Construction News

NHBC urges builders to reconsider their assumptions about the UK weather, FMB lobbies for a seat at the table, and tradesman launches online marketplace

Report highlights the lack of clarity around the cost of using directory websites, BIFIS engages Year 6 students with pilot programme, and MacBlair launches mental health campaign

Construction Confidence climbs to its highest point this year, Dale Wharton wins Super Trowel (and a Ford Transit Custom), and CIOB launches silica dust awareness campaign

Nearly a third of tradespeople consider quitting over workload, two men arrested after a spate of van break-ins, and a bricklayer builds dream house in the shape of a private aircraft

Over half of tradespeople spend three to four hours a week creating content, builder fined after 150 bats swarm tenant and an electrician wins gold at the Commonwealth Games

Andy Burnham promises to value hard hats as much as graduation caps, Super Trowel starts today, and half of aspiring first-time buyers don't believe they will get on the property ladder

Construction output predicted to fall by 3.3%, NAPIT urges caution with plug-in solar and equipment theft costing firms nearly £10 million a year

Planning policy changes slow down housing delivery, police in Leicestershire promise to disrupt the sale of stolen tools, and London boroughs are best positioned to embrace retrofitting work

Copper theft increases in response to global shortage, Monumental raises millions for robot bricklayer, and Dr Who fan builds replica Tardis in back garden

Construction bankruptcies fall to their lowest point since 2022, tradespeople get less than five hours of sleep a night, and small housebuilders shouldn't need planning permission

93% of tradespeople admit that running their businesses stresses them out, more youngsters apply for CSCS cards, and two electricians evolve into entrepreneurs

Nearly a third of tradespeople expect to work beyond state pension age, more than 200,000 businesses are not ready for Making Tax Digital, and tradies need to wear suncream while in the van

Local authorities turn off solar panels after a series of fires, Andy Burnham urged to stimulate the housing market, and an electrician finds Viking-era sword pommel

Construction output drops 0.8% in May, Screwfix joins forces with Google to bring AI training to the shop floor, and a plasterer expands into online training

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