The Small Business Commissioner has launched a new Fair Payment Code rewarding companies paying promptly to their supply chain.

Sir Robert McAlpine will host a supplier engagement day in Somerset to link local businesses with Tata Group’s global battery business Agratas.

SMEs are the lifeblood of our economy – they should be at the heart of public sector, argues Clive Feeney.

CIOB has launched its first technical information sheet on diversity and inclusion, providing practical guidance for companies in the built environment sector.

As part of Britain’s net zero strategy, frameworks will deliver much of the country’s massive retrofit programme, but how do you access this work if you are an SME? Jennifer Castle, chief operating officer at LHC Procurement Group, explains the process.

According to the UK government’s Insolvency Service, more than 4,000 construction companies have gone bust during the past year – a 16.5% increase on the previous year and the highest rate for a decade.

It’s half a century since CIOB member Tony Winch set up his construction business, with co-founder Jim Chisholm. He tells CM why Chisholm & Winch is still going strong 50 years later and what he’s learnt from “riding the construction rollercoaster”.

CIOB is backing a new All-Party Parliamentary Group report addressing the issues faced by SME house builders when accessing finance. 

Research by CIOB among construction small and medium sized enterprises shows evidence of companies benefitting from social value strategies, writes Nadine Buddoo.

Building firms can address the skills crisis by investing in their own people, says Martina Höfner of Chartered Building Consultancy Esteem Training.

SMEs are the backbone of construction, but it can be tough competing with the big beasts. Neil Gerrard looks at the challenges and the success stories.

As 2022 begins, construction coach Maria Coulter urges construction SMEs to think about their future by asking five simple questions.

Ahead of Anti-Slavery Day 2021 on 18 October, Alison Ramsey explains how construction SMEs can protect and support their employees.