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.
Dave Evans is chief executive of Highbourne Group The construction industry employs more than 2.9 million workers and contributes 9 per cent of the UK’s GDP, and with that influence comes a real responsibility to help build a better future for our country. From contractors to merchants, we all feel…
Colin Blatchford-Brown is a Building Safety Act specialist advisor at Assent and until recently was operational policy lead for gateways & building control at the Health and Safety Executive Following its introduction after the Grenfell Tower tragedy of 2017, the Building Safety Act (BSA) 2022 aims to give residents confidence…
Clive Docwra is managing director of McBains The government’s back-pedalling on net-zero policies is, as Construction News reported, a source of confusion and frustration for the construction industry. Cast your mind back to less than two years ago, when former PM Boris Johnson opened the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow,…
Chris Hallam is a partner at law firm CMS The government’s ongoing refusal to guarantee the western leg of HS2, having already amputated the eastern leg, leaves a once ambitious and transformative infrastructure project resembling some kind of Shakespearean drama of equal parts tragedy and comedy. We understand ministers are…
Sue Ryan and Gemma Whittaker are construction partners, and Emma Knight is a principal associate, at Gowling WLG Almost all building work carried out in England must comply with building regulations. Historically, however, the sanctions for breaching the rules were minimal. Dame Judith Hackitt notably described the penalties as “so…
Stuart Bosley is managing director of quantum and project advisory at DeSimone Consulting Engineering In the world of construction and architecture, buildings speak of the aspirations and challenges of the era they come from. One such material that has painted a significant chapter in the annals of the UK’s construction…
David Savage is a partner and the construction & infrastructure co-lead at Charles Russell Speechlys The 1st October is a big day for the construction sector. This date marks the new building-control regime for higher-risk buildings (HRBs) and the deadline for submitting the application to register any qualifying HRBs that…
This month sees Construction News publish its annual CN100 table of the top UK contractors. The headline figures set a bullish tone – firms in this year’s list saw their aggregate revenues reach an all-time high of almost £71bn, while pre-tax profits and margins are broadly back to where they…
Richard Adams (pictured above left) is a partner and George Bridge (above right) is a solicitor at law firm Burges Salmon A month or so ago, most people had never heard of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or RAAC. The government’s recent decision to close all English school buildings constructed using…
Hywel Davies is chief technical officer of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) On 17 August, the government published new regulations for higher-risk buildings (HRBs) and major changes to the Building Regulations that will enable further parts of the Building Safety Act to be fully implemented in England…
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