Construction News Archive

FIS responds to government consultation on NEET Youth report

Friday, 30 January 2026 15:53

Tower crane strikes expose ‘perfect storm’ created by government policy: CPA

Friday, 30 January 2026 15:48

North West and West Midlands areas are unaffordable for tradespeople to live in

Thursday, 29 January 2026 14:48

Worcester Bosch and Passiv UK roll out smart heat pump control

Thursday, 29 January 2026 14:38

AUDIO NEWS: Police recover £2m of stolen tools and trade body calls for government stimulus

Thursday, 29 January 2026 07:20

Warm Homes Plan risks undermining UK’s energy transition: ECA

Wednesday, 28 January 2026 07:29

AUDIO NEWS: Nearly half of tradespeople sign write vans, despite tool theft risk and tender prices jump

Wednesday, 28 January 2026 07:27

NHBC honours top UK site managers for raising standards in home building

Wednesday, 28 January 2026 07:15

AUDIO NEWS: CPA slashes growth forecast and solicitor doubles salary by joining scaffolding industry

Tuesday, 27 January 2026 07:03

Tool theft: Value of insurance claims increased by 10% in 2025

Tuesday, 27 January 2026 05:50

UK data centre waste heat could warm 3.5-6.3 million homes

Tuesday, 27 January 2026 05:22

New sponsorship to help military personnel transition into construction careers launched

Monday, 26 January 2026 10:36

Johnstone’s Paint teams up with World Snooker Tour and Mind to promote mental well-being

Monday, 26 January 2026 10:26

AUDIO NEWS: MPs call Serious Fraud Office over ECO scheme Warm Homes plan criticised

Monday, 26 January 2026 06:38

Trade bodies raise concerns over the Government’s Warm Homes Plan

Friday, 23 January 2026 11:25

AUDIO NEWS: Police try to reunite tradespeople with their tools and AI boom fuels building work

Friday, 23 January 2026 07:12

Government unveils £15 billion ’Warm Homes Plan’

Thursday, 22 January 2026 14:28

AUDIO NEWS: 86% of construction workers have seen preventable accidents and BAS recruits tradespeople

Thursday, 22 January 2026 06:33

AUDIO NEWS: Government promises £15bn for solar installs and 41% of construction firms fail in last 5 years

Wednesday, 21 January 2026 07:18

Need a change of scene? Head to the South Pole

Wednesday, 21 January 2026 05:33

APHC warns against cowboy plumbing courses

Tuesday, 20 January 2026 06:44

AUDIO NEWS: The Supreme Court rules in favour of late paying client and FMB urges builders to support apprentices

Tuesday, 20 January 2026 06:13

Budget shows subtle signs of support for Scotland’s builders

Monday, 19 January 2026 16:34

AUDIO NEWS: 68% of tradespeople chasing late payments and AI-boom drives demand for electricians

Monday, 19 January 2026 07:16

NFB Heritage Group set out sector priorities with Shadow Culture Secretary

Monday, 19 January 2026 04:58

AUDIO NEWS: Tradespeople park illegally to protect vans and budget jitters knock construction output

Friday, 16 January 2026 07:03

SELECT encourages tradespeople to get up to speed with Amendment 4 updates

Friday, 16 January 2026 06:53

Screwfix supports three Scottish charities with funding for vital community projects

Friday, 16 January 2026 06:45

NHS opportunity to work on the Government’s new hospital programme

Thursday, 15 January 2026 07:37

AUDIO NEWS: Tradespeople confident heading into the new year, and DIY SOS thief caught

Thursday, 15 January 2026 06:45

AUDIO NEWS: Builder told to pay CITB levy and tradespeople in London pick up fines rather than pay for parking

Wednesday, 14 January 2026 06:29

​​​​​​​Checkatrade names Band of Builders as its charity partner for 2026

Wednesday, 14 January 2026 04:30

Builders’ Merchant October value sales up

Tuesday, 13 January 2026 10:29

AUDIO NEWS: Family builders still under threat and tradesman repairs fire damage for free

Tuesday, 13 January 2026 06:48

Scottish Government urged to invest in the future of its builders

Monday, 12 January 2026 15:01

JTL opens £1m refurbished London South Training Centre

Monday, 12 January 2026 14:46

AUDIO NEWS: Heat pumps out perform gas boilers in cold snap and builder buys pub that hosted his stag do

Monday, 12 January 2026 06:52

BMF welcomes higher IHT relief threshold

Friday, 9 January 2026 15:06

AUDIO NEWS: BMF predicts slow start to the year and skills academy for veterans launches

Friday, 9 January 2026 07:30

Lovell, Morgan Sindall Construction and Building Heroes join hands to support Darlington Skills Academy

Thursday, 8 January 2026 14:28

Checkatrade partners with Sage to help small businesses with Tax Digital

Thursday, 8 January 2026 14:16

AUDIO NEWS: Construction activity falls, and EastEnders cast raise money for an electrician

Thursday, 8 January 2026 07:18

Home builders hand ‘Power to Move’ to buyers

Thursday, 8 January 2026 05:55

One in ten Welsh homeowners lose out to cowboy builders: report

Wednesday, 7 January 2026 14:49

AUDIO NEWS: Van drivers expect higher fuel prices and rubbish traffic, and Champagne Charlie goes back to work

Wednesday, 7 January 2026 07:04

Everything you need to know before Tax Digital goes live in April

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 15:52

Safety expert urges tradespeople to stay safe as UK braces for winter blast

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 15:00

AUDIO NEWS: Planning permission for new homes drops by 31% and an electrician misses out on £180k prize

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 04:53

BIFIS names Malcolm Scott as director of Strategic Partnerships

Monday, 5 January 2026 17:05

Two-thirds of UK tradespeople had payment withheld in 2025

Monday, 5 January 2026 16:11

AUDIO NEWS: Police seize £80,000 worth of stolen tools and 70% women report problems with PPE

Monday, 5 January 2026 06:56

AUDIO NEWS: Tradespeople urged to carry defibrillators and plasterer crowned the toughest tradie

Friday, 2 January 2026 08:02