4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (297+ words) Consultant says around 2% of UK arm made redundant Consultant RLB has said it has cut staff numbers at its UK business following a business review. The firm has made around 2% of its workforce redundant, which is believed to be a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (730+ words) Removing retentions, introducing tighter payment deadlines and strengthening enforcement should improve payment practices across the industry. The question is whether the changes are enough to address the problems which the industry says matter most, David Crosthwaite writes The most significant…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (371+ words) New research has identified regional discrepancies in employment, pay and working conditions for skilled construction workers and highlighted th the struggle faced by tradespeople working in the capital. London finished last overall in the UK Tradespeople Hotspots Index, which ranks…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (862+ words) Cuts in trade credit insurance cover are a serious warning signal for the construction sector. With SME contractors already under severe financial pressure and increasingly reliant on single large clients, Julie Palmer of BTG argues the industry is at a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1284+ words) The skills debate is back. But Class Of Your Own founder Alison Watson argues that construction already has a proven education pipeline – and that industry categorisation and schools policy have combined to keep it invisible I read Building magazine’s recent…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (315+ words) Seven Capital says group company will now oversee completion of west London scheme The developer behind a residential scheme in west London stalled by Ardmore’s collapse has restarted the job through a group company. Seven Capital said the £500m scheme at…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (492+ words) Group calls on government to pause introduction of tax designed to pay for remediation of defective buildings Small and medium-sized housebuilders across England are concerned that the imminent introduction of the Building Safety Levy will make developments financially unviable, according…...