More than 80% of bosses of small construction firms will overwhelmingly base their decision to remain or leave the EU on their broader personal beliefs instead of their business interests, according t ...

To provide support for roofing contractors potentially facing dangerous levels of dehydration, Marley Eternit is giving away stainless steel water bottles to help them stay hydrated during the summer ...

Despite declining confidence levels, optimism over construction growth prospects persists. According to the latest study by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Center (CIC), construction industry exe ...

Over half of smaller business owners (55 per cent) say their company’s growth is being held back by the amount of time they have to dedicate to business administration, according to new research from ...

Leading figures in construction have responded to the Queen's Speech, given yesterday. Property consultancy, Daniel Watney LLP has responded to the government's intention to privatise the Land Registr ...

The nation's favourite building magazine is jumping off the page and into action with the hotly anticipated Professional Builder Live. On June 23rd and 24th, Harrowgate's Yorkshire Event Centre is bei ...

The Lighthouse Club Charity Needs Your Vote Now! We’re calling on everyone in our industry and all our staunch supporters to vote for us so that we can benefit from a £20,000 donation pot pledged by H ...

  Nominet is promoting website awareness among builders with Bacon and Web Café open days. A new breed of tech-savvy tradesmen and women are reaping the rewards of going online, as the web replac ...

JCB has been honoured for innovation and export sales growth with three Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. Winning its first Queen’s Awards is JCB Power Systems, producer of the engine which powered the J ...

 JCB is donating a 3CX backhoe loader worth $100,000 to help rescue and clear-up operations in Ecuador, which was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 570 ...

The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) has agreed a two year deal involving a 5% pay rise over two years. The announcement follows the successful conclusion of negotiations b ...

The public image of the UK builder, plumber or electrician is woefully out of date, according to a new report by TrustMark, the only Government-endorsed ‘find a tradesperson’ scheme for all trades in ...