The days of supporting fresh brickwork with a Heath-Robinson structure cobbled together from waste timber and concrete blocks are over, thanks to the ingenuity of a Middlesbrough brickie. David Taylor reports.

As the construction industry embraces more digital technology, is it leaving itself vulnerable to attack from cyber criminals? Paul Thompson reports

Invasive Japanese knotweed is notoriously difficult to eradicate but now even the smallest fragment of buried rhizome can be sniffed out by specially-trained dogs. David Taylor reports

Phil Bishop looks back on a year reporting the construction industry’s news.

The use of digital technologies such as GPS and telematics have become mainstream in the earthmoving sector. And the technology continues to evolve at speed. Katherine Weir reports