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Building firms must step up their mentoring efforts to help tackle the sector's deepening skills crisis, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). It estimates the UK construction industry needs 47,860 additional workers a year until 2029.

Construction management companies are likely to play a bigger role in regulatory scrutiny of high-rise buildings. They will face more demands to provide details for documents that make up applications for building assessment certificates.

The UK construction industry is under mounting strain with 70% of companies experiencing late payments from customers in the past 12 months, according to research by Lopay, a partner of the National Federation of Builders.

Unpredictable costs coupled with delayed project starts and late payments continue to plague the construction industry as it reels from an increase in insolvencies.

New guidance highlights how temporary works can improve the constructability of building and infrastructure projects and cut overall costs.

A staggering 25% of housebuilders lack knowledge about current building regulations, according to new research.

It is hard to over-state how important employment is to construction. At every stage of a construction project, people power gets stuff designed, planned and built. So, the government’s new Employment Rights Act will have significant and wide-reaching impacts on the industry.

Construction depends on good communication at every stage. Before beginning any project, it is essential first to identify stakeholders, then to choose appropriate engagement methods for each stage.

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