The HSE has published new guidance and launched a nationwide inspection programme as it clamps down on dangerous stoneworking practices. Dry fabrication of engineered stone can release silica dust, which,…

The Home Builders Federation (HBF), which lobbies for home builders in England and Wales, has called on the government to scrap the Building Safety Levy due to come into force…

Willmott Dixon assistant project surveyor Scott Dennett has won the contractor’s 2026 Trainee of the Year award. Dennett, who is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Building South-East Hub Committee, graduated…

With Mental Health Awareness Week underway, Liz Groundland posits that good leadership is not about removing pressure, but enabling people to handle it confidently. Mental Health Awareness Week offers the…

Young women in Peterborough have begun construction work placements through a programme led by Morgan Sindall and local education providers. The Just Transition initiative brought together a group of women from…

Construction must move beyond awareness campaigns and tackle the wider pressures contributing to psychological harm, urges Heather Beach. The construction industry has made significant progress in opening conversations around mental…

The Chartered Institute of Building has called on the new Welsh Government to work closely with the construction sector following the 2026 Senedd election, which saw Plaid Cymru emerge as the largest party in…

The Chartered Institute of Building has urged the new Scottish Government to work closely with the construction sector to deliver key manifesto pledges following the outcome of the 2026 Holyrood election. The…

The HSE has published its second post-implementation review (PIR) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). It concludes that “the overall objectives are still being met and thatCDM…