Construction News Archive

AUDIO NEWS: Record fuel prices cost industry nearly £600m and former plasterer secures £4m funding

Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 06:52

AUDIO NEWS: Help to Buy-style loans make a return, and a tradesman is due to make £250,000 from Pokémon cards

Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 06:53

AUDIO NEWS: Tradespeople's earning hit all-time high and an electrician crowned top tradie

Monday, 28 September 2026 at 06:45

AUDIO NEWS: A construction GCSE could introduced by 2029, and the UK needs to develop a heat pump workforce

Friday, 25 September 2026 at 07:50

AUDIO NEWS: Band of Builders extends mental health to support to merchants, and diesel prices to hit an all time high

Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 07:28

AUDIO NEWS: The skills shortage cost industry billions and tradespeople want van makers to improve security

Wednesday, 23 September 2026 at 06:44

AUDIO NEWS: 47% of small firms don't have insurance cover for social media use, and NFB launches heritage skills plan

Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 07:46

AUDIO NEWS: 160 people start foundation apprenticeships and platform to connect tradespeople with apprentices launches

Monday, 21 September 2026 at 06:44

AUDIO NEWS: Over 50% of construction professionals want to switch jobs and data centre boom intensifies skills crisis

Friday, 18 September 2026 at 06:59

AUDIO NEWS: CISRS announces plans to leave CSCS and the cost of diesel hits new high

Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 07:38

AUDIO NEWS: Workers warned about payslip fraud, and landscapers help out a bricklayer

Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 06:12

AUDIO NEWS: Local councils get £55m to expand Building Control and electrician to take on Luke Littler at darts

Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 08:09

AUDIO NEWS: Private housing activity falls and Select issues warning about short courses and rogue trainers

Monday, 14 September 2026 at 06:37

AUDIO NEWS: Only 19% of tradespeople use forensic marking and government urged to do more for small builders

Friday, 11 September 2026 at 06:55

AUDIO NEWS: Job losses due to construction crime increase by 5% and £8m wasted on heat pump planning applications

Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 06:51

AUDIO NEWS: Monster-Mesh tries to dispel mental health stigma and joiner builds a Greggs-themed bar

Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at 07:32

AUDIO NEWS: Lighthouse Charity launches urgent appeal and half of homeowners don't check tradespeople's qualifications

Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 06:47

AUDIO NEWS: Mates In Mind rolls out mental health training and construction output drops in August

Monday, 7 September 2026 at 06:59

AUDIO NEWS: CITB launches deaf awareness training, and Cardiff is the best city to drive a van

Friday, 4 September 2026 at 07:47

AUDIO NEWS: 90% of planning offices are understaffed and a tradesman left without a back door has £30,000 of tools stolen

Thursday, 3 September 2026 at 06:55

AUDIO NEWS: Trade bodies throw support behind government scheme and 28% of tradespeople not offered drinks by customers

Wednesday, 2 September 2026 at 07:30

AUDIO NEWS: Select urges homeowners to check wiring before using plug-in solar and small builders secure a win

Tuesday, 1 September 2026 at 06:53