3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (483+ words) When structural problems remain invisible Construction Management Magazine When structural problems remain invisible The greatest challenge facing many existing buildings is not the age of their structure, but the lack of reliable information about their actual condition, argues Nemetschek’s Sunil…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (250+ words) Spencer Group’s building and civils division has won contracts for ground and enabling works needed to connect substations in Yorkshire and Merseyside to new battery storage facilities. Together, the batteries have a storage capacity of 185.5MW and can hold energy from…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (457+ words) If all the UK’s suitable commercial roof space was kitted out with solar panels, it would generate as much electricity as 20 Hinkley Point C nuclear power stations, a new report claims. It would fast-track the UK’s path to net zero,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (361+ words) The high resale value of construction equipment and the ease with which stolen items can be sold on the black market make this a lucrative crime, often perpetrated by organised groups. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly vulnerable, but…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (544+ words) Older worker retention is essential if the sector is to get close to meeting the government’s new homes target. It’s also an important way for organisations to raise productivity, quality assurance, and safety, writes the head of age-friendly employers at…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (514+ words) The Lighthouse Charity has launched an urgent £200,000 appeal as demand for its financial, emotional and physical wellbeing services reaches record levels. The charity, which has supported the construction community for 70 years, said the number of families seeking help has risen…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (200+ words) Contractor MGM Construction has reinforced pillars in a Newcastle car park to protect it from heavier electric vehicles. The firm carried out the work on 10 pillars inside the six-level Times Square multi-storey car park for client Centre for Life. This…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (738+ words) The UK quietly rewired the construction industry’s risk model this year. Sections 62A and 62B of the Finance Act 2004, inserted by the Finance Act 2026, took effect on 6 April and apply to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), the system under which contractors deduct…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (349+ words) A rogue builder has been jailed for 32 months and fined £136,000 after he left work unsafe and unfinished while demanding increasing payments from his clients. Sean Gartland, 54, was sentenced at Derby Crown Court late last month after admitting to two counts…...