The NASC has launched a new website offering a radical new look, modern desktop and mobile optimised func ...
NASC Launches New Website
|NASC Launches New Website
The NASC has launched a new website offering a radical new look, modern desktop and mobile optimised functionality, user-friendly online shop, integrated social media and news feeds, and a plethora of ...
CPA Forecasts Growth
|CPA Forecasts Growth
The Construction Products Association (CPA) Sees Continued Signs of Construction Growth but Risks Intensi ...
The Construction Products Association (CPA) Sees Continued Signs of Construction Growth but Risks Intensify The Construction Products Association’s latest forecast estimates growth for the cons ...
Ministers Call On Construction Industry to Invest and Build Home-Grown Talent
|Ministers Call On Construction Industry to Invest and Build Home-Grown Talent
Ministers have called upon the construction industry to remove barriers to get more young people to consi ...
Ministers have called upon the construction industry to remove barriers to get more young people to consider careers in construction Ministers also want the industry to develop an ambitious action pla ...
Tradesmen to the Rescue as DIYers Dice With Danger
|Tradesmen to the Rescue as DIYers Dice With Danger
DIY on a Sunday is as much a part of the British weekend as woodland walks and pub lunches. Tradesmen, me ...
DIY on a Sunday is as much a part of the British weekend as woodland walks and pub lunches. Tradesmen, meanwhile, brace themselves for the calls for rescue on a Monday morning. A&E visits, lost wo ...
Workers Left £200 Short Each Month
|Workers Left £200 Short Each Month
Dash-for-cash leaves self-employed workers chasing £200 a month in late payments 44 percent of cus ...
Dash-for-cash leaves self-employed workers chasing £200 a month in late payments 44 percent of customers have had to dash to a cash machine to get money to pay. Sole traders chase an average of ...
Norbord Announces £95 Million Reinvestment in Inverness OSB Mill
|Norbord Announces £95 Million Reinvestment in Inverness OSB Mill
Norbord have announced a £95 million modernisation and expansion of its oriented strand board (OSB) mill ...
Norbord have announced a £95 million modernisation and expansion of its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Inverness. The investment will upgrade the mill to continuous press technology and nearly do ...
Power Tools “Most Stolen Items of 2015”
|Power Tools “Most Stolen Items of 2015”
Power tools are the most stolen item from building sites and workers in the construction trade, with smal ...
Power tools are the most stolen item from building sites and workers in the construction trade, with small traders suffering most from crime in the industry. A national security equipment installation ...
NHBC Reports House-Building Growth Over Past Year
|NHBC Reports House-Building Growth Over Past Year
The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK has topped 156,000 in 2015 – a continued increas ...
The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK has topped 156,000 in 2015 – a continued increase of 7% on the previous year, new NHBC figures have revealed. In total, 156,140 new homes were ...
CITB Forecasts Growth for UK Construction
|CITB Forecasts Growth for UK Construction
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is calling for more apprentices as a massive 232,000 jobs ...
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is calling for more apprentices as a massive 232,000 jobs are to be created within the next five years. The board has released new figures which forecas ...
Small Business Owners Lacking Professional Indemnity
|Small Business Owners Lacking Professional Indemnity
Two Thirds of Small Business Owners In The UK Don’t Have Professional Indemnity. New research by a constr ...
Two Thirds of Small Business Owners In The UK Don’t Have Professional Indemnity. New research by a construction and small business insurance specialist constructaquote.com has discovered that as many ...
Morganstone Visits School to Teach Pupils About Construction Site Safety
|Morganstone Visits School to Teach Pupils About Construction Site Safety
Children at a primary school in Carmarthen have been learning about the dangers of construction sites th ...
Children at a primary school in Carmarthen have been learning about the dangers of construction sites thanks to the efforts of staff at award-winning Llanelli-based construction company Morganstone. ...
Lack of SME House Builders Linked to House Price Inflation
|Lack of SME House Builders Linked to House Price Inflation
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that house prices across the United Kingdom grew by 7.7 ...
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that house prices across the United Kingdom grew by 7.7% between November 2014 and November 2015. At a regional level, house price inflation was 8.3% ...
British Safety Council Promotes Sharing Good Health and Safety Practices
|British Safety Council Promotes Sharing Good Health and Safety Practices
The British Safety Council is highlighting how sharing good health and safety practices can empower const ...
The British Safety Council is highlighting how sharing good health and safety practices can empower construction sector employers in an upcoming half-day conference in Manchester The construction sect ...
Calderdale Rising Crowdfund on the Up and Up
|Calderdale Rising Crowdfund on the Up and Up
A crowdfunding campaign, Calderdale Rising has already raised almost £110,000! Calderdale Rising, which w ...
A crowdfunding campaign, Calderdale Rising has already raised almost £110,000! Calderdale Rising, which was only launched on Friday 15th January 2015, is trending as the most popular campaign on Crowd ...
FMB Warns Council Tax Proposals Could Damage House Building
|FMB Warns Council Tax Proposals Could Damage House Building
Charging Council Tax on unbuilt developments could decrease house building numbers by deterring SME house ...
Charging Council Tax on unbuilt developments could decrease house building numbers by deterring SME house builders, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to proposals made by the L ...
CITB Brings in New Reforms
|CITB Brings in New Reforms
CITB is reforming significantly to meet the needs of industry. Currently not enough employers benefit fro ...
CITB is reforming significantly to meet the needs of industry. Currently not enough employers benefit from CITB funding and support and many find the organisation too slow and difficult to deal with. ...