BRE launches Home Quality Mark to benefit consumers and house-builders

New standard will give home-buyers a way to judge the quality of a new property as well as help house-builders and manufacturers certify their work

Construction apprenticeships experienced 30% boost over 2014

Large surge contributes to combating skills shortages but think-tank report finds parents and young people need more information

NHBC Foundation uncovers poor perceptions of house-building

Just one in ten young women are interested in building and construction careers, with poor image of house-building often cited as a barrier to recruitment

CCF launches exclusive ?Winsulation’ competition

Insulation and interior building products distributor offers customers a whole host of prizes, including a new Ford Transit van

J Wright Roofing named one of the sector’s best training providers

Roofing contractor named runner-up in the first Building Communities in the East Midlands (BCEM) Awards

Keymer returns to market from new Wienerberger home

The company's handmade tiles will be manufactured using the same traditional techniques from Wienerberger's Ewhurst factory

Wienerberger to build e4 brick house at BRE Innovation Park

Sustainable house model will be built to new BRE standard for affordable and sustainable homes

Conservative party promises 200,000 discounted homes to first time-buyers if re-elected

New homes to be built with 20% discount to market value following house-builder exemptions from section 106 and infrastructure levy

Revised BS 5534 comes into force

Six-month grace period ends as new rules governing slating and tiling work take effect

Nominees for the 2015 UK Roofing Awards revealed

NRFC announces the 48 finalists who all stand a chance of winning across the competition's 12 categories