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As we conclude our 10th anniversary year, we are reflecting on the past 12 months, celebrating our key achievements and the collective strength we demonstrate when we work together. Despite the significant challenges our sector has faced in 2025, your membership has...

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today announced a series of changes it is making to the funding and grant system, which will come into effect from 8 January 2026.  In making the changes changes have sought to reassure the sector that they are...

The Government has announced an amendment to the upcoming Employment Rights Bill, confirming that the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal will be reduced from two years to six months. This change replaces the earlier proposal to make unfair dismissal a...

With just over a month to go until visitor bookings open on Monday 12 January, excitement is already building for Open Doors 2025. More than 100 events have been registered across the UK so far, offering the public a rare chance to step behind the scenes of some of...

The Scottish Government have issued a reminder to all in the construction sector: "Construction sector cashflow is important all year round and imperative at the festive shutdown.We strongly encourage all contracting authorities and businesses in every public works...

A Construction Coalition led by the British Woodworking Federation and supported by Finishes and Interiors Sector wrote to the Prime Minister last month expressing concerns related to proposed reform of Apprenticeships.  In response to this letter and subsequent...

You’ve done the work, and the client’s happy, but the money still hasn’t arrived. Does this sound familiar? For many in the finishes and interiors sector, late payments are more common than they should be. But with good credit control, it doesn’t have to be that way....