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Right To Buy Scheme
|Date: 29 May, 2015

Right To Buy Scheme
Reinvigorating the ‘Right to Buy’ scheme is just recruiting a new class of Tory voters, argues town plann ...
Reinvigorating the ‘Right to Buy’ scheme is just recruiting a new class of Tory voters, argues town planning expert Government plans to extend ‘Right to Buy’ discounts to 1.3m housing association tena ...
29 May, 2015
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Tradesmen Unsung Heroes of the Home
|Date: 29 May, 2015

Tradesmen Unsung Heroes of the Home
They often get a bad rep, but the majority (90%) of tradesmen will go above and beyond their actual dutie ...
They often get a bad rep, but the majority (90%) of tradesmen will go above and beyond their actual duties when it comes to keeping their customers happy. A study into 500 tradesmen revealed that many ...
29 May, 2015
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Industry Reaction to Queen’s Speech
|Date: 27 May, 2015

Industry Reaction to Queen’s Speech
The Government must succeed in its aim to create millions of apprenticeships over the lifetime of this Pa ...
The Government must succeed in its aim to create millions of apprenticeships over the lifetime of this Parliament if it is to solve the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders ( ...
27 May, 2015
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Fuel Consumption: Only Trust Your Own Figures
|Date: 27 May, 2015

Fuel Consumption: Only Trust Your Own Figures
Van users have been warned to treat all fuel consumption figures with caution, unless they derive from th ...
Van users have been warned to treat all fuel consumption figures with caution, unless they derive from their own experience. Steve Clarke, group marketing manager for Fuel Card Services, said, “A rece ...
27 May, 2015
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BDA Welcomes Anticipated Post-Election Housebuilding Boom
|Date: 14 May, 2015

BDA Welcomes Anticipated Post-Election Housebuilding Boom
The Brick Development Association (BDA) welcomes the renewed focus on private sector housebuilding result ...
The Brick Development Association (BDA) welcomes the renewed focus on private sector housebuilding resulting from the general election: an assurance of continued demand is precisely what is needed to ...
14 May, 2015
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Wienerberger Donates Over 60k Bricks to the Guild of Bricklayers Competitions
|Date: 13 May, 2015

Wienerberger Donates Over 60k Bricks to the Guild of Bricklayers Competitions
Wienerberger has announced its continued sponsorship of the Guild of Bricklayers competitions in 2015. On ...
Wienerberger has announced its continued sponsorship of the Guild of Bricklayers competitions in 2015. Once again, the sponsorship will see Wienerberger donate bricks to a series of regional competiti ...
13 May, 2015
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Apprentice and Technician of the Year Awards open
|Date: 13 May, 2015

Apprentice and Technician of the Year Awards open
Three engineers will each win £1,000 and additional benefits. The Institution of Engineering and Technolo ...
Three engineers will each win £1,000 and additional benefits. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has opened its call for entries to find the most gifted apprentices and technicians. T ...
13 May, 2015
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Brick Manufacturing Rises to Meet Housebuilding Challenge
|Date: 12 May, 2015

Brick Manufacturing Rises to Meet Housebuilding Challenge
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that the number of bricks produced in ...
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that the number of bricks produced in the UK during the first quarter of 2015 is 464 million bricks (provisional) a rise of 22 milli ...
12 May, 2015
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JSP Partners Construction Industry Charity the Lighthouse Club
|Date: 6 May, 2015

JSP Partners Construction Industry Charity the Lighthouse Club
JSP is proud to announce a new and exclusive safety partnership with the Lighthouse Club, the charity tha ...
JSP is proud to announce a new and exclusive safety partnership with the Lighthouse Club, the charity that supports the construction industry. As part of its championship of the charity’s work, JSP ha ...
6 May, 2015
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Ironmongerydirect Launches Fire Door Safety Checklist
|Date: 1 May, 2015

Ironmongerydirect Launches Fire Door Safety Checklist
IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products to the trade, ...
IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products to the trade, has launched a new fire door safety checklist to equip trade professionals with all the knowled ...
1 May, 2015
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Tradespeople Becoming Complacent About Asbestos Exposure
|Date: 29 April, 2015

Tradespeople Becoming Complacent About Asbestos Exposure
Thirty years after the UK banned the import and use of both blue (crocidolite) and brown (amosite) asbest ...
Thirty years after the UK banned the import and use of both blue (crocidolite) and brown (amosite) asbestos, the majority of tradespeople still don’t recognise that asbestos exposure continues to be t ...
29 April, 2015
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Donation Gives Apprentices The Right Tools To Build New Clubhouse
|Date: 17 April, 2015

Donation Gives Apprentices The Right Tools To Build New Clubhouse
A donation of over £5,000 worth of tools will be put to good use by students from Leeds College of Buildi ...
A donation of over £5,000 worth of tools will be put to good use by students from Leeds College of Building who are helping a local cricket club to build a new clubhouse. The tiling tools, which have ...
17 April, 2015
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Dust to Dust: Asbestos Awareness
|Date: 16 April, 2015

Dust to Dust: Asbestos Awareness
Poignant artwork in tribute to those killed by asbestos unveiled in Covent Garden Scores of heart-wrenchi ...
Poignant artwork in tribute to those killed by asbestos unveiled in Covent Garden Scores of heart-wrenching messages, written by people who have lost husbands, wives, fathers and children to asbestos- ...
16 April, 2015
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A Third of Homeowners Improve Their Garden Every Year
|Date: 15 April, 2015

A Third of Homeowners Improve Their Garden Every Year
According to recent statistics, a third of homeowners improve their garden every year by landscaping, add ...
According to recent statistics, a third of homeowners improve their garden every year by landscaping, adding fencing, or decking, thus providing trade professionals with the perfect opportunity to inc ...
15 April, 2015
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Young Britons Unsure of What Different Construction Roles Entail
|Date: 14 April, 2015

Young Britons Unsure of What Different Construction Roles Entail
According to a new study, the majority of polled young Britons were unable to correctly identify differen ...
According to a new study, the majority of polled young Britons were unable to correctly identify differences between various sectors within the construction industry. ‘Welders’, ‘Glaziers’ and ‘Dredge ...
14 April, 2015
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Rise in Number of New Construction Businesses
|Date: 13 April, 2015

Rise in Number of New Construction Businesses
There has been a sharp rise in the number of new construction businesses being set up – the first time th ...
There has been a sharp rise in the number of new construction businesses being set up – the first time the sector has seen a net increase since the financial crisis, says NoPalaver Group, provider of ...
13 April, 2015
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