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25% Of Tradespeople To Retire As Skills Shortage Grows

The UK is facing a growing trade skills shortage, with one in four tradespeople planning to retire within the next five...

Suicide Prevention Research

A team from the Evolution construction firm are supporting research by a Lancaster University postgraduate student into...

Planning Approvals Take A Nosedive As Construction Falters

The latest Glenigan Review shows UK construction activity continuing to fall against a backdrop of economic uncertainty....

Reform To Take Labour Seats In Public Pique At P&I Bill

A new report from ecological consultancy Arbtech has identified 40 constituencies where Labour MPs face a ‘perfect...

Arada Arrives In London With Tripling Homes Plan

Sultan bin Ahmed’s Arada has bought 75% of Regal, one of London’s leading residential-led mixed-use...

Cornwall Gets Creative With New Machinery Collection

The Cornwall Group has taken another major step in its multi-million-pound investment programme with the installation of...

Gateway 2 In Action In Acton

Acton Gardens, one of the most ambitious estate regeneration schemes in London, has secured Gateway 2 approval from the...

Bath Builder Killed By Collapsed Wall

A building company has been fined after an employee was crushed to death when a 1.8m high retaining wall collapsed onto...

Derby Day As 526 New Homes Get Go Ahead For County

The Vistry Group has completed the acquisition of the 47-acre site in Boulton Moor, Derby which will allow 526 new homes...

Administrators Arrive As Vidi Is Conquered

Homes builder Vidi Construction has admitted defeat and gone into administration. Horsfields’ have been appointed...

More Weekend Working For Installer’s Quoting

Sternfenster’s digital quoting system, EasyAdmin+, has reported a rise in weekend requests with 10% of all quotes...

Build Baby, Build – Rayner Replacement Chunders New Slogan

You wouldn’t want to embarrass yourself having just taken over from Angela Rayner would you? Yet Steve Reed, the...

London Home Building Facing Complete Collapse

The HBF is calling for urgent government action to prevent a complete collapse of home building in London, as investment...

Luton Looking Lively

JRL and HGP have formed a £145 million joint venture to deliver build-to-rent homes in Luton – with HGP...

Sustainability Manager Takes on Global Role

Lara Coutinho has a new role as the supply chain sustainability manager for the Quanex window supply group. Coutinho...

Small Victories But Major Problems For Construction

Glenigan’s August 2025 Construction Review says there have been major problems amongst some small victories. It...

Joiner Joins The Ranks Of Criminal Tax Dodgers

A joinery company director who ignored a ban and allowed his companies to rack up tax debts of more than £300,000...

90 New Homes Planned For Lower Somercotes

Harron Homes is set to bring a new community to the Derbyshire village of Lower Somercotes, having secured planning...

PMI Shows Construction Is Still Sluggish

The pace of decline in the construction sector eased slightly in August. However, the Purchasing Managers’ Index...

Rogue Builders Rule In Scotland

A new survey from the FMB has shown there are more rip-off artists in the Scottish building sector – and although...