Construction News

Construction Leadership Council calls on building material suppliers to explain price hikes, only 43 cowboy builders got prosecuted, and an electrician builds F1 car

The benefits system discourages 16-year-olds from starting apprenticeships, NASC warns members about online behaviour and initiative partners tradespeople with unemployed youngsters

21-year-old carpenter urges others to scrap plans for university, CITB tries to recruit offshore oil workers and a plumber plans to run 100 miles for charity

Roofers warned about the dangers of silica dust, a plumber wins compensation from his bosses and infrasound from pipes is responsible for spooky feelings

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!

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

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme increased by £1,500, and a humanoid robot starts on site and a builder auctions off film memorabilia

HPA pushes government for plan to electrify non-domestic heating, joiner heads to WorldSkills final in Shanghai, and builders now prefer coffee over tea

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

Nearly 75% of outdoor workers experience stress, construction output creeps up in February and Charlie Manby quits bricklaying and goes pro

Jewson wants 1 million people to sign its petition, more women complete apprenticeships, and a carpenter quits after his dog gets famous

Nearly a quarter of tool theft incidents go unreported, the carpentry sector has the largest gender gap and brick deliveries drop in February

Builders are unprepared for Making Tax Digital reforms, 71% of tradespeople keep tools in their van despite the threat of tool theft and Josh Padley named youth ambassador

BEAMA warns of new regulations update, roofer helps pensioner after he is ripped off by a rogue builder and three tradespeople build a mobile American-style bar

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