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James Talman, chief executive officer of the NFRC, comments on the official ONS construction statistics, which showed the industry grew for the sixth month in a row in October

Mark Bruchez has been appointed as Kemper System's new managing director, and will be heading up the business at the company's headquarters in Warrington, as predecessor Peter Dietrich steps down.

Tony Kay is the latest addition to join the Construction Alliance North East management board, as the regional alliance targets procurement opportunities for north east contractors in 2021.

Unite has launched a comprehensive construction guide to help ensure the safety of construction workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of its work implementing the Roadmap to Recovery Plan, the Construction Leadership Council has given its backing to a National Retrofit Strategy, which will now be issued for consultation.

The total value of construction contract awards in November 2020 was £4.9 billion based on a three-month rolling average, with a small 0.2% increase on October, but 9.1% lower than for last November.

This month, we fire some quick questions at John Park-Davies, managing director of Vertik-Al, who talks to RCI about his route into the industry, his career highlights, and how valuable the building and construction industry is to the economy

While the outward appearance of roofs may not have changed a great deal, there have been many developments in the last 50 years to improve the quality, performance, and durability of tile and slate pitched roofs, as John Mercer, a technical roofing consultant, writing on behalf of Edilians, explains in this article.

Södra is divesting Trivselhus AB to housing supplier Svensk Husproduktion, with the takeover commencing on 1 March, 2021.

The Builders Merchants Federation has confirmed to its members that the government has extended its Trade Credit Insurance scheme by six months to 30 June, 2021.