70% of construction industry unaware of new data protection rules
British construction and building firms are unaware of the new wide-ranging data protection rules which come into force in less than a year’s time, despite 25% admitting [...]
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Strong growth in Germany’s construction industry for a record seven months
Strong growth in Germany’s construction activity continued in May, with the rate of expansion the second-fastest in 14 months. The findings are from the lastest IHS Markit [...]
Current skills crisis in the construction industry a ‘ticking time bomb’
The current skills crisis in the construction industry could be exacerbated even further post-Brexit unless more work is put into developing talent pipelines, according to [...]
Strong start to purchases of building products for Q1 2017
The latest figures from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirmed a strong start to 2017 with a further three months of growth in the sales of building [...]
London build costs continue to spiral despite falling pound
Construction costs in London have jumped 5% over the past 12 months, but the falling pound has knocked the UK capital down from third to fifth place in an international [...]
Australian court fines union and 7 leaders over site blockade
An Australian union and seven of its officials have been penalised in court for unlawful conduct that halted work at the AU$1.2bn (£690m) Perth Children’s Hospital [...]
4.4 million working days lost to work-related illnesses & injuries in Construction
Health and safety statistics for the UK produced by the HSE state that around 4% of workers, in both the construction and education sectors, suffer from an illness they [...]
Construction sector witnesses 4% increase in SME entrants since 2010
The construction sector saw a 4% increase in the number of SMEs from 2010 according to the latest study from specialist challenger bank Hampshire Trust Bank. The research [...]
Construction subcontractors forced to accept contract terms
Over half of UK subcontractors believe they must accept the terms of contracts with large construction firms, or face the risk of losing future business, according to new [...]
Buckingham Palace repairs funding approved by MPs
Funding for a multimillion-pound refurbishment of Buckingham Palace has been approved by MPs. They backed changes to the Sovereign Grant – the funding formula for the [...]
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