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Welsh Government loan fund will boost SME builders

Published date: 23 May 2018

The multi-million-pound Welsh Government fund established to help small builders will boost house building in Wales...

Nearly 60% of people wrongly assume millennials are hopeless around the house

Published date: 18 May 2018

Well over half of people wrongly assume that millennials are useless when it comes to carrying out practical jobs around the home...

Hackitt provides a blueprint for wider change

Published date: 17 May 2018

Hackitt’s review into Building Regulations provides a blueprint for ensuring competence in construction...

Government must transform how it works with construction post-Carillion

Published date: 16 May 2018

The Government must learn from Carillion by enforcing fair payment and opening up public sector contracts to smaller firms...

Nearly 80% of builders call for licensing scheme to crush the cowboys

Published date: 10 May 2018

Almost 80% of builders are calling for more regulation in the construction industry to end the tyranny of cowboy builders...

Southern builders are growing despite rise in costs

Published date: 02 May 2018

Construction firms in the south of England enjoyed strong growth in the first quarter of 2018...

Growth continues to slow for London’s construction sector

Published date: 02 May 2018

The brakes continue to be applied to London’s SME construction sector, as confidence among small builders in London fell for the 4th Quarter...

Scottish builders bounce back

Published date: 02 May 2018

Scottish construction firms enjoyed strong growth in the first quarter of 2018...

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