Construction News

​​​​​​​Private-sector registrations were up 12% to 75,227, compared with 67,265 in 2024

From 6 April 2026, those eligible will need to use recognised software to keep digital records

Home Fix Scotland aims to transition 20–25% of its van fleet to hybrid or fully electric models within five years

Winner of Screwfix Top Tradesperson award quits the UK, Begbies Trayner report 46% rise in construction businesses experiencing critical financial distress and electricians top list of best paying trades

​​​​​​​Following a two-week fundraising initiative across Leyland’s London network of decorating stores, £18,430 was donated to homeless charity, St Mungo’s

​​​​​​​This growing concern, up 5% on last year, is set against the backdrop of ambitious government building targets

Tradespeople expect skills crisis will increase costs, electrician protests parking ticket and Josh Padley secures European super featherweight title

This year’s winner will receive a trade bundle worth £10,000, including £5,000 of tools, a £3,000 training budget, and £2,000 worth of technology

​​​​​​​Order books are fairly busy, but financial anxiety and mental health pressures are rising among UK tradespeople

Rising house prices put the financial squeeze on tradespeople, Screwfix launches Trade Apprentice competition and police investigate a 'body' in the back of a scaffolder's truck

​​​​​​​Richard Hill’s term as chairman will end on 30 September 2026. Current CEO John Newcomb will move into his new position as BMF executive chairman from 1 October 2026

Despite increasing awareness around mental health, 62% of roofing contractors won't discuss it with their co-workers, a plumber stands for the Greens and volunteer tradespeople needed

​​​​​​​Data shows that apprenticeship starts for under-19s in key trades have fallen sharply since 2017

The dispute is being driven by falling workloads and higher employment costs, which have stripped employers of the capacity to meet further pay demands

​​​​​​​Among all the regions in the UK, Scotland ranks best overall, offering the strongest balance of income, job demand and affordability

​​​​​​​Installers can now fit the Passiv Smart Thermostat to both new and existing Worcester Bosch Compress 2000 heat pumps

Met Police recover £2m of stolen tools, MSCG calls for government stimulus package to kick start industry and last chance to enter the Heating Installer Awards

The Warm Homes Plan’s most significant omission is the absence of electrotechnical representation on the new Warm Homes Workforce Taskforce

Nearly half of tradespeople still sign write their vans despite the tool theft risk, tender prices on housing projects set to increase by 3.5% and electricians help out local war museum

​​​​​​​Nearly 8,200 entrants from across the UK participated in the competition, which was split into five categories: small, medium and large builders

CPA cuts output growth forecast for 2026, former solicitor joins scaffolding industry and doubles salary and electrician fundraises to finance an elderly couple's re-wiring job

​​​​​​​Barry Marsh, insurance expert at Trade Direct Insurance, highlights key dos and don'ts to help protect tools

Analysis from EnergiRaven and Viegand Maagøe finds that projected growth in data centres will generate enough waste heat to warm millions of homes in the UK by 2035 – if the infrastructure is in place to capture it

Building Heroes and the Worshipful Company of Constructors have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement to support transitioning military personnel at Reaseheath College and University Centre

​​​​​​​The partnership shone a spotlight on the importance of conversation and community within the decorating and snooker industries

MPs want Serious Fraud Office to investigate the ECO scheme, FMB says more needs to be done to spark retrofitting revolution and plumber creates business restoring languishing loos

​​​​​​​The Builders Merchants Federation and Federation of Home Builders share their apprehensions about the new Warm Homes Plan

Met Police try to reunite tradespeople with £80,000 worth of stolen tools, major housebuilders get sued and AI boom prompts biggest infrastructure buildout in human history

The plan aims to triple the number of homes with solar panels on their rooftops by 2030

86% of construction workers witnessed preventable accidents on site, APHC issues warning about cowboy plumbing courses and British Antarctic Survey hires tradespeople

Government committees £15bn to roof top revolution, 41% of construction firms closed in last five years, and painter decorates home of grieving mum for free

​​​​​​​Applications are now open for carpentry and plumbing jobs in Antarctica

​​​​​​​Certain ‘fake’ courses are encouraging trainees to prioritise sales techniques over real technical skills, and even advising them to inflate prices for customers

The Supreme Court rules in favour of late paying client, FMB urges builders to mentor the next generation and Pothole Partnership wants five year warranties on repairs

The FMB has called for clarification and further details on how Scotland’s construction sector will be supported, following this week's Scottish Budget Statement

Tradespeople owed on average over £2,000, AI-boom drives demand for plumbers and electricians in America and heritage trades join Installer Show

​​​​​​​Discussions focused on five core issues, including skills shortage, fragile and inconsistent training, and failure of net zero policy to properly account for traditional and historic buildings

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