Insights
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Short Construction is expanding across residential, commercial, and healthcare projects. Adrian Short, founder and MD at Short Construction, discusses client priorities, regional market conditions, team growth, and the stability contractors need next.
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Demolition could support housing delivery by freeing inefficient sites for renewal. Adrian Corrigan, president of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, argues that strategic clearance, public land use, planning reform, and redevelopment investment must work together if the UK is to approach its 1.5 million homes target.
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CITB forecasts renewed construction growth after a weaker 2026 period. Its latest workforce outlook says the industry will need 41,200 extra workers each year to 2030.
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The NFB has challenged unspent developer contributions held by councils. More than £9bn in Section 106 and CIL funding remains under scrutiny across England and Wales.
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CITB has named national finalists for its SkillBuild 2026 competition. The final will take place in Milton Keynes this November.
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Cyber resilience is now a business continuity issue for building suppliers. Steve O’Keeffe, RVP UK&I at Epicor, explains how AI-enabled threats, supplier dependencies, ERP disruption, and board-level oversight are changing construction supply chain risk.
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Regional building forums will support locally rooted housing delivery models. The King’s Foundation and UBE initiative brings builders, suppliers, planners, lenders, designers, and landowners together across 14 UK regions.
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Poland has formally joined FIEC’s European construction industry representation network. The move adds weight from one of Central Europe’s major construction markets as housing, infrastructure, energy, procurement, and reconstruction demands intensify.
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Cundall has made limited redundancies across its 1,300-strong consultancy workforce. The move follows softer workload conditions across parts of the built environment market, with project delays and weaker private development continuing to affect professional services demand.
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Circular construction is becoming a commercial and environmental priority for refurbishment. Luca Sidoli, sustainability manager at Pexhurst, considers how SME contractors can move beyond linear waste models, support clients with reuse strategies, and make circularity more practical across the refurbishment sector.