Children aged 16 or even younger should have access to work experience on building sites, while trainee construction teachers should be paid tens of thousands of pounds to focus on construction. Those are two of 26 recommendations made in a report published this month by thinktank the Centre for Social…
The Welsh Government has published two key construction strategies as it seeks to improve the sector’s outcomes. The Senedd released a Built Environment Mission Statement and a Digital Action Plan for Construction as part of a focus on the industry. Cabinet secretary for the economy Rebecca Evans said construction was…
Delays securing Building Safety Regulator (BSR) gateway two approval could have a “very significant” impact on the cost of an affordable housing development on the south coast, a report has warned. Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet last week approved a budget increase for the 306-home Sackville Road Trading Estate…
There were 50,000 non-fatal workplace injuries in construction in the three years to March 2025 – equivalent to one in 40 workers – according to new figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE data, compiled from the Office for National Statistics’ Labour Force Survey, showed construction had…
New-build housing completions in England have hit an eight-year low, prompting calls for action at next week's Budget to boost the ailing housebuilding sector. Data published yesterday (20 November) by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) laid bare the extent of the challenge in meeting the government's…
Construction materials giant Breedon has reported a drop in organic revenue amid “subdued demand” from builders on both sides of the Atlantic. The Derbyshire-headquartered firm, which operates across the UK, Ireland and the US, gave a muted trading update this morning (20 November). London Stock Exchange-listed Breedon said its turnover…
A court has dismissed a London construction firm’s bid to swerve a disputed subcontractor invoice for more than £200,000. Deputy judge Adrian Williamson ruled that Vision Construct should pay Kent-based Gypcraft Drylining Contractors the full amount awarded at adjudication. The subcontractor had, in January 2023, requested payment of £342,386 for…
Network Rail has admitted that a £100m railway station being built by Murphy in East Anglia will take an extra six months to deliver after a key subcontractor collapsed. The infrastructure body apologised for “another delay” in the construction of Cambridge South station. Murphy is principal contractor for the two-storey,…
New home registrations inched up over the summer, according to data published this week. The National House Building Council (NHBC) said 30,643 residences registered for its 10-year warranty in the third quarter of 2025. This was up 1 per cent from the previous quarter, and 8 per cent year-on-year. Ministers…
Plant firm Ardent Hire Solutions has posted a £1m loss after a “significant restructure”. The Bedford-headquartered company reported the pre-tax deficit for the 12 months to 31 March 2025, following a £2.8m profit in the prior period. Turnover fell 20 per cent to £56m in the latest spell. Directors said…
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