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Interest rates, tariffs, and political cycles have made 2025 one of the most unpredictable years construction has faced in a decade. The firms that will survive this cycle are the ones who manage it — day by day, project by project.

In 2025, predictability has become construction’s rarest asset. The ability to see risk coming, make the right call early, and protect profit before it’s gone.

Global infrastructure investment is entering its biggest expansion in a generation.

Material costs may no longer be climbing at the breakneck pace seen during the pandemic, but supply chains remain fragile in 2025. We explore how it is reshaping contractor strategies.

When people talk about the labour crisis in construction, the spotlight often lands on Gen Z. Will they join? Will they stay? But while attention is focused on the newest generation, the real pressure point sits in the middle. Gen X and Millennials make up the backbone of the workforce in both the UK and US.

Eight episodes in, with Episode 9 just around the corner, the Construction Presidents Club has become more than a podcast. It’s a front-row seat to the boardrooms, job sites, and personal stories of the leaders shaping today’s construction industry.

Energy and infrastructure investment is accelerating in the UK and the US. Governments are backing grid upgrades, renewables, and data centres, and private capital is following. Yet one factor threatens delivery more than materials or technology: People.

Suicide remains one of the most pressing challenges facing the construction industry. In both the UK and US, suicide rates among construction workers are far higher than the national average.