According to government stats, there are around 3.1 million people working in construction, who are the most at risk during a heatwave due to working outdoors and at height. With temperatures rising again this summer in certain parts of the ...

A new cross-specialism group has been formed to bring together the brightest young minds across construction in order to future-proof the industry. The Future Innovation Group is made of young professionals from different specialisms that are looking to harness the ...

Glenigan’s UK Construction Industry Forecast 2022-2024 indicates the construction industry is facing challenging economic conditions, particularly within consumer-related areas, but a firm development pipeline is predicted to lift industrial and office starts in 2022, as well as Government-funded areas such ...

National framework provider Pagabo has issued a prior information notice (PIN) for the second generation of its popular Medium Works framework, which will be valued at £1 billion. The current Medium Works framework is one of Pagabo’s most popular and ...

Kier has become the first construction company to join a UK-based business consortium to support RefuAid and provide employment opportunities to Ukrainian refugees. The consortium, which has been brought together by Emma Sinclair MBE and is in partnership with RefuAid aims ...

Willmott Dixon has been listed again by The Times as one of the UK’s top 50 places to work for women. It’s the fourth successive year the company has featured in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 guide, ...

Arena Group, an industry leader in the supply of temporary architecture and infrastructure, has appointed Kevin Irons as Sales Manager of its specialist Industrial and Commercial Venues division, April 2022. Kevin’s role will serve a growing demand in the civil ...

David Frise, Chief Executive of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), has been invited by the City of London Corporation to play a key role on the Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce, which has been set up to address ...

Family-owned construction, property services and residential development company, Wates Group, has reported its highest ever operating profit of £40 million. The business secured £2.3 billion of new work during 2021 and ended the year with a record forward order book of £7.1 ...

A new training solution and app that has been built by and for the construction industry to help tackle its mental ill health issues, launches this week. Ownminder is the first industry-specific proactive psychological health solution created to help address ...