Construction News

Record diesel prices cost the construction industry nearly £600 million since January, former spread secures £4m funding, and six friends cycle the length of UK

Housebuilders herald the return of a Help to Buy-type scheme, only a quarter of fire safety defects in social housing have been fixed since 2017 and a decorator is set to make £250,000 from Pokémon cards

Average earnings for self employed tradespeople hit an all-time high, electrician named Screwfix's Top Tradesperson, and convictions for illegal gas work jumps in 2025

A construction GCSE could be introduced by 2029, the UK has to accelerate heat pump training, and a roofer wins £1.2 million and a motor

Band of Builders partners with merchants for mental health support, diesel prices likely to hit record high, and electrician wins the Carnegie Hero Medal

Skills deficit costs industry billions in errors, delays and hiring costs, just 1 in 3 believe the government is doing enough on tool theft, and NASC and WiSA sign MoU

Small firms have inadequate insurance cover for use of social media, NFB and CITB partner on construction skills plan and VIY redecorates Suffolk Mind centre

Labour's skills revolution is under threat, a platform to connect tradespeople with learners and apprentices launches, and the Inbetweeners' Jay starts in construction

Over half of construction professionals want a new job, London and the South East face a tradesperson shortage amid a data centre boom and summer heat further damages local roads

CISRS says the decision will allow it to support scaffolders working outside construction, motor fuel prices jump 23% in August, and 2027 Installer Awards open for entries

HRMC launches fraud crackdown in Manchester and Liverpool, landscapers help with the latest Band of Builders project, and The Globe Theatre plans £10m re-thatching job

Local councils get extra funding to hire more building control officers, four tradespeople head to Shanghai for the World Skills competition and an electrician takes on Luke Littler

Private housing activity drops by nearly 5% in July, Select issues warning about short training courses and rogue trainers, and police issue tool theft warning in Milton Keynes area

Adoption of forensic marking remains low, FMB urges the government to lift the cost burden on small builders and renovation work on Richard Hammond's home put on hold

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