The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has released new guidance for cranes operating near live rail environments.

The Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) has invested in a plant simulator to help attract young people to construction careers.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has warned that the government’s pledge to deliver 1.5 million new homes is at risk unless it fixes severe delays at Gateway 2.

The construction product manufacturing sector is showing “green shoots of recovery” after challenging years, according to CPA’s latest state of trade survey.

The police has identified and stopped a lorry load of stolen plant before it was loaded onto a ferry to be taken out of the UK.

Construction output is forecast to fall by 2.1% this year due to falls in private housing new build and repair, maintenance and improvement, says the CPA.

The construction industry is headed towards hard times over the next year, according to the latest forecast by the Construction Products Association.

The construction industry is headed towards “an accute recession” this year, according to a forecast by the CPA.

The Treasury is being urged to support the construction industry as a “key driver of economic growth”. Ahead of the spring Budget the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has written to chancellor Jeremy Hunt asking…

A two-year period of sales growth in construction products came to an end in the third quarter of this year, amid a deteriorating economic backdrop.

There needs to be a radical change in the area of construction product competence, according to a white paper which sets out proposals for a single agreed standard.

Birch plywood is likely to become scarce as summer progresses but imports from the Far East could be illegal.

Housing secretary Michael Gove has written to an industry body representing cladding and insulation manufacturers, demanding that they contribute to the cost of remediating unsafe buildings.

Housing secretary Michael Gove has written to the Construction Products Association, calling on cladding and insulation manufacturers to make a contribution to the cost of cladding remediation.

The publication of the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) proposed Code for Construction Product Information has been delayed until the end of the summer.

The full detail of the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) proposed Code for Construction Product Information will be published towards the end of the summer.

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has warned the construction industry to expect a “long slog ahead” after it predicted a 25% fall in output across Great Britain during 2020 as…