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"AI can't put bricks together and build a house" - MP warns against sidelining construction skills as housing crisis deepens

Sarah Edwards MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for SME Housebuilders, joins the Federation of Master Builders' Build Up from the Basement podcast to call for urgent action on licensing, planning reform and skills - and to champion small builders. Read more...

Cruden enters next chapter as record pipeline drives growth

Scottish housebuilder Cruden is entering one of the strongest periods in its 83-year history, with a record development pipeline worth more than £1 billion, expansion into new markets and continued investment in its people helping to drive growth across the business. Read more...

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NFRC launches new campaign, Don’t Fall for Fragile

Gary Walpole, Technical Safety, Health and Environment Officer at the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), explains why the new ‘Don’t Fall for Fragile’ campaign is urging the industry to improve planning, identify fragile roof risks and prevent avoidable falls from height. Read more...

Building Safety Compliance Is Not a Health & Safety Exercise

By Ari Fatah, Technical Standards Manager, Veriforce CHAS.

Four years after the Building Safety Act, organisations must look beyond traditional health and safety documentation. Ari Fatah explains why robust evidence, competence and traceability are now essential for building safety compliance. Read more...

‘Timber Frame: Where to Start’ – a new digital guide launches today, from TDUK, STA and Swedish Wood

Three leading organisations in the construction sector – Timber Development UK (TDUK), the Structural Timber Association (STA) and Swedish Wood – have launched a digital platform that makes timber frame construction easier for built environment professionals to understand and adopt. Read more...

Secure your free tickets for the Contamination & Land Remediation 2026!

The Contamination & Land Remediation (CLR Expo), the UK's leading business and knowledge exchange for the geoenvironmental sector, returns to the NEC Birmingham on 16-17 September 2026, bringing together 2,800+ high-level professionals for two high-impact days of innovation, networking and knowledge exchange. Read more...

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