Construction News

​​​​​​​NFB’s report, ‘Going Full Circle’, explores why the Government cannot just tax its way to behaviour change, particularly when the lack of infrastructure in place makes it impossible

Robert Jenrick calls car boot sales festivals of criminality, Heat and Building Strategy fails to deliver cheaper heat pumps and avocado bathrooms threaten a come back

​​​​​​​Tradespeople are being advised to take greater care and consideration when driving in adverse conditions

Two-thirds (61%) of homeowners state that upfront cost is the biggest barrier to retrofitting

This training offer provides a cost-effective route to compliance, enabling businesses to expand their services and enhance customer satisfaction

Two thieves travel to Wales and steal £13,000 worth of tools, FMB partners with CLC and BMF to launch mental health survey and tradespeople warned about 'clocked vehicles'

​​​​​​​Callum Biscoe, who had himself been a teenage boxer at the club, was delighted to give back, paying for the trip and even accompanying the party

Police and immigration officers raid site in Bexhill, brick deliveries surge in September and an electrician sends local boxers to do battle in Sweden

​​​​​​​Two men from Worcestershire stole tradespeople’s’ tools worth around £13,000 from Wales

​​​​​​​The primary positive contributor to the increase was private housing repair and maintenance, which grew by 2.9%

Government says a builder licensing scheme will drive up costs, pothole prevention work jumps by 15% and four-year student wins plumbing prize

​​​​​​​The Wanstead-based academy will offer a 12-month pilot scheme designed to equip young people with practical, hands-on construction skills

​​​​​​​NICEIC is among the first certification bodies to receive accreditation from UKAS to deliver the redeveloped MCS installer scheme

Construction output just about grows in Q3, tradespeople target higher value clients in 2026 and 92-year-old named world's oldest plumber

​​​​​​​The construction industry ranks second overall in Ayvens’ Fleet Sustainability Ranking Report 2025, recording the most substantial overall improvement since 2022, with BEVs making up 39% of new fleet vehicles

Progress remains fragile, with many organisations reducing investment in mentorship and development programmes for women

Plumber quits industry after 40 years due to 10th van break-in, the construction workforce falls by 1.3% in the last quarter and half of Brits don't have enough money for emergency home repairs

The introduction of a mandatory licensing scheme is a little closer, as MPs will debate the need to protect consumers from rogue builders in Westminster Hall on Thursday, 13th November

​​​​​​​Shocking research from MyBuilder.com reveals that 50% of households have less than £1,000 saved in the bank

​​​​​​​Finalists under 21 years of age who score above average will also be considered for the UK’s international squad preparing to compete at the 2028 Skills Olympics in Aichi, Japan

​​​​​​​The consultation is relevant to duty holders, asbestos analysts, asbestos removal contractors, asbestos surveyors, and associated professions

As many as 13% of fires in the home could be attributed to poor electrical work, according to Alan Wilson

​​​​​​​The roundtable revisited the recommendations outlined in the Blueprint for Electrification, reviewed the progress made to date, and explored solutions to address the remaining gaps

BESA CEO says those not interested in building safety should leave the industry, career switching electrician aims to encourage others, and builders help vicar ahead of Remembrance Sunday

Tories outline plan to combat tool theft, construction activity falls in October and CITB boosts apprenticeship starts by 61% in last six months

​​​​​​​A member of the FMB has successfully conquered nine Alpine peaks in a demanding 10-day mountaineering expedition, raising over £3,600 for a friend who died in a car accident

​​​​​​​Nearly 75% of the UK's 2.1 million construction workers have been affected by mental illness, with reports that almost a third experience daily anxiety

Unqualified electricians pose significant safety threat claims head of Select, FMB urges firms to look after the mental health of employees and ex-offender rebuilds life in the trades

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) and LB Hackney students win the 2025 Young Builder of the Year Awards

​​​​​​​An estimated 6 million UK workers report dissatisfaction with their current job, nearly a quarter of those working in Engineering & Manufacturing earn over £55,000

UK fire services report massive increase in solar panel fires, HBF members say they could deliver another 100,000 homes and tradesman given a parking ticket after his van breaks down

​​​​​​​The number of apprenticeship starts supported has increased by 61% compared to previous period

Record-breaking summer drives demand for A/C services, MCS made sole certification body for clean heat and Prince and Princess of Wales throw party for tradespeople

​​​​​​​The renovation project saw local young people work alongside the VIY team to create a new roofed outdoor bar area for the rugby club

​​​​​​​The ‘Level 4 Construction Apprentice of the Year’ award also went to Leeds College of Building higher apprentice Jason Kelly

The number of construction firms in 'critical financial distress' leaps by 70% in Q3, right to work checks to be extended to self employed subbies and plumber helps out a mum and baby

​​​​​​​It will be the first cross-industry plan, developed in collaboration with the sector, to address specific needs for infrastructure construction skills

​​​​​​​Under current plans, the lower Landfill Tax rate of £4.05 per tonne may be abolished by 2030, and all waste would instead be taxed at the standard rate of £126.15 per tonne

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