Almost half of homeowners in the UK don’t think having a written contract with their builder is essential when doing home improvements.

Highlights of the CIOB Calendar for the coming month.

Construction students from Indonesia’s Universitas Indonesia have won the Chartered Institute of Building’s coveted Global Student Challenge for the second year in a row.

The organisation has achieved We Invest in People gold accreditation

CIOB and BSI have joined forces to help address inequalities in the provision of PPE

CIOB is joining forces with NAWIC North West and NAWIC Yorkshire to highlight the impact of ill-fitting PPE

CIOB is appealing to metro mayor candidates in May’s elections to prioritise construction career opportunities and retrofitting of building stock.

The Chartered Institute of Building is appealing to metro mayor candidates to prioritise construction career opportunities and retrofitting of building stock

The Timber TED short courses aim to help construction professionals respond to the climate crisis

Kier Construction’s Jessica Haskett has been awarded for her passion for supporting colleagues with their mental wellbeing 

A public-private accelerator is looking for contractors and technology suppliers to join a project aimed at exploring the potential for new technologies to deliver smarter safety regulation.

Galliford Try’s Barry Kingscote has won Construction Manager of the Year 2024 – and the Gold Award for the Commercial category – for his expert execution of a mixed-use development that interfaces old and new.

Galliford Try’s Barry Kingscote has been crowned CIOB Construction Manager of the Year, while NAWIC Yorkshire campaign manager Katy Robinson received the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Individual Award

BNG rules in England have been extended to small developments, following their delayed introduction for major developments in February.

Sustainability needs to be the biggest influence on purchasing decisions, according to experts at a recent CIOB Norwich Hub webinar, titled Sustainable Procurement.

A major seminar will reflect on and discuss the progress the industry has made since the Grenfell tragedy.

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