The construction industry needs more than 250,000 extra workers to cope with output growth over the next five years, the sector’s training board has said.

Around 50,000 extra workers will be needed each year from 2024 to 2028 to meet demand, according to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). This is up from the 45,000 it estimated would be needed each year from 2023 to 2027.