Skills shortages continue to be a significant challenge for the European construction industry, despite growth prospects in data centres, life sciences and high-tech projects. This is according to a new ‘Construction Market Insights‘ report for Europe by global construction consultant ...

Leading construction industry and built environment experts from 11 organisations are calling on political party leaders to make manifesto commitments for embodied carbon regulation in the UK. UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), Institution of ...

The most recent data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) indicates a fall in total output across the UK construction industry in 2024 as recessionary pressures hit the industry. While the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the repair and ...

A consortium of leading organisations and professional bodies are calling for the construction sector not to let up on its commitment to reduce its impact on climate change, as it launches the ground-breaking Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD). The project, ...

The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has launched new guidance to help introduce the basic concepts of the Building Safety Act to all businesses and explain why it will promote a culture of safety and accountability in the construction industry. ...

NatWest Group has joined forces with the Supply Chain Sustainability School to provide a free retrofit learning platform for the construction industry. As the School’s first partner within the finance sector, both organisations aim to build capability and capacity to accelerate retrofitting ...

The third annual Social Value in Construction Benchmarking Report, produced jointly by social value measurement and monitoring platform Social Value Portal and SCAPE, one of the UK’s leading public sector procurement authorities shows that £1.08 billion social value was generated ...

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has appointed a new Chairman to support its mission to help the construction industry to manage costs, reduce carbon and mitigate risk. Colin Smith joins BCIS with 40 years of experience working in companies ...

A new report by international property and construction consultancy, Gleeds has revealed that nearly nine in 10 construction professionals are concerned about rising inflation sapping confidence in the market and threatening future schemes. Gleeds’ winter market report states that 87 per ...

Construction output is forecast to fall by 3.9 per cent in 2023 following a rise of 2.0 per cent in 2022, as activity currently continues at a high level, according to the the latest Autumn Construction Forecasts 2022-2024 by the ...