The UK Government has just announced several late-stage amendments to its Planning and Infrastructure Bill – designed to stop unnecessary refusals, cut repeated legal challenges and get Britain building both housing and infrastructure faster.
The changes include new powers for ministers, protections for developments under judicial review and a streamlined role for Natural England. Find out what this could mean for the construction industry in our latest blog.
In the construction industry, cash flow is king. Yet one persistent and unfair practice continues to drain liquidity from subcontractors and smaller firms – retentions.
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has long campaigned to eliminate or at least reform retentions, and now the Government has launched a major consultation on both late payments and retentions. This is a crucial moment in which the sector can have its say and potentially influence legislative changes. For more information, take a look at this week’s blog.
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.
Late payments have long been a thorn in the side of UK businesses – and for those in the construction sector, they can be the difference between thriving and closing the doors for good. Now, the government is stepping in with the most ambitious reforms in decades, promising to tackle late payments head-on and give small businesses the fair treatment they deserve.
With new legislation on the horizon, this could be a turning point for an issue that has plagued our industry for years. But what exactly will it involve and will it be enough? Keep reading to find out more.
Just a few weeks ago, we explored how data centres could act as a bright new dawn for the UK construction sector – offering strong demand, diverse project types and potential for retrofits and technical innovation.
Yet where opportunities arise, so often do unexpected hurdles. Today, data centres remain a major growth driver, but their extraordinary demand for electricity has collided with grid limitations – creating another obstacle that construction projects must overcome. Find out more in this week’s blog.
Sheriff Construction’s office team has had the pleasure of welcoming two young people on work experience placements within the last month – one from a local school and another from a further education college.
In both cases, the experience was mutually beneficial – offering the students a real taste of a working office environment, while providing Sheriff with a fresh perspective on its processes. Read our blog to find out more about this win-win situation.
Cyber security threats are escalating across the UK, with more than 40% of businesses and 30% of charities reporting breaches over the past 12 months. Even household names like Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods were recently forced to suspend online operations to contain cyber-attacks.
This surge highlights that cyber-crime is happening right now and it could affect anyone. For organisations, the consequences can be particularly severe, including financial losses, reputational damage and operational disruption. Take a look at this week’s blog to find out what this means for our industry and what Sheriff Construction is doing to protect your data.
The UK government has recently announced that, under the Future Homes Standard (to be published this Autumn), the majority of new build properties will be required to include rooftop solar panels, unless site-specific factors such as shading make it impractical.
It’s a move designed to help households save on energy bills while cutting carbon emissions and boosting the UK’s energy security. In this week’s blog, we explore what the announcement means in practice, how the industry is reacting, and what housebuilders and developers should expect next.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves across all sorts of industries and construction is no exception. While much of the attention has been on AI’s role in design, project management and efficiency, its potential to revolutionise site safety might just be the most exciting development yet.
For years, construction has been one of the most hazardous industries, with risks ranging from falls and equipment-related accidents to structural failures, but could we be at a turning point where AI-driven protocols and analytics help to predict and prevent such dangers? Keep reading to find out more.
The construction industry is responsible for a sizeable portion of global carbon emissions, largely due to the production of cement. But what if the very process of building could help capture carbon instead of releasing it? Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an innovative 3D concrete printing method that seems to do just that.
By capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) within concrete during the printing process, this new method offers a promising step towards more sustainable construction. How does it work? Read this week’s blog to learn more.