Through its new Partner a College programme, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) aims to help students on full-time construction courses achieve better career outcomes.
The UK construction industry is changing — and at the heart of that change is people. For years, the sector has faced challenges around skills shortages, ageing workforces, and misconceptions about what a career in construction looks like.
Since 1980, Pride in the Job has been central to NHBC’s purpose to raise standards in house building. Now, 45 years later, the competition remains the most highly regarded in the house-building industry and a prestigious benchmark for exceptional site managers.
When it comes to construction marketing, we often assume decisions are made based on logic, specification, and performance data. And to some extent, they are. But beneath that technical surface lies something far more powerful: human bias.
The latest government figures of company insolvencies show the construction sector constitutes the highest number of insolvencies over the last twelve months.
Unite the Union, representing over 1,500 construction workers across 34 contractors at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, has confirmed a wave of industrial action amid disputes over pay and allowances.
The latest HBF women in construction programme is ready to launch in November, with the highest levels of employer support seen since its inception in 2023.
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.
