Construction News Archive

AUDIO NEWS: High energy costs drive price hikes and Trades United plans anti-tool theft rally

Tuesday, 31 March 2026 07:24

AUDIO NEWS: NFB issues warning about invoice fraud and solar PV prices could jump due to Iran conflict

Monday, 30 March 2026 07:07

AUDIO NEWS: Tool theft costs tradespeople £99m and 90% of new homeowners would recommend their builder

Friday, 27 March 2026 06:38

AUDIO NEWS: Plan to sell plug-in solar panels could end in disaster and electrician wins pub award

Thursday, 26 March 2026 07:03

AUDIO NEWS: Government cracks down on late payers and new homes to have solar panels and heat pumps

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 06:46

AUDIO NEWS: Construction sector has the most fatalities and tradespeople lose 8 hours a week to admin

Tuesday, 24 March 2026 06:28

AUDIO NEWS: SME housebuilders lose appetite to invest and FMB pushes for builder licensing scheme

Monday, 23 March 2026 06:30

AUDIO NEWS: Tradesman tracks down his stolen tools and builder denies he's Banksy

Friday, 20 March 2026 07:18

AUDIO NEWS: Stonemason's family lobbies for law change and mental health support added to insurance

Thursday, 19 March 2026 08:04

AUDIO NEWS: 25% of CSCS card holders under 30, and £18.6bn needed to fix potholes

Wednesday, 18 March 2026 07:09

AUDIO NEWS: Construction output continues to fall and social media inspires youngsters to join the trades

Tuesday, 17 March 2026 06:59

AUDIO NEWS: Hannah Spencer wants tradespeople to join parliament and electrician nearly killed when ladder snaps

Monday, 16 March 2026 06:45

AUDIO NEWS: Tradesman builds granny an extension for free and CITB limits Employer Networks spending

Friday, 13 March 2026 06:59

AUDIO NEWS: 40% of young people see trades as route to £100k and electrician is nominated for community award

Thursday, 12 March 2026 07:10

AUDIO NEWS: Building materials supply secure for now says BMF, and a robot replaces electricians

Wednesday, 11 March 2026 06:51

AUDIO NEWS: High material costs is the biggest cause of stress for tradespeople and builders hand out condoms

Tuesday, 10 March 2026 07:09

AUDIO NEWS: Groundworker left £23,000 out of pocket by thieves and Bagnalls hires more female apprentices

Sunday, 8 March 2026 08:34

AUDIO NEWS: 40,000 scaffolders needed and 51-year-old bricklaying apprentice gets started

Friday, 6 March 2026 07:08

AUDIO NEWS: FMB calls budget statement a missed opportunity and thieves make off with tradesman's van

Thursday, 5 March 2026 06:31

AUDIO NEWS: UK tradespeople move abroad for work and decorator fined £450 in payment dispute

Wednesday, 4 March 2026 06:54

AUDIO NEWS: Conflict in Middle East could drive up materials prices and training costs cripple small firms

Tuesday, 3 March 2026 07:05

AUDIO NEWS: The Tories promises to double number of apprenticeships and BUS applications drop by 11%

Monday, 2 March 2026 06:35