Male construction workers are three times more likely to die by suicide than the national UK average.

As the UK construction sector faces significant headwinds, including a five-year low in activity (S&P Global Construction Purchasing Managers Index), a new report from Mobile UK highlights the crucial role of mobile connectivity in overcoming key challenges and enabling the Government to meet its ambitious target of 1.5 million new homes by 2030.

We can’t start to clear away the blockers until we understand how we erected them in the first place; Michael Dnes details how thousands of sane decisions have led us to the current madness. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

The UK government’s ambitious target of delivering 1.5m homes and major national infrastructure projects is at serious risk unless more is done to encourage young people into the construction sector.

Mike Kagioglou, the new President of the Chartered Institute of Building, has chosen the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as the theme for his year in post

The construction industry stands ready to support the new government with its housing and infrastructure plans, but we need stability and a long-term strategy.

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has released its 2024 Election Manifesto, titled: ‘Supporting Construction to Power Growth’.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched its manifesto ahead of the next UK General Election on 4 July, outlining how a future government can support the built environment sector.

The construction, finance and gambling industries are among the biggest political donors in the UK over the last two decades and are currently paying millions of pounds a year to MPs, according to a new study of more than two decades of political donations.

A lack of proper training and education opportunities are blocking many people with criminal records from earning a second chance at life within the construction industry, a report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has revealed.

The November reshuffle saw the appointment of yet another Housing Minister – the 16th since 2010. And in the run-up to the long-awaited Christmas break, there were several significant announcements on planning permission reform to get Britian building again. With a General Election inevitably on the horizon, we can expect that there is only more stall-setting to come on what is expected to be one of the biggest policy issues at the ballot box.

The update to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) marks another tweak in the way England plans its communities, but it comes with vital changes which may offer greater opportunities for SME builders.

Concrete is essential to our economy. Every year, around 15 million cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete is supplied in Great Britain, helping to build the homes, commercial buildings, and infrastructure projects on which our future prosperity relies.

Concerns about concrete in public buildings hit the headlines ahead of the new school year. PoliticsHome sat down with a panel of academic experts from UKCRIC to explore the challenge of maintaining the nation’s buildings and infrastructure and to find out what lessons we can learn.

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has discovered that neurodiversity is not only common amongst construction workers, but being neurodiverse is actually encouraging people to pursue a career in construction, following a survey of 1000 UK adults working in construction commissioned by the NFB.

As the expansion of Wimbledon’s tennis courts is hit with further delays, local MP Stephen Hammond has urged all sides to improve the application, arguing that the proposed development could have “national ramifications”.

If the UK is to achieve net zero and deliver the homes, schools, hospitals, and roads that the nation needs then the built environment sector will have to play a critical role. PoliticsHome met up with Sandi Rhys Jones, the new President of the Chartered Institute of Building, to learn more about her vision for an industry that is putting creativity and collaboration front and centre.

Business, community and charity leaders came together yesterday (Monday 24 July) to support proposals for the long-term sustainable growth of London Luton Airport and launch a new Grow Our Airport campaign.

Eddie Tuttle, Policy, Research and External Affairs Director at the Chartered Institute of Building, said: