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CYBER WARNING Cyber attacks in the construction sector accounted for nearly 6 per cent of all incident responses from cybersecurity specialist Kroll during the first quarter – double the percentage in Q1 2023. In its latest quarterly Cyber Threat Landscape Report in May, Kroll said: “The reason for these rising…

The deadline to submit entries for the Construction News Workforce Awards 2024 has been extended until midnight on Friday 12 July. The CN Workforce Awards provide the perfect opportunity to reward the teams and initiatives that make the construction industry the best place to work. There are 23 hotly contested…

The nominees for the Inspiring Women In Construction and Engineering (IWICE) Awards 2024 have been revealed.  The award ceremony hosted by Construction News and sister titles New Civil Engineer and Ground Engineering takes place on 17 September and celebrates women and companies promoting gender diversity across the built environment sector. …

465,000 The number of construction workers that have left the industry since 2008, according to recruitment agency Randstad. Simon Harris, Randstad UK head of construction recruitment, said: “Construction employers without a bulletproof long-term workforce plan will find the going very hard indeed. It will make the 2007 war for talent…

Design the most complex facades easily When developing a new building project, it is vital to use the most capable, comprehensive and integrated platform to optimise project delivery. The platform must provide best in class solutions to deliver the project on time and on budget, more sustainably and with less…

There is still time to enter the Construction News Workforce Awards 2024! The CN Workforce Awards provide the perfect opportunity to reward the teams and initiatives that make the construction industry the best place to work. This year’s awards event features new categories focusing on wellbeing, innovation in workplace culture,…

This webinar took place on 26 June 2024 Register now to watch the webinar Over the past 20 years, technology has made managing a construction firm much easier. However, marketing, business development, project management, accounting, and human resources are often carried out on separate platforms that don't talk to each…

Gender barriers Only 21 per cent of firms in the construction sector have female representation at director level, Creditsafe’s Women in Business report claims. Creditsafe data director Drew Fahiya said: “Despite the construction industry attracting women… there’s a significant gap in their progression within the workforce. This isn’t due to…

Tender trend A 4.3 per cent growth in tender workload reported by Southern Construction Framework from the last quarter of 2022 to the same period in 2023. Framework manager Adrienne Turner said: “It is positive to see green shoots of recovery in the construction industry, with decarbonisation projects driving forward an…

Housing pledge Political parties are being called on to dedicate £4bn a Housing Accelerator Fund in their general election campaigns. Housing Forum chief executive Shelagh Grant said: “A lack of affordable quality housing is the main problem holding back Britain. It limits people’s prosperity, keeps them in poor health, and stops…