Plastering and the skills gap: why collaboration is the solution
As the skills gap comes into greater focus across the construction sector, Sam Blacknell, Head of Skills Partnerships at British Gypsum, explores how the future of skilled [...]
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The Construction Reset: UKCW Birmingham returns with bold new theme and focus
Ahead of its return to the NEC this September, UKCW Birmingham has unveiled The Construction Reset – a new theme designed to tackle the biggest challenges and [...]
The subcontractors quietly losing money on jobs they think are profitable
Three contractors price the same job. Same rates, same materials costs, same scope of work. Months later, one has banked a healthy profit, one has broken even, and one has [...]
Beyond just basics
Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation explores why Biodiversity Net Gain is a regulatory requirement and how their projects are delivering measurable ecological [...]
Contamination and Land Remediation Expo (CLR Expo)
Date: 16-17 September 2026. Location: NEC, Birmingham. Opening Times: 09:30 – 16:30. Contamination and Land Remediation Expo (CLR Expo) is the UK’s leading business [...]
The Construction Reset – UKCW Birmingham returns with bold new theme and focus
As the industry enters a defining period, organisers of UK Construction Week Birmingham (NEC, September 29 to October 1) have unveiled a bold new theme for this autumn’s [...]
UK concrete sector launches first circular economy action plan for a major structural material
MPA UK Concrete has launched its Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), a strategic, sector-wide circular economy approach and the first for a major structural construction [...]
Major milestone for Glasgow Waters as first residential plans lodged for £100million co-living development at Yorkhill Quay
Set to deliver more than 500 new waterside homes, the scheme will establish a new waterfront landmark for Glasgow, with panoramic views of the city centre, vibrant ground [...]
Salix Homes’ latest sustainable social housing development reaches highest point
Construction of a highly sustainable social housing development exclusively for older people in Salford has reached its highest point, marking a major milestone for the [...]
Blackwood Plant Hire first in UK to adopt Trimble dozer steering technology
Blackwood Plant Hire has become the first contractor in the UK to deploy a dozer fleet equipped with Trimble® Earthworks Horizontal Steering Control technology, supplied and [...]
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