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According to government statistics, housebuilders continue to be squeezed by a combination of rising material costs and wage levels, as well as an ongoing shortage of skills and raw materials. Over the past two years, the costs of building materials have risen dramatically. The main reasons for these rapid increases

Ministers have scaled back plans that would have seen some construction safety laws scrapped. The EU Retained Law Bill was set to automatically "sunset"

Levi Perry joined the firm direct from high school and worked under the likes of Ron Thorn before his recent promotion

Keir Starmer has said a Labour government would try to overhaul our internationally unusual set-up.

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Manawatū construction workers and students have been awarded Freemasons Willson Lewis Scholarships totalling $17,500, to assist them with their studies and career advancement. The Freemasons Willson Lewis Scholarships is a joint initiative between ...

ABS data shows total approvals fell in New South Wales by 34 per cent for the first three months of this year, but hardest hit were townhouses, units and high-rises.

The construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) picked up in April, adding to the positive signs from other indicators that the economy is turning a corner.

The first four shows have been confirmed for this year’s Green Home Festival, with just 100 days to go until the start of the event which is again being organised by the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV).

Building repair work jumped 12% in the first three months of the year, data from the Federation of Master Builders shows, but adds that it is “very concerned” about the slump in housebuilding.   The body says that repair, maintenance, and improvement work rose in the period compared to the previous quarter,