74% of tradespeople prefer the radio

Over 20% of sole traders don't take holiday, scaffolders warned about hot weather and the Installer Show gets underway in Birmingham

​​​​​​​Demand for skilled electricians is high and apprenticeships remain one of the most effective ways to develop talent