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Construction products manufacturing returned to growth in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) latest State of Trade Survey. The survey found a balance of 53% of heavy side firms reported construction products sales rising in 2025 Q2 compared with Q1. On balance, 33% of …

Leading manufacturer of painting and decorating tools, Hamilton, is ringing in the New Year with a huge £500 prize giveaway for one lucky tradesperson. To be considered for the cash price, Hamilton is asking multi-skilled tradespeople to take part in a quick online survey, answering questions about the brand and …

House building is still the weakest-performing part of the construction sector, which saw business activity expanding at the  slowest pace since last June, while new order growth slowed-up for the third month running. That’s according to the latest S&P Construction Purchasing  Manager’s Index (PMI), released today (January 7). The headline …

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has launched its free-to-access carbon database and is asking for the industry to unite behind it. The first data repository of its kind, it’s Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) is designed to help drive down carbon emissions by enabling users to both submit data …

Specsavers has revealed that more than a quarter of tradespeople don’t protect their eyes on-site and one in three know someone who has injured their eyes on the job. The survey showed that painters are the worst offenders (26%), followed by brickies (24%) and sparks (22%), the survey was commissioned …

HighDrive by Height for Hire has revealed the consumer confidence in the building industry, in a survey of over 3,000 UK adults. The findings reveal that almost half of respondents, 48%, said they viewed the typical tradesperson as hard-working, while 21% considered them to be professional and 20% said they …

Green home upgrades, that would improve the warmth and comfort of the nation’s homes, are being held back by the lack of a clear long-term plan from the Government, new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has found. When builders were asked to identify the biggest barrier to …

Worcester Bosch today reveals the lack of regular maintenance and servicing by much of the nation with their boilers. The alarming survey reveals that half of the nation has never asked for the service history of a boiler upon moving into a new house, with 18% believing that servicing is unnecessary …

The commercial new build sector is behind a continuing fall in construction output according to the latest monthly IHS Markit/cps index. Although the headline figure, at 49.7 was up fractionally from the 49.5 posted in February, it still falls below the crucial 50.0 no-change marker. Business activity dropped to its …

85% of construction industry would recommend a career in construction to young people – so what isn’t working? 16 August 2018: In response to survey results from the UK and Irish construction industries, the Considerate Constructors Scheme has launched the ‘Spotlight on…the next generation’ campaign to provide essential information and …