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Over 250,000 extra construction workers required by 2028
|Date: 31 May, 2024

Over 250,000 extra construction workers required by 2028
The annual industry forecast from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) highlights the continui ...
The annual industry forecast from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) highlights the continuing persistent gap between what the UK needs to keep up with demand and the workforce available ...
31 May, 2024
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Positive signs on the horizon for small builders, says FMB
|Date: 14 March, 2024

Positive signs on the horizon for small builders, says FMB
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock The 1.1% growth in construction is welcome news, says the Federation of M ...
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock The 1.1% growth in construction is welcome news, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to newly released data from the Office for National Statistics ...
14 March, 2024
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Women in Construction – Ruth Devine shares her inspiration, motivation and aspirations for the industry
|Date: 7 March, 2024

Women in Construction – Ruth Devine shares her inspiration, motivation and aspirations for the industry
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity celebrates Women in Construction Week and interviews Ruth De ...
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity celebrates Women in Construction Week and interviews Ruth Devine, Managing Director of SJD Associates: Women in Construction Week is an opportunity to high ...
7 March, 2024
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Spring Budget 2024: What the experts are saying
|Date: 7 March, 2024

Spring Budget 2024: What the experts are saying
© Wirestock / Adobe Stock Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the government's 'Budget for Long Term Growth' ...
© Wirestock / Adobe Stock Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the government's 'Budget for Long Term Growth' yesterday (March 6th 2024), promising lower taxes, better public services and more investment. ...
7 March, 2024
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Women taking up apprenticeship roles in construction reaches highest point
|Date: 4 March, 2024

Women taking up apprenticeship roles in construction reaches highest point
Analysis conducted by Protrade shows more young women than ever are looking at a career in construction ...
Analysis conducted by Protrade shows more young women than ever are looking at a career in construction Construction has a history of struggling to attract female and ethnic minorities into the indus ...
4 March, 2024
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Origin looks ahead at 2024
|Date: 8 January, 2024

Origin looks ahead at 2024
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, looks ahead to 2024 Embarking on 2024 fills us with optimism, as we ...
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, looks ahead to 2024 Embarking on 2024 fills us with optimism, as we eagerly anticipate the promise of fresh opportunities to drive growth. It's an exhilarating tim ...
8 January, 2024
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Positive outlook for the UK construction industry heading into 2024
|Date: 2 January, 2024

Positive outlook for the UK construction industry heading into 2024
© Romolo Tavani / Adobe Stock Ellis Osborn at IronmongeryDirect looks at the latest government data to hi ...
© Romolo Tavani / Adobe Stock Ellis Osborn at IronmongeryDirect looks at the latest government data to highlight recent successes and challenges for the sector. Ellis Osborn, Ecommerce Manager at Iron ...
2 January, 2024
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Rise in repair and maintenance building work holding up construction activity, says FMB
|Date: 24 December, 2023

Rise in repair and maintenance building work holding up construction activity, says FMB
© Zoya / Adobe Stock The rise in repair and maintenance building work of 2.2% in the three months to Octo ...
© Zoya / Adobe Stock The rise in repair and maintenance building work of 2.2% in the three months to October 2023 is holding up an overall fall in construction activity, says the Federation of Master ...
24 December, 2023
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The industry response to the 2023 Autumn Statement
|Date: 23 November, 2023

The industry response to the 2023 Autumn Statement
© PeskyMonkey / Adobe Stock After Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, gave his Autumn Statement on ...
© PeskyMonkey / Adobe Stock After Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, gave his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, some of the construction industry's biggest organisations gave their responses to th ...
23 November, 2023
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Builders are the most sought-after trades across the UK
|Date: 14 November, 2023

Builders are the most sought-after trades across the UK
Builders are the most in demand job within the UK construction and repairs industry, according to new job ...
Builders are the most in demand job within the UK construction and repairs industry, according to new job data.  There are over 141,000 active vacancies across the top tradespeople roles, with 51,683 ...
14 November, 2023
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Wise Howell: The future of construction
|Date: 31 October, 2023

Wise Howell: The future of construction
© Yuttana Studio / Adobe Stock This month, Jeff Howell’s Wise Howell column for Professional Builder lo ...
© Yuttana Studio / Adobe Stock This month, Jeff Howell’s Wise Howell column for Professional Builder looks back to look ahead, touching on everything from bicycles to jet packs - and everything in b ...
31 October, 2023
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Paragon Bank says as finances improve, SMEs set to invest more
|Date: 10 October, 2023

Paragon Bank says as finances improve, SMEs set to invest more
Construction SMEs are set to increase investment following improved financial performance, Paragon Bank r ...
Construction SMEs are set to increase investment following improved financial performance, Paragon Bank research has found. Q3 2023: Investing for Success presents a detailed look into the improving ...
10 October, 2023
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Checkatrade launches campaigns urging young people to consider trades careers
|Date: 15 September, 2023

Checkatrade launches campaigns urging young people to consider trades careers
Checkatrade has launched two “game-changing” campaigns aimed at encouraging young people into the trades, ...
Checkatrade has launched two “game-changing” campaigns aimed at encouraging young people into the trades, after figures revealed a growing interest in careers such as carpentry, plumbing and electrics ...
15 September, 2023
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Report shows UK tradespeople are business confident in 2023
|Date: 11 August, 2023

Report shows UK tradespeople are business confident in 2023
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock Despite adverse conditions taking hold of the UK economy, new research ha ...
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock Despite adverse conditions taking hold of the UK economy, new research has shown that tradespeople are amongst the most confident of small business owners in the UK. Th ...
11 August, 2023
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Money.co.uk talks business insurance for construction SMEs
|Date: 8 August, 2023

Money.co.uk talks business insurance for construction SMEs
Statistics from money.co.uk business suggest that up to 402,160 UK construction companies may be uninsure ...
Statistics from money.co.uk business suggest that up to 402,160 UK construction companies may be uninsured. Experts at the comparison service explain these findings and give some tips for construction ...
8 August, 2023
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Wise Howell: Building, Construction and History
|Date: 28 July, 2023

Wise Howell: Building, Construction and History
© Relia / Adobe Stock This month, Jeff Howell's Wise Howell column for Professional Builder discusses his ...
© Relia / Adobe Stock This month, Jeff Howell's Wise Howell column for Professional Builder discusses history and construction: When you think about it, the history of building is the history of socie ...
28 July, 2023
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