Small businesses working in the construction industry suffer from a lack of business knowledge, according to an expert.

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Growth in the UK construction industry accelerated in May due to a rise in new orders, according to a new survey.

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Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in London are being offered advice on emerging trends towards low-carbon building practices and how to retrofit existing homes.

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Members firms of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) believe overall employment levels will continue to fall during the second half of 2011.

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A digger painted with the Union Flag is one of several eye-catching displays taking centre stage at a new manufacturing showcase at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

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Leaders of the construction industry have said that the Government is not fulfilling its pledge to revive the economy through infrastructure projects and could lose key investment opportunities for Britain by delaying crucial decisions.

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Fears of a double dip recession were confirmed today as official statistics revealed the UK economy shrunk by 0.2 percent in the first three months of the year.

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Ken Shuttleworth, the architect who led the team that designed the Gherkin, has predicted an end to the London skyscraper boom.

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The number of death in UK workplaces has increased over the last twelve years, reversing a long-term decline in the figures.

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Designs have been approved for a mixed-use development to make up a ‘science quarter’ – an area specialising in scientific research and innovation – in Newcastle upon Tyne’s city centre.

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Development plans for an iconic London skyscraper – the Walkie-Talkie – may be stopped due to an issue with rights-of-light.

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An engineering and construction organisation has said the costs of arbitration are prohibitive for small businesses, and has called on the Scottish Government to take action.

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The Federation of Small businesses (FSB) has told the Government that they would like to see VAT cut to five percent in the construction and tourism industries.

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There are some professions that it seems will never see a drop in demand. Carpenters and joiners are among those and anyone with skills in this area who might be thinking of starting their own business could do far worse than putting those valuable skills to use. Starting a ho...

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Construction consultants Cyril Sweett have tested December 2010’s Energy Bill and found that the Green Deal may not work for businesses.

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June saw a relatively stable recruitment market compared to the month before, according to the latest data from mysalarychecker.com and recruitment and employment agency Adecco.

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New research has suggested that those employees working in family businesses are likely to be more loyal, happier and feel more secure.

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New figures have revealed that there was a sharp decline in business activity in Northern Ireland in July 2011.

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The key findings of this month's Report on Jobs, a survey of 400 recruitment agencies by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG LLP, are:

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There has been a mixed reaction to the Government's proposed changes to business legislation that it says will make life easier for small firms.

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