An Oxfordshire landscaping boss, who ignored his director ban and left £300,000 in unpaid tax across two companies, has been banned from running companies for 12 years. Neil Aldridge was initially…

In the spirit of National Apprenticeship Week’s 2026 theme – Skills for Life – Maddison Cottle-Barker explores how reverse mentoring can support the exchange of skills and experience in the…

As apprenticeship reform gathers pace, the Chartered Institute of Building’s Steve Conopo argues that competence, not quick qualifications, must remain at the heart of skills development. “Apprenticeships are an amazing…

Where should the government be directing the billions of investment for the Warm Homes Plan? Ordnance Survey (OS) has reviewed its data to highlight the hot and cold spots. OS…

Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal (R&R) client board has published a new report outlining costed proposals for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster, and recommending the start of a £3bn,…

Morgan Sindall Construction’s south-west business has begun the final phase of the Royal Parade Improvement Scheme in Plymouth. The project is set to enhance reliability along one of the city’s…

A development consent order (DCO) has been approved for the A46 Walsgrave scheme, part of the wider A46 Coventry junctions upgrade. The approval gives National Highways permission to start work…

New data from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) shows that demand for core construction materials remains stuck at alarmingly weak levels, placing businesses under severe strain. The slowdown in construction…

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £315m seven-year Warwickshire Highways Maintenance contract by Coventry City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council. The new contract marks the company’s…

The nuclear decommissioning team at Sellafield continues to find new ways of using Spot the robot dog: the quadruped robot has now successfully carried out swabbing, a vital task in…