Category: News
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Construction Ready to Host 2026 CareerExpo & SkillsUSA State Championships
Construction Ready will host its 2026 CareerExpo & SkillsUSA State Championships on Feb. 19–20 at the Georgia World Congress Center. The two-day event delivers hands-on learning experiences for more than 6,000 Georgia K-12 and college students while connecting them with thousands of professionals across the skilled trades. Now in its 20th year, the CareerExpo has…
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Construction Ready Awarded Doug Hooker Award for Excellence in Workforce Impact
Construction Ready has been named the recipient of the Doug Hooker Award for Excellence in Workforce Impact, presented at the CareerRise Workforce Excellence Summit. The honor recognizes organizations that are advancing a more equitable workforce by creating meaningful connections between education, industry and opportunity. Award recipients celebrated at the summit include businesses, nonprofits and partnerships…
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Construction’s top 10 news stories of 2025
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Image: Piyamas Dulmunsumphun | Dreamstime.com 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. 10. ‘Heed the wake-up call’: industry reacts to Hackitt’s building safety warnings Neil Rosiak, HSE director at Tilbury…
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Bid rigging: CMA offers lessons for construction from cartel prosecutions
The Construction and Markets Authority (CMA) has posted some lessons from its successful £60m prosecution of 10 construction firms for cartel activity two years ago. In 2023, 10 construction firms were found to have broken competition law by making illegal arrangements to rig bids for demolition and asbestos removal contracts. The case also resulted in…
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Conlon Construction appoints new boss
Reflecting on his retirement, Conlon said: “I’m incredibly proud of my time at Conlon. We’ve had the privilege of delivering major projects that have shaped Lancashire and the wider north west’s cultural and civic landscape. What means most, though, is the positive impact we’ve had on our community. View the original article and our Inspiration…
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Proposed safety reforms signal move to single construction regulator
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Image: Feverpitched | Dreamstime.com The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has confirmed it will introduce primary legislation to regulate the fire engineering profession, aimed at strengthening public safety and raising professional accountability. The government has concurrently published its plans for a single construction regulator, which complements the fire engineering proposals by placing them within a wider…
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In pictures | The best images from December
A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month. Image: Historic Environment Scotland Highlands church ceiling gets a touch-up Painting conservators from Historic Environment Scotland are helping to conserve the unique ceiling at St Mary’s Church in Grandtully, Perthshire. The ceiling was first painted in the 1600s and is divided into roundels and…
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Rosendin Named Official Partner of the Navy SEAL Foundation
Rosendin, one of the country’s largest employee-owned electrical contractor, is deepening its long-standing commitment to the military community by becoming an official partner of the Navy SEAL Foundation. The partnership formalizes a relationship more than a decade in the making and expands Rosendin’s support from a single annual fundraiser into year-round action. Since 2016, Rosendin’s…
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McAleer & Rushe breaks ground on Greenwich housing project
Jonathan O’Neill, senior director at McAleer & Rushe, said: “We’re delighted to be entrusted with the delivery of this visionary residential scheme. M0121 marks an exciting next chapter in the continued transformation of Greenwich Peninsula and represents a strong addition to our growing portfolio of large-scale regeneration projects in Greenwich. View the original article and our…
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Graham secures five-year RBKC contract
Graham has been awarded a contract by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) to provide hard facilities management across more than 600 properties and assets. Under the agreement, the contractor’s facilities management division will deliver building repair and maintenance services. The contract, which runs for up to five years, will include planned and…