It has been another busy year for the industry, from building safety updates to the appointment of CIOB’s new CEO. Below are the 10 most popular news stories published by CM this year.

Mace Consult has appointed Zoe Price, formerly chief executive of UK contractor ISG, which entered administration in September 2024, as its new managing director for Europe.

A construction fintech company is preparing a “landmark” class action lawsuit against the UK government on behalf of ISG subcontractors left out of pocket after the group’s collapse in September 2024.

A former employee of ISG Construction has been awarded over £27,000 after succeeding in her constructive unfair dismissal and sex discrimination case against the contractor.

An employment tribunal case was brought against the company following its abrupt collapse 

A former ISG employee has been awarded over £16,000 after succeeding in his employment tribunal case against ISG Retail for breach of contract over the redundancies resulting from the company’s collapse.

Some have moved on, others haven’t. Two former ISG employees tell CIOB People about their journeys since the financial fallout and what they loved about the contractor

Graham has been appointed to revamp a former Ikea into a £150m cultural hub in Coventry that ISG had in its live portfolio when it collapsed last September.

From ISG’s collapse to the final Grenfell Inquiry report, take a look back through the biggest stories shaping construction this year

A selection of some of the best readers’ comments in response to stories published in CM and its sister titles.

Members of a roofing trade body said they were “taken for granted” and “let down badly” after reporting major losses following ISG’s collapse in September.

Charlotte Bloomfield explains what rights employees have when a company goes into an administration. 

As another transformative year comes to an end for construction, Womble Bond Dickinson’s lawyers review the industry’s major legal changes in 2024 – and what the sector should expect for 2025.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has appointed Morgan Sindall Construction to take on a school project in Wales that ISG had started just months before its collapse.

The latest statement of affairs from ISG Ltd shows the group is short by over £53m owed to HMRC for the group’s VAT liability. ISG Ltd is the parent company…

A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media.

North East Derbyshire District Council has appointed Universal Civils and Build to finish a £24m community hub being built by ISG when it collapsed last month.

Cardiff Council has launched an emergency plan to save a £110m education campus in the Fairwater area of the Welsh capital following ISG’s collapse in September.