Features
Derelict Site Turned Canalside Development Ready to Welcome First Residents
27 Aug 26
A £150m Wolverhampton Canal side development is preparing to welcome its first residents – with thirty family homes ready to move into the seventeen acre formerly derelict British Steel site and Crane Foundry. 50% of the 378 family houses at the city centre regeneration scheme have already been sold off
‘Construction is about skills, not gender,’ says Graduate Turned Site Manager
26 Aug 26
A first-generation university student who balanced full-time work, family life and evening studying has progressed from student to Site Manager, highlighting the growing opportunities for women to build careers in construction as the industry seeks to widen its talent pipeline. Adina Paun, from London, who completed a Construction Management degree
Are Thousands Considering Quitting Sector Over State of Loos?
21 Aug 26
New research reveals that one in ten people working in construction are considering leaving the industry due to the lack of on-site toilet facilities. The research, conducted by construction professional and campaigner Katy Robinson, who last year was named the ‘UK’s Most Influential Women in Construction’, surveyed more than six
Measuring Up: Improved Water Monitoring in Retention Roofs
20 Aug 26
Dr Chris Hambley, a senior associate at Withers & Rogers, talks us through a novel way to improve water monitoring in retention roofs. “Modern roofs, particularly green and retention roofs, are increasingly designed to actively manage rainwater. Accurate monitoring of water levels within water‑carrying layers of the roof is therefore
Women Leading the Future of Construction & Modular Building
18 Aug 26
Women make up around 15% of the UK construction workforce, a figure that falls further at senior and operational levels.
Timber frame unlocks faster, cleaner homebuilding
14 Aug 26
Timber frame construction significantly accelerates delivery of housing.
UK construction loses millions of working days to preventable injuries, new analysis reveals
26 Jun 26
Chronic health issues, not accidents, are driving a £1.4 billion productivity crisis across the sector.
Britain’s Builders Are Waiting 53 days to Get Paid, and Eight in Ten Are Eight Months from Collapse
24 Jun 26
Britain's construction sector is heading for a cashflow crisis.
AI Can’t Lay a Brick or Skim a Wall: Why the Construction Skills Crisis Needs Experienced Tradespeople, Not Just Technology
23 Jun 26
The construction sector is in the grip of a skills emergency.
Viability testing key to supporting delivery of 1.5m homes – new research finds
19 Jun 26
Robust viability testing will be essential to housing delivery as build costs and policy requirements continue to affect development margins.
