The latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.5 per cent between 1Q2025 and 2Q2025 The increase resulted in 2.3 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender ...
Read More »Construction launches Skills Mission
Senior leaders from across construction and Government Ministers will today (26 June) launch the construction sector skills mission, to ensure the sector has the workforce it needs to deliver. The Construction Skills Mission Board will meet to set a strategy ...
Read More »Fixing the Levy
As construction faces its biggest skills shortage in decades, Nicola Hodkinson, Owner and Director of Seddon explains why reforming the Apprenticeship Levy is essential to securing the industry’s future workforce The UK construction industry continues to face a workforce crisis, ...
Read More »Record-breaking financial performance in 2024 for Morris & Spottiswood
Multi-skilled, end-to-end services provider, Morris & Spottiswood has reported its best-ever consolidated financial results, achieving exceptional growth in turnover, profit and cash reserves during 2024, driven by strategic sector growth and diversification and operational excellence across its business portfolio. The ...
Read More »An acute data quality crisis may be costing UK construction companies far more than expected.
A new report from carbon and margin-saving ConTech platform QFlow (Qualis Flow), has revealed a shocking 91 per cent of construction-related documentation continually fails to meet basic quality standards. The “State of Data Quality in Construction” report, based on over ...
Read More »Office Conversions and Demolitions Will Exceed New Construction in 2025 For the First Time in Several Years
CBRE found more than 23 million sq. ft. of office space planned for conversion or demolition this year, which exceeds the amount of new construction. More office space will be removed from the U.S. market this year than added to ...
Read More »EDGE grows higher education portfolio with framework appointment
Multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, EDGE, has been appointed to the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) framework – further strengthening its position as a “trusted partner” in the higher education sector. With local offices in Newcastle and Leeds, EDGE ...
Read More »New trade body to drive professionalism in the property flood resilience sector
The International Property Flood Resilience Association (IPFRA) launches with a mission to support, promote, and grow the property flood resilience (PFR) sector as it becomes an increasingly mainstream part of construction and environmental resilience strategies. Until now, there has been ...
Read More »UK construction workloads stable amid cautious growth outlook
Construction workloads remain largely stable, with signs pointing to modest growth in the year ahead, particularly driven by infrastructure projects. This is according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Q1 2025 UK Construction Monitor which reveals the overall ...
Read More »Morris & Spottiswood Group generates £79m for UK communities in 2024
Construction end-to-end service provider, Morris & Spottiswood Group, has generated £79 million of social value throughout 2024 for UK communities. This figure has been generated through a range of initiatives – from facilitating accessible arts and culture programmes to enabling ...
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