Construction sector welcomes Energy Bill Relief Scheme
The construction industry has welcomed the new Energy Bill Relief Scheme which will cut energy prices for businesses.
Actis sees rise in retrofit insulation enquiries amid cost-of-living crisis
Actis Insulation has seen a rise in enquiries for its products amid the cost-of-living crisis just as the new Prime Minister is urged to look at helping householders with the cost of home insulation.
40% of tradespeople see increase in workload since January
Two-fifths of UK tradespeople have seen an increase in their workload since January despite rising business costs becoming a concern, research from Direct Line has found.
CHAS members to get discounted cyber security
CHAS has teamed up with security service provider NormCyber to provide its members with exclusive discounts on the Smartbloc service.
Construction output decreases for the second consecutive month
The monthly construction output decreased 0.8% in volume terms in July 2022 for the second consecutive monthly decline.
Selco supports Scouts building community garden
Selco Builders Warehouse has supplied £500 of materials to a Warrington Scout group building a community garden.
Biotecture announces second recruitment drive in six months
Living wall design installer Biotecture has announced a second major recruitment drive to expand its professional maintenance team.
Sector urged to prepare for new right to work system
Property and construction businesses will need to adopt new digital right to work checks for British and Irish nationals or revert back to manual in-person checks from 1 October.
Avonside Group goes into administration
Avonside Group has gone into administration after failing to acquire the funding to enable continuation of trade in the current form.
Product availability improves thanks to slowing market, report finds
A slight slowing of the market over the summer holiday has resulted in product availability broadly improving but extended lead times continue for aircrete blocks and bricks.