Build UK has published an updated version of the Common Assessment Standard, and the Building Safety section is now mandatory for completion by all companies that carry out work under the Building Safety Act. Version 5 also contains updates to the Corporate & Professional Standing; Environmental; and Fairness, Inclusion & Respect sections. Companies will be required to […]
The Government has announced a series of reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) designed to “enhance operations, reduce delays, and unlock the homes this country desperately needs”. The BSR will introduce a new ‘Fast Track Process’ for Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs), which will bring building inspector and engineer capacity directly into the BSR, and recruit an additional […]
BSI have launched a public consultation for PAS 2000, Construction Products – Bringing Safe Products to Market – Code of Practice. Scheduled for publication in early 2026, this new standard will provide vital recommendations for carrying out due diligence before construction products are placed on the market. It addresses: Pre-market risk assessment Factory production control […]
At the start of July Sarah Jones, Minister for Industry and Co-chair of the CLC launched the CLC Health, Safety & Wellbeing Strategy, which is focused on tackling the key challenges facing the sector. With the latest figures from the HSE showing construction accounted for the highest number of fatalities in 2024/25, the CLC priorities […]
CIP’s Construction Health and Safety Manual has been updated. The latest amendment pack includes over 150 pages of updates throughout the Manual, covering the new Temporary Works British Standard, updated Register of Legislation, updated guidance on RPE and much more. Written by Health and Safety Directors and Advisors who represent a wide cross section of […]
In the last year, 124 workers were killed in work-related incidents across all industries in Great Britain. HSE’s annual data release covers the period from April 2024 to March 2025. The total of 124 worker deaths is 14 lower than the previous year (138), and includes 35 fatal injuries to workers in the construction industry, […]
A Water Management Plan (WMP) is a site-specific document that outlines how water will be used, managed, and protected during a construction project. It is designed to prevent pollution, ensure compliance with environmental legislation, as well as manage water resources efficiently throughout a project’s lifecycle. A WMP should include the following as appropriate to the […]
Back in May Construction News reported that the UK Government plans to strip back environmental restrictions on smaller developments in a bid to accelerate housebuilding had been welcomed by construction leaders as heralding a more proportionate approach to environmental regulation. But nature bodies warned the move left biodiversity net gain (BNG) protections “dead in the […]
The UK faces persistent productivity and resilience challenges. A recent report from Strategy&, part of the PwC network, explores how viable circular economy practices in four key sectors – construction, textiles, packaging and electronics – can contribute to macroeconomic growth through GDP, job creation and productivity. In many business and policy discussions the term “circularity” […]
Balfour Beatty announced in late June that it has been awarded an £833 million contract by Technip Energies to act as the construction partner for Net Zero Teesside Power – an Onshore Power, Capture and Compression project and poised to be the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage. Balfour Beatty will […]