In 2025, the UK construction sector confronts an escalating talent crisis. With many experienced tradespeople approaching retirement and fewer apprentices entering the workforce, firms are scrambling to maintain delivery rates amid ambitious housing targets.
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has written to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook MP to warn that new age restrictions on Level 7 apprenticeship funding will severely damage the pipeline of qualified planners.
David Barnes, head of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Institute of Building, examines the government’s drive to tackle construction’s skills shortages
Mace Group has announced a majority investment in Mace Consult from Goldman Sachs Alternatives through a 'carve-out' to become an independent business.
Welcome to the era of Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) - where construction firms are judged not by how well they rank in Google, but by how clearly and consistently they show up in conversations across the digital landscape.
Following investigations into "compliance issues", BAM Nuttall has removed Danny Sullivan Group as a labour supplier for HS2's infamous £100m bat tunnel.
The increase in employers’ National Insurance Contributions is an unfair burden on the SMEs that make up the vast majority of the construction industry, threatening hiring and growth, argues Catherine Storer of Essential Site Skills
