Construction News is the leading provider of UK construction industry news, opinion, analysis and events. Founded in 1871, the Construction News celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2021.
CN runs a full programme of annual face-to-face and online events including conferences, award ceremonies, webinars, roundtables and more. We bring contractors, suppliers and clients together to share knowledge, best practice and other industry insight. We honour excellence in the industry through our awards events, which are judged by independent panels.
The magazine was first published as Labour News on 30 August 1871, under founder, Victorian reformer Alsager Hay Hill, aimed at tackling unemployment by printing information about job vacancies. It was first published under its current name during the 1960s.
Today it publishes news on topics impacting the UK construction industry, including sustainability, skills shortages, materials prices, workforce diversity, legal commentary, deep-dive analysis, administrations and contract wins.
Mike Smith is technical director at the Electrical Contractors’ Association When Dame Judith Hackitt reviewed Building Regulations in the wake of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, she found a construction industry in need of major and urgent improvement. The Building Safety Bill (BSB), which has resulted from that review, will…
Frances Garratt is a senior associate and Robbie Leckie is a partner at law firm CMS The role of ‘good faith’ in construction contracts has fallen under the spotlight in the Scottish courts, in the ongoing case of Van Oord UK v Dragados UK. The dispute arose after Dragados, main…
Tim Balcon is chief executive of the CITB We all know the size and scale of the challenge when it comes to climate change. Globally, progress on climate action has not been anywhere near fast enough. The coronavirus pandemic led to a historic drop in global emissions last year, but…
John Murphy is chief executive of J Murphy & Sons The UK construction industry is now at the forefront of efforts to embrace the challenges created by climate change. From builders’ merchants and materials developers to contractors and housebuilders, we can be proud of the work our industry is doing…
Peter Clyde is a legal director in the construction and engineering disputes team at law firm Addleshaw Goddard Does the Court of Appeal decision in the case of John Doyle Construction Ltd v Erith Contractors Ltd mark the end of insolvent adjudications? No, it doesn’t. Sorry to ruin the suspense.…
Colin Jones is a partner at law firm HCR, writing on behalf of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) Regulatory Sector Focus Team The short-term response to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire tragedy has, understandably, focused on high rise buildings with multiple occupancy. With inquiries concluding that the building safety…
Paul Reeve is CSR director at engineering services body Electrical Contractor’s Association and a member of the Construction Leadership Council’s Zero Carbon Workstream Ahead of COP26 kicking off this Sunday, major new public sector procurement rules on carbon reporting came into effect at the end of September. Procurement note PPN…
Dr M May Seitanidi is a reader in strategy at Kent Business School, University of Kent Males working in the construction industry are at particular risk of suicide, representing the UK’s highest occupational risk group for years now. The highest level of risk – almost four times the national norm…
Graham Harle is CEO of Gleeds Worldwide Endorsed by every government on the planet, August’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sparked calls for political and business leaders across the world to accelerate their decarbonisation efforts. Now, as COP26 approaches, all eyes are on the UK to…
Paul Hamer is chief executive officer of contractor Sir Robert McAlpine The construction industry is currently enduring twin challenges – one of mental health and one of productivity. These are complex and multifaceted issues, which need to be addressed using a variety of methods and approaches. Even then, there can…
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