A construction company from Leicestershire has received a fine of £80,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries falling through a fragile roof.

Only a quarter (23%) of construction professionals think that they and their organisations are ready for the new Building Safety Bill currently passing through parliament.

Fit-out firm Lucas has become the official Clean Air Construction Partner of national lung charity Asthma + Lung UK.

Construction has taken time to understand the challenges of mental ill health but is finally ready for change, says Billy Hare.

Dame Judith Hackitt has expressed “serious concern” over a lack of take-up by the construction industry of tools and frameworks that have been developed to make high-rise residential buildings safer following the Grenfell Tower disaster.