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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.
Sealed with the best intentions
Contractors and clients could both pay the price unless careful thought is given to securing projects
Preparing staff for better times starts now
For those still in training things have got a lot tougher and the reality is some businesses may be struggling but this only makes it all the more important to find ways of safe-guarding your business from the recession.
Toilets, rest and washing: what you need to do
The Health and Safety Executive’s Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (1996) set out minimum welfare requirements that apply to construction workers.
Wrapping up matters of waste and resource
Waste reduction and resource efficiency are a strategic part of our corporate responsibility agenda and signing up to halve waste to landfill by 2012 aligns with our vision to ‘challenge and change’ the image of the construction industry worldwide.
The importance of securing an education
Schools pose a particular security problem because they are both public and private institutions.
What factors drive green design?
Tax relief and grants should be encouraging companies to achieve environmental aims
Let’s talk sustainability
Despite these difficult times sustainability remains high on the agenda
Three ways to help construction
SMEs need working capital, cash flow support and moves to help them win work
Steel protection in the environment
I am known as a radical advocate of green and natural building. So my recent decision to co-author a guide on the use of galvanized steel in construction was met in some quarters with a degree of suspicion and surprise.