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Contractors upgrading Newton-le-Willows station near St Helens have reached a project milestone by breaking through from one side of a new subway to the other....

The use of drones is set to significantly improve the productivity of UK construction, according to a report by accountancy firm PwC....

Dame Judith Hackitt’s recommendation for building regulations to be based on outcomes and performance rather than the application of prescribed materials and procedures is running into political opposition....

The British Safety Council has expressed concern about some of the recommendation in the Hackitt review of building regulations, including self-certification for compliance....

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has committed £500,000 to train 156 construction workers as mental health first aid instructors as part of a drive to improve mental health in...

Capital & Counties Properties is considering dividing in two, separating its landlord business from its speculative development activities....

A little piece of history was exposed by Network Rail last weekend when engineers allowed filming access to an underground site hut used by track workers in olden times....

When inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive visited Manor Lodge Residential Care Home in Exmouth in 2016, they found the contractor building an extension was oblivious to risks of...

A landscaping contractor has been fined this week after a worker was injured when a retaining wall collapsed onto him....

A study by cost consultant Rider Levett Bucknall UK has found that timber frame construction is marginally cheaper than masonry for affordable housing but substantially quicker....