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Bogus Training Courses Come Under Fire
|Date: 23 September, 2015

Bogus Training Courses Come Under Fire
Dodgy training providers who promise fake apprenticeships face prosecution under new Government reforms. ...
Dodgy training providers who promise fake apprenticeships face prosecution under new Government reforms. A family firm of electricians in Milton Keynes and the building company Balfour Beatty told a G ...
23 September, 2015
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Hitachi Bathtub Challenge
|Date: 17 September, 2015

Hitachi Bathtub Challenge
We followed three teams – builders, plumbers and electricians –as they designed and built a bathtub vehic ...
We followed three teams – builders, plumbers and electricians –as they designed and built a bathtub vehicle, powered by a single cordless DV18DSDL 18V 5.0Ah Hitachi combi drill. Now comes the action – ...
17 September, 2015
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FMB and LABC Launch New Partnership for Building Quality
|Date: 16 September, 2015

FMB and LABC Launch New Partnership for Building Quality
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and Local Authority Building Control (LABC) have forged a new par ...
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and Local Authority Building Control (LABC) have forged a new partnership aimed at promoting the recognition of quality builders. The FMB, which is the UK’s lar ...
16 September, 2015
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Allegion Promotes the Importance of Fire Door Hardware
|Date: 11 September, 2015

Allegion Promotes the Importance of Fire Door Hardware
Specialist security manufacturer, Allegion, is providing those responsible for installing and maintaining ...
Specialist security manufacturer, Allegion, is providing those responsible for installing and maintaining fire door hardware with a new tool – a downloadable Fire Door Hardware Checklist. Allegion has ...
11 September, 2015
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Get More from Security Sales with the Return of NHSM
|Date: 10 September, 2015

Get More from Security Sales with the Return of NHSM
Having established success and gained growing support over the past few years, National Home Security Mon ...
Having established success and gained growing support over the past few years, National Home Security Month will return again this October, highlighting the importance of home security to homeowners a ...
10 September, 2015
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Three in Five Construction Workers Don’t Have an Employment Contract
|Date: 10 September, 2015

Three in Five Construction Workers Don’t Have an Employment Contract
More than 60% of construction workers polled by constructaquote.com admitted that they didn’t have an emp ...
More than 60% of construction workers polled by constructaquote.com admitted that they didn’t have an employment contract and a further 20% said that they weren’t sure whether they did have a contract ...
10 September, 2015
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Construction Trades Call for Government Support
|Date: 10 September, 2015

Construction Trades Call for Government Support
Tradesmen have called on the government to protect the industry from future recessions, as part of a roun ...
Tradesmen have called on the government to protect the industry from future recessions, as part of a roundtable discussion hosted by UK Construction Week in association with Checkatrade. The event, wh ...
10 September, 2015
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Central and Local Government Must Increase SME Spend, Says FMB
|Date: 10 September, 2015

Central and Local Government Must Increase SME Spend, Says FMB
All local authorities and housing associations should set targets to increase their spend with small busi ...
All local authorities and housing associations should set targets to increase their spend with small businesses, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Sarah McMonagle, Head of External ...
10 September, 2015
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Wild About Roofs Strives For Success With New Entrepreneurship Foundation
|Date: 27 August, 2015

Wild About Roofs Strives For Success With New Entrepreneurship Foundation
John Ward of Wild About Roofs has been selected to take part in a new Entrepreneurship Foundation launche ...
John Ward of Wild About Roofs has been selected to take part in a new Entrepreneurship Foundation launched by global construction firm Saint-Gobain, in association with the Construction Industry Train ...
27 August, 2015
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CITB Simplifies Access to £20 Million in Construction Training Funds
|Date: 19 August, 2015

CITB Simplifies Access to £20 Million in Construction Training Funds
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) will make it easier for employers to apply for training f ...
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) will make it easier for employers to apply for training funding for their staff by simplifying the application system, making it faster and more efficie ...
19 August, 2015
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Building Brings Home the Bacon
|Date: 11 August, 2015

Building Brings Home the Bacon
A comprehensive review of both permanent and temporary candidates’ wages in the construction industry rev ...
A comprehensive review of both permanent and temporary candidates’ wages in the construction industry reveals a significant increase in pay compared to 2014. Ionic Recruitment, the specialist recruitm ...
11 August, 2015
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TrustATrader Partner with Friends of the Elderly for Battersea Park 5k and 10k Runs on Sunday 18 October
|Date: 6 August, 2015

TrustATrader Partner with Friends of the Elderly for Battersea Park 5k and 10k Runs on Sunday 18 October
TrustATrader, the online directory of trusted and approved local traders, has announced its official supp ...
TrustATrader, the online directory of trusted and approved local traders, has announced its official support of national charity Friends of the Elderly. The charity’s research shows that over five mil ...
6 August, 2015
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Manufacturing Meets Increased Demand for Brick
|Date: 5 August, 2015

Manufacturing Meets Increased Demand for Brick
The latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics show brick production in the UK has re ...
The latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics show brick production in the UK has responded to the sudden surge in demand. The welcome stimulus of the Government’s Help to Buy sch ...
5 August, 2015
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Industry Reaction to the Summer Budget 2015
|Date: 9 July, 2015

Industry Reaction to the Summer Budget 2015
As the Chancellor George Osborne announces his first budget under a majority Conservative government yest ...
As the Chancellor George Osborne announces his first budget under a majority Conservative government yesterday (08/07/2015), we round up some of industry comments. With the Chancellor’s fiscal priorit ...
9 July, 2015
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Returning Troops Can Get Britain Building
|Date: 1 July, 2015

Returning Troops Can Get Britain Building
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis today visited a Construction Industry Training Board-funded project – and ...
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis today visited a Construction Industry Training Board-funded project – and issued a call to arms to the nation’s former servicemen and women to consider new careers build ...
1 July, 2015
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RGB Helping Charity Teach Youngsters Carpentry Skills
|Date: 30 June, 2015

RGB Helping Charity Teach Youngsters Carpentry Skills
The Bideford branch of RGB Building Supplies is donating £1,000 worth of building materials and tools to ...
The Bideford branch of RGB Building Supplies is donating £1,000 worth of building materials and tools to Bideford charity, Wings South West, to help them enhance the carpentry area at their business a ...
30 June, 2015
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