{"id":33682,"date":"2025-12-20T00:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T08:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/top-ten-best-read-stories-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T00:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T08:42:16","slug":"top-ten-best-read-stories-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/top-ten-best-read-stories-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten best read stories of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The website will be updated with any major breaking stories during the holiday season with the full daily news service returning on January 5.<\/p>\n<p>It has been another eventful 12 months and a busy news year for construction as the <em>Enquirer<\/em> keeps the industry up to date with what is really going on.<\/p>\n<p>These were the best read stories during the year:<\/p>\n<div class=\"break-out-box\">\n<h2>Our most popular stories in 2025<\/h2>\n<h4>(Number of times they were read)<\/h4>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/11\/26\/national-timber-group-collapses-with-over-560-jobs-axed\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Timber collapses with over 560 jobs axed<\/a>\u2013 (190,165 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/07\/07\/illegal-working-blitz-catches-indian-builders\/\" target=\"_blank\">Illegal working blitz catches Indian builders<\/a> \u2013 (122,194 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/12\/16\/hs2-first-as-giant-bridge-slid-across-live-motorway\/\" target=\"_blank\">HS2 first as giant bridge slid across live motorway<\/a> \u2013 (109,742 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/11\/28\/crane-load-failure-at-hinkley-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crane load failure at Hinkley: Video<\/a>\u2013 (105,084 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/01\/07\/aggregates-supply-firm-files-administration-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aggregates supply firm files administration notice<\/a> \u2013 (88,221 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/08\/26\/wall-of-six-towers-planned-for-north-london-strip-site\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wall of six towers planned for north London strip site<\/a> \u2013 (65,589 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/02\/25\/hs2-euston-tunnel-work-put-on-hold\/\" target=\"_blank\">HS2 Euston tunnel work put on hold<\/a> \u2013 (63,865 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/01\/16\/henry-administrators-chase-10m-director-payment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Henry administrators chase \u00a310m director payment<\/a> \u2013 (63,747 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/05\/16\/alun-griffiths-set-to-rescue-firm-he-sold-for-36m\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alun Griffiths set to rescue firm he sold for \u00a336m<\/a> \u2013 (58,913 page views)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/06\/17\/take-that-brother-buys-steelwork-giant-william-hare\/\" target=\"_blank\">Take That brother buys steelwork giant William Hare<\/a> \u2013 (57,944 page views)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em>Enquirer<\/em> enjoyed another year of growth as busy professionals turn to us for a fast and insightful news fix.<\/p>\n<p>Our daily newsletter now has more than 40,000 subscribers with an average daily open rate of more than 50%.<\/p>\n<p>Google Analytics show the <em>Enquirer<\/em> enjoyed more than 26 million page views this year from more than 6.7 million users \u2013 numbers which dwarf any of our traditional construction media rivals.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-21.25.53.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-504437 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-21.25.53-600x443.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our growing band of advertisers enjoy industry leading response rates and all the details about booking a campaign for 2026 can be found <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/advertise\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/job-spy\/\" target=\"_blank\">recruitment pages<\/a> are thriving thanks to our unrivaled reach into construction companies while our <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/directory\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suppliers and Buyers Directory<\/a> has already signed-up more than 6,000 firms from across the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and here\u2019s to a happy New Year after a well deserved break.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/12\/19\/top-ten-best-read-stories-of-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The website will be updated with any major breaking stories during the holiday season with the full daily news &#8230; <a title=\"Top Ten best read stories of 2025\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/top-ten-best-read-stories-of-2025\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Top Ten best read stories of 2025\">Read 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