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Buildout AI talent platform set to tackle construction industry skills shortage

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Final Press Image Buildout 26 002 A pioneering AI-powered recruitment platform launched by two West Midlands entrepreneurs is set to tackle the chronic skills shortage in the construction sector.

Founded by James O’Donoghue and Jack Hurdley, Buildout AI aims to connect young people looking for careers in the construction industry and established professionals with the right opportunities — and every employer with the talent that will define their future.

England’s new Land Use Framework raises questions for housebuilders

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424632693 865981318656995 2042856016453908418 n Lucion Survey, a UK-wide survey and environmental consultancy supporting the housebuilding sector, is urging developers to prepare for increased complexity following the publication of England’s first Land Use Framework.

Published by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, the framework sets out how land in England will be used more strategically to deliver 1.5 million new homes while protecting agricultural land and restoring nature.

NASC warns of up to 40,000 scaffolding vacancies as skills gap deepens

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nasclogo NASC, the UK’s leading trade body for scaffolding and access, has published its Skills Gap Report 2026, warning that the UK scaffolding and access sector faces a growing workforce shortage that could affect the delivery of construction, maintenance and infrastructure projects.

The report, based on responses from NASC full member companies, provides the first evidence-based snapshot of workforce capacity across the sector. It finds that 56% of firms currently have at least one vacancy, with an average of 4.4 open roles per organisation, equating to around 1,760 vacancies across the NASC membership alone.

Church’s locally listed status adds to contractor’s challenges

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4k6zyQR When Hyssop Project began its first venture into the renovation of a church building, they encountered more than they first expected. The company’s founder and director SHEAHAN THORNE describes how the project developed.

Through an architect friend who attends the Hackney Evangelical Reformed Church on Lauriston Road, Victoria Park, we were initially asked to strip back elements of the building’s internal fabrics which was experiencing severe symptoms of dry rot and wet rot.

Suzannah Nichol Named Patron of CIP Construction H&S Manual

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Construction Industry Publications (CIP) is delighted to announce that Suzannah Nichol, OBE, Build UK Chief Executive, has become the new Patron of the CIP Construction Health and Safety Manual. She succeeds the previous patron, Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh.

Suzannah’s association with the Manual began more than 30 years ago, when she first contributed as a practising Health and Safety Manager, and it has continued through every stage of her career, from Health and Safety Director at the Construction Confederation to her current position as Chief Executive of Build UK. She has been an integral member of the editorial panel, and it is this long standing, unwavering support of the Manual throughout her career that reflects her belief in its enduring value to the industry and makes her the ideal Patron.