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Construction skills investment needed to unlock Scottish net-zero goals

Construction skills in Scotland need investment if they are to deliver a potential over £100bn pipeline of energy and infrastructure projects in the Highlands and Islands, according to new analysis from the Construction Industry Training Board.

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Infrastructure key to Britain’s industrial development success, CECA says

The government's Strategic Sites Accelerator will help tackle obstacles that leave promising locations waiting for industrial development, says CECA.
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Glenigan’s Building Materials Forecast predicts future product demand

Glenigan has announced the launch of Building Materials Forecast, a new subscription service that forecasts future demand for construction products and materials across the UK.
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Impact of Part L and the Future Homes Standard on timber frame housebuilding

The Future Homes Standard is a keystone of the government’s emissions reductions strategy - and timber frame construction is recognised as a prime route to compliance.
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Phase 1 of Bury Interchange redevelopment to deliver huge improvements for the town

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Transport for Greater Manchester to carry out Phase 1 of Bury Interchange’s regeneration, worth £17.9m.
Digital Construction News

What changes when digital is naturally the way construction works?

Colin Bell, digital and data director, Kier Construction, asks what happens when we stop thinking about digital as a separate initiative and make it part of how construction projects are delivered every day.
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The Great British Grid is only half the answer: Britain also needs flexible demand

The new publicly owned Great British Grid tackles a real bottleneck. But building more network is only half the answer. We also need to see, and trust, the flexibility already sitting in our buildings, writes Professor Jacopo Torriti of the University of Reading.
Planning & Construction News

New rules set to help make faster planning decisions

New rules, more staff and digital technology will all help families and businesses get faster planning decisions and cut delays.
HR & Skills News

Can the government’s Construction Jobs Plan build the workforce we need?

The Construction Jobs Plan is a welcome and necessary step, but it will only succeed if employers have confidence in the pipeline of work, explains Neil Kelly, partner and head of land & development at Bidwells.
Construction Technology News

Digital twins earn their place when operators can trust the next decision

Explore how digital twins support building and infrastructure operations through clear use cases, validated models, reliable data and maintained asset links.
Health & Safety News

Drugs and alcohol on site: Policy and practicalities

Ben Powell, chair of the Chartered Institute of Building’s health, safety and wellbeing advisory panel, on why having a policy on drugs and alcohol is key for your company and its people.
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Construction recruitment programme surpasses 100 Scottish participants

A construction recruitment programme aimed at widening access to careers in Scotland has already supported more than 100 participants, with dozens progressing into employment, apprenticeships and further training.
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Construction financial health remains unstable in challenging market

BTG’s latest Red Flag Alert for Q3 2026 has revealed that construction has the second-highest number of businesses in financial distress as the sector continues to face a myriad of cost, supply chain and regulatory challenges.
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Finding the picture on the box: The missing mental model in smart buildings

Justin Kirby asks how the built environment sector expects to bridge project delivery and live operations without a clear pipeline map for smart buildings.
Energy News

How can sustainability in construction be consistently measured?

Consistently delivering sustainability in construction, project after project, is proving much harder, according to the NBS Sustainable Futures Report 2026: The state of sustainability across the construction lifecycle.
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UPDATE: What the 2026 Autumn Budget means for construction

PBC Today explores policies announced for housing, energy prices, devolution and development announced as part of the Autumn Budget and what they mean for construction.
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Reducing diesel reliance on construction sites: Where should smaller contractors start?

Connor Grisdale, senior consultant at Positive Planet, explores how smaller construction businesses can realistically reduce their reliance on diesel.
Construction Software News

Construction software costs more than the subscription for an SME

Assess construction software beyond its licence price, from setup and site adoption to integrations, data access and the practical cost of changing supplier.
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Will green shoots curb construction insolvencies in 2027?

Alastair Robertson, Carly Thorpe and Claire Askew of law firm Walker Morris examine the factors driving insolvencies and the outlook for the construction sector in 2027.
Energy News

Scrapping the gas standing charge: Bill relief, not yet heat decarbonisation policy

Dr Jaydeep Bhadra, domestic sector technical manager at CIBSE, examines the potential implications of revisiting gas standing charges, exploring how changes to the way households pay for energy could affect the transition to low-carbon heating.
Building Control News

More leaseholders will be protected from paying for historic building safety defects

The housing secretary has announced new proposals to help more leaseholders at risk of high bills to fix serious building and fire safety defects.
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How small contractors can win work without investing in AI

Should everyone be using AI? Andrew Preston, Director of Marketplace, argues that for sole traders and small firms, the fastest route to new construction work is often the simplest one.

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