Over the summer months, we used this blog to explore some of the most popular construction careers – from bricklaying and roofing to carpentry, plumbing, painting and decorating. These are quite different roles in terms of skills and daily tasks, but they share one common requirement: if you want to work on a construction site, you’ll almost certainly need a CSCS card.
So, what exactly is a CSCS card, why is it so important and how do you go about getting one? Read on to find out everything you need to know.
In construction, quality isn’t a luxury – it’s the foundation of safety, trust and long-term value. Few areas demonstrate this more clearly than roofing. According to Local Authority Building Control, roofing is the second most common source of construction defects in the UK, accounting for 15% of all issues reported in 2024.
Defects in roofing can compromise livelihoods, put residents at risk, damage building integrity and erode public confidence. In today’s climate of tighter regulation and heightened scrutiny, quality in roofing matters more than ever. Read this week’s blog to find out more and download our new Impact Report on Quality in Roofing.
The construction industry is once again seeing headlines that highlight the challenges in building enough homes to meet demand. Recent figures show that planning approvals have dropped sharply – and for those of us working in construction, that raises questions about what the pipeline of projects could look like as well as other economic risks.
So, what’s behind the downturn and what could it mean for the sector? Keep reading to find out more.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve turned our attention to the thousands of young people who are (or soon will be) contemplating their exam results and asking the question: what next?
We’ve already looked at bricklaying and roofing – two careers that are in high demand and can offer brilliant long-term prospects. But for a young person just starting out, the construction sector literally has hundreds of other opportunities. To conclude our What’s Next series, this week’s blog explores some of those options.