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A panel of the industry’s best new talent came together to offer a unique insight on why construction is struggling to attract young people – and how it can solve the problem.

Construction has the largest gender pay gap of any UK industry. But behind the data, why is this issue business-critical and what do the experiences of women in the sector reveal about the challenges we must tackle? Lucy Alderson investigates.

The government has begun the search for companies to finance and construct a £900m rail line linking Heathrow to the Great Western Main Line.

From selling books and groceries through to drone delivery and robot PAs, Amazon seems to have a hand in everything. Should construction feel emboldened or threatened? James Wilmore finds out.

Keltbray has agreed a partnership with Canadian construction giant Aecon to target future rail projects across Canada.

The findings of Randstad’s 2018 Women in Construction report can be seen as bittersweet.

Network Rail has awarded Balfour Beatty a £115m deal to supply a fleet of vehicles to carry out track maintenance across two of the client’s busiest routes.

Women are paid nearly a third less than men across the top 100 contractors by turnover, analysis by Construction News has revealed.

Imagine using an app to book a car to work everyday – and your driver is an artificial intelligence system. It might sound like something from science fiction, but driverless cars are closer than we think. But is construction ready to play its part? Lucy Alderson finds out.

Welsh slate exterior, Danish brickwork and wallpaper from France, the completed Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice will be a grand design befitting its royal name.

“If you are not excited by what you see today, you might want to change careers,” Mace’s project director Jonathan Foster tells assembled students.

Winner: M J Rooney Construction – Virtual Basements M J Rooney’s progressive mindset and exceptional outputs left the judges unanimous in handing it this award.

Winner: M J Rooney Construction – Virtual Basements M J Rooney’s progressive mindset and exceptional outputs left the judges unanimous in handing it this award.

Winner: Tyler Pearce – Lee Marley Brickwork In one of the most fiercely contested Apprentice of the Year shortlists to date, the judges were given a hugely difficult task.

The winners of the Construction News Specialists Awards have been revealed at a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.

Something very unusual happened yesterday evening at the launch party of Construction News’ Inspire Me campaign.

Following Mark Carne’s announcement that he will be retiring later this year, CN assesses the biggest obstacles his successor will need to tackle during CP6 and beyond.

As Carillion’s collapse continues to dominate headlines and thousands across the industry are left asking what will happen next, I can’t help but wonder: who is leading the way for construction in these difficult times?

CN last week launched a new campaign, with a series of events and content aiming to inspire future leaders and promote the industry as being gender neutral, welcoming of women in all roles.

We know our industry is facing up to a skills shortage. It is a crisis that has been apparent for the past five years.