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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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NFB says construction in prime position to add to PM’s maths plan

|Date: 19 April, 2023

NFB says construction in prime position to add to PM’s maths plan

© Pormezz / Adobe Stock NFB makes a statement on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Maths plan On 17 April 2022 ...

© Pormezz / Adobe Stock NFB makes a statement on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Maths plan On 17 April 2022, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticised the UK’s ‘anti-maths mindset’ and announced that a revi ...

19 April, 2023
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Supporting builders with Origin

|Date: 14 February, 2023

Supporting builders with Origin

The UK construction industry has had to battle against unprecedented challenges over the past two years. ...

The UK construction industry has had to battle against unprecedented challenges over the past two years. Unfortunately, rather than getting easier, it is predicted that we will be entering the eye of ...

14 February, 2023
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