Two-thirds of NIMBYs admit to being frustrated that the next generation can’t afford to buy their own home, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results fro ...

The Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) has written to the Chancellor to urge him to put measures in the forthcoming budget that will support the modernisation of builders merchants’ delivery vehicle ...

The charity Mates in Mind has welcomed the publication of the Stevenson-Farmer independent review into workplace mental health and restated its objective to improve the mental wellbeing of workers in ...

Three quarters of construction SMEs say ‘cowboy clients’ are hampering their business, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s UK-wide r ...

The UK trade body dedicated to the UK Invasive species industry INNSA (Invasive Non-native Specialists Association) has launched a new Code of Practice for managing Japanese Knotweed, which has been w ...

NFB: Interest rate rise could help SMEs claw back late payments The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased rates to 0.5%. The MPC had cut the base interest rate to an historic ...

Apprentices are the solution to addressing the UK’s skills gap, say 82% of UK SMEs in results obtained from the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey that questions over 900 UK and RoI ...

A survey of UK workers in the construction industry carried out by leading household appliances retailer, AppliancesDirect.co.uk, revealed builders spend on average 130 hours annually taking tea break ...

Loathe your lunches of leftovers? Parcel2Go launch nationwide competition to treat hungry Tradesmen to an ultimate lunchtime delivery A new competition is on the lookout for deserving tradesmen to win ...

The organisers of the Golf Classic reflect on this year's tournament and give a taste of what's to come next year: The 25th Golf Classic national tournament Grand Final was declared a huge success by ...

Commenting on the new construction output figures published by the ONS today which show construction output falling for the fourth consecutive month, Michael Thirkettle, Chief Executive of leading con ...