Following the outcome of the recent General Election and with a Conservative Government and clear majority in parliament, it now looks likely that the UK will withdraw from the European Union next year. 

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce that 2019 was the best year ever for GGF brand awareness with the latest stats showing over 300k unique users used the GGF website, GGF.org.uk and MyGlazing.com. 

The government's proposals for workers' rights must not come at the expense of health and safety says British Safety Council. 

The National Federation of Builders responds to the state opening of Parliament, when the Queen set out the Government’s legislative agenda.

The Government must work with industry to ensure that the new immigration system works for construction, says FMB.

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomes reports in The Sun newspaper that the Government will use the Queen’s speech to set out a number of planning reforms.

Nationwide Building Society is urging the new Government to resurrect abandoned funding that would bring thousands of empty properties back into use.

Labour has attacked ministers for causing a "national shame" after new figures revealed a steep rise in homelessness ahead of Christmas.

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce that the UK Pavilion at Fensterbau Frontale 2020 is now full booked with some of the UK glazing industry’s leading organisations co-exhibiting at the world’s largest international trade fair for the window industry.

Working together with UK Finance and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Building Societies Association (BSA) has led a series of discussions to find a way forward on cladding, in the wake of the horrendous fire at Grenfell Tower. 

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Building Societies Association (BSA), and UK Finance have today agreed a new industry-wide valuation process which will help people buy and sell homes and re-mortgage in buildings above 18 metres (six storeys).

Government must redouble its efforts to make sure all industries and businesses are fully represented in planning for either a transition period or no deal, says NFB.

The new Conservative Government has a golden opportunity to sort out Brexit and set out its new vision for the UK, says FMB.

For our General Election series, Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts writes that Plaid Cymru will put an end to the Brexit fiasco, create tens of thousands of jobs and take urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.

Today’s 2.3% fall in construction growth shows the ongoing damaging chilling effect of political and economic uncertainty on builders’ workload.”

The Liberal Democrats are announcing they would re-introduce standing at top-flight football if they got into Government.

The BSA property tracker has been released. 

Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to “save lives this winter” by ending rough sleeping in the UK within five years.

After over 30 years of service, Steve Rice, Managing Director of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) will retire at the end of February 2020.

The benefit of missing the Brexit October 31st deadline, is we are now able to question party leaders and candidates on what they will do about removing 'late payment'.

Whoever forms the next government must give much needed confidence to the construction industry says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response the construction PMI data published today.

Labour has blasted the Government's "shameful" record on tackling poverty as child homelessness hits its highest level in over a decade.

The Federation of Master Builders has joined a coalition of business groups and organisations across property and construction sectors to urge the next UK government to cut VAT on maintenance and improvement works to people’s homes.

Nationwide Building Society was one of the industry representatives attending the roundtable to address some of the underlying issues impacting tenants and landlords in the private rented sector.