News Archive

29 March 2018

This year’s Open Doors took place on 19-24 March and was one of the biggest yet! The campaign, which is led by Build UK in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), aims to inspire young people and career…

27 March 2018

Build UK is continuing its work with Construction Industry Publications (CIP) to ensure the Construction Health & Safety (H&S) manual includes industry recognised health and safety policies and standards. This integrated approach aims to improve the knowledge and practices of…

23 March 2018

Open Doors Week has arrived and sites across England, Wales and Scotland are opening up their sites.

16 March 2018

The finalists for the 2018 Construction News Awards have been announced and Build UK members are represented in all of the 20 categories! 21 Build UK members have been nominated as finalists and the inclusion of so many Build UK…

15 March 2018

From April 2018, there will be a rise in the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay. With effect from 1 April 2018 statutory maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pay will…

9 March 2018

Build UK and its members celebrated a fantastic evening at the Construction News Specialists Awards 2018, with members winning awards across a wide range of categories. The annual black-tie awards dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, was attended…

8 March 2018

Members can access the Construction Industry Joint Taxation Committee’s (JTC) monthly tax guidance newsletter as a key benefit of Build UK membership. Members often register the difficulties they face in complying with changes to taxation rules and regulations, and can now…

6 March 2018

The collapse of Carillion earlier this year, played out in front of us, shows the outcome when a major industry sector operates with a commercial model that is not fit for purpose. We have seen up close what happens when…