Features | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:29:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Features | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Can the construction industry meet the challenge of competence? https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/can-the-construction-industry-meet-the-challenge-of-competence-05-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/can-the-construction-industry-meet-the-challenge-of-competence-05-02-2026/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:28:46 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536080 In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, one of the biggest-ever construction sector initiatives was launched in a bid to ensure everyone in the industry could prove they were competent. CN examines its progress

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/can-the-construction-industry-meet-the-challenge-of-competence-05-02-2026/feed/ 0 Behind the veil: a year of building liability orders https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/behind-the-veil-a-year-of-building-liability-orders-26-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/behind-the-veil-a-year-of-building-liability-orders-26-01-2026/#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:29:20 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=535637 A year after a court granted the first order extending defects liability to a parent company, what lessons have been learned by claimants, contractors and the legal profession? 

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]]> 10 companies to watch in 2026 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/10-companies-to-watch-in-2026-12-01-2026/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:25:53 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=534862 Which companies are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead?

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]]> 10 projects to watch in 2026 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/10-projects-to-watch-in-2026-08-01-2026/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:15:01 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=534378 Which projects are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead? 

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]]> CN’s most popular long reads of 2025 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/cns-most-popular-long-reads-of-2025-23-12-2025/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:00:19 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=535023 10. Inside the BSR bottleneck: part two In the second instalment of a two-part series investigating the Building Safety Regulator's progress, Charlotte Banks explored whether change was on the horizon.   9. 10 people to watch in 2025 Chatbots, Tilbury Douglas chief executive Craig Tatton…

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]]> 2025: the news that shaped the year https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/2025-the-news-that-shaped-the-year-22-12-2025/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:45:40 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=533028 With the infrastructure boost offset by a slow housebuilding market and the ongoing skills crisis, the construction industry is hoping for a better year ahead

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]]> HS2 weathers the challenges of green tunnel works https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/hs2-weathers-the-challenges-of-green-tunnel-works-10-12-2025/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:58:25 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=533824 EKFB has faced – and overcome – a plethora of problems while constructing a pair of tunnels for HS2 in Northamptonshire

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]]> Is the electricity grid blocking development? https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/is-the-electricity-grid-blocking-development-08-12-2025/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:54:51 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=533797 Competing customers are demanding more from an electricity grid in dire need of an upgrade

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]]> CN Specialists Index 2025: top 10 envelope contractors https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/cn-specialists-index-2025-top-10-envelope-contractors-01-12-2025/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:50 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=533633 Stanmore has topped the CN Specialists Index for envelope contractors for the third year in a row. With revenue of £198m, it sits more than £50m ahead of its nearest competitor, Permasteelisa, which posted turnover of £146.2m. Stanmore also enjoyed the highest pre-tax profit in…

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