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PM confirms council housebuilding and UK construction support

Prime minister Andy Burnham spoke at the Labour Party Conference yesterday and made several promises of construction industry support.

Defence plans at risk as UK industrial space lacks, says RE:UK report

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Planning permission for new homes reach record low, HBF report finds

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Strength, consistency and versatility from CaberMDF

West Fraser has shared details of their CaberMDF panels, the wide variety of its uses, and its sustainable features.
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Building design with climate change in mind

Alex Hill, managing director at Whitecode Consulting, asks what the construction industry can do to combat rising temperatures through building design.
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The project-operations gap: Dynamic verbs, living logic, and the ConOps bridge (part 4)

In part 4, Justin Kirby asks whether design tools like Concept of Operations (ConOps) can provide the missing collaborative bridge in the project-operations gap.
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NRH report calls for stronger UK retrofit system

The National Retrofit Hub has released a report calling for more focus on strengthening the UK retrofit system.
HR & Skills News

UKCW celebrates women in construction

Tuesday 29 September at UK Construction Week Birmingham is has many talks and events dedicated to women in construction.
Energy News

Back to the energy future

Claire Rowland, senior manager for the Living Lab and Whole Energy Systems Accelerator at Energy Systems Catapult, explains how the Whole Energy Systems Accelerator acts as a “time machine” for energy trials, allowing network operators to test plausible future conditions before they exist at scale.
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Government plans to introduce construction vocational GCSE

New construction vocational GCSEs are set to be introduced from September 2029 alongside more work experience placements.
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The true cost of construction rework: Why getting it right first time matters

Ellie Wallbank, marketing executive at Spencer Clarke Group, explains how construction rework drives up project costs and time, making it essential to get things right the first time.
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New approach needed for construction training and reskilling, say APM

A new Association for Project Management report urges government to reconsider the approach to construction training and reskilling.
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London set to be furthest behind on social housing, data finds

London will make less than half as much progress against its social housing waiting list as rural England, Centre for Cities research found.
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What changes to construction employment law mean for contractors

Construction employment law has changed with the introduction of the Employment Rights Act 2025, and experts are warning to stay ahead of it.
Energy News

What MIS 3002 actually requires – and who it lets sign it off

The Microgeneration Installation Standard 3002 V6 is now in effect. Sahir Raihan, structural engineer and managing director of Solar Surveys, cautions that a misreading of some clauses - and confusion over what it does and does not cover - could be costing both  installers and clients.
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UK Construction Week launched Press RESET podcast

UK Construction Week Birmingham has launched the Press RESET podcast from now until the end of September, when UKCW takes place.
MMC News

No ecosystem, no industrialisation

Without a functioning ecosystem supporting resilient supply chains and joined-up workforce planning, industrialisation in construction will continue to struggle to scale, writes Gaynor Tennant, founder and chair of the Offsite Alliance.
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Willmott Dixon appointed for £46m Bramhall High School rebuild

Willmott Dixon have been appointed to rebuild the Bramhall High School, including a new three storey block.
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Construction needs more than pledges to boost the sector

While the headline figure for the latest ONS construction output statistics may show growth of 0.1% in July, the reality is that the industry is still treading water, writes Clive Docwra, managing director of property and construction consultancy McBains.
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Construction skills academy to be built in West Midlands

A memorandum of understanding between the West Midlands Combined Authority and CITB will see a new construction skills academy built.
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Capacity to Build launched to invest in pipelines and skills

The government has merged several programmes into Capacity to Build, designed to help councils with housebuilding and construction staff.
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HS2’s M42 viaduct lifts enter final stage of construction

HS2 engineers have lifted the last of six huge viaduct spans that will carry high speed trains over the M42 in the West Midlands, during a weekend closure of the motorway.
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Government announces £21.8m affordable housing fund boost

The government, via the Council Housebuilding Support Fund, is putting £21.8m towards in an affordable housing fund for councils.
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