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The mental health of construction workers
|Date: 22 June, 2022

The mental health of construction workers
In partnership with the IES and funded by a research grant from B&CE, we published the full report of ...
In partnership with the IES and funded by a research grant from B&CE, we published the full report of our findings looking at the mental health of self-employed construction workers and those work ...
22 June, 2022
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Building trade concerned about ‘very negative’ environmental impact
|Date: 21 June, 2022

Building trade concerned about ‘very negative’ environmental impact
A new survey reveals that the majority of professionals in construction and the building trade are concer ...
A new survey reveals that the majority of professionals in construction and the building trade are concerned about the environmental impact of waste entering the UK’s drainage system from construction ...
21 June, 2022
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Shining a Light on Men’s Health Week
|Date: 16 June, 2022

Shining a Light on Men’s Health Week
It’s Men’s Health Week from 12th to 19th June and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are suppor ...
It’s Men’s Health Week from 12th to 19th June and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are supporting the week by raising awareness of all the resources they have to support our men in constru ...
16 June, 2022
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Ford partners with construction industry
|Date: 31 May, 2022

Ford partners with construction industry
New “Make it Visible” campaign sets to combat construction worker suicide, affecting up to two people per ...
New “Make it Visible” campaign sets to combat construction worker suicide, affecting up to two people per day, in partnership with The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Balfour Beatty. “Hig ...
31 May, 2022
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Accidents in UK construction
|Date: 25 May, 2022

Accidents in UK construction
With an equal measure of both mild amusement and self-righteous smugness, it has been known for us, on oc ...
With an equal measure of both mild amusement and self-righteous smugness, it has been known for us, on occasion, to revel in the misfortune of all those hapless DIYers whose botched attempts to improv ...
25 May, 2022
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Supporting Mental Health in construction is a priority for CITB
|Date: 13 May, 2022

Supporting Mental Health in construction is a priority for CITB
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (9 to15 May 2022) CITB is pledging its continuing support to trainin ...
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (9 to15 May 2022) CITB is pledging its continuing support to training and understanding. A study compiled by the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and CITB, ...
13 May, 2022
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The tools for the trade
|Date: 12 May, 2022

The tools for the trade
Professional Builder sat down with Chris Proffit, business sector manager – construction & decoration ...
Professional Builder sat down with Chris Proffit, business sector manager – construction & decoration at Mirka, to discuss how tooling has evolved in the sector, where the market is heading, and h ...
12 May, 2022
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The latest health and safety law change
|Date: 2 May, 2022

The latest health and safety law change
You’re likely well aware of the obvious reasons for observing health & safety rules and regulations a ...
You’re likely well aware of the obvious reasons for observing health & safety rules and regulations and you’ll know there’s a financial implication for non-compliance. You’ll have nothing to worry ...
2 May, 2022
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Master bricklayer creates an Englishman’s home into a castle
|Date: 15 April, 2022

Master bricklayer creates an Englishman’s home into a castle
An Englishman’s home really is his castle now thanks to the creative thinking and expert skills of master ...
An Englishman’s home really is his castle now thanks to the creative thinking and expert skills of master bricklayer Lawrence Bates Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and the recent sh ...
15 April, 2022
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UK workers are only the fourth-best paid in the world
|Date: 12 April, 2022

UK workers are only the fourth-best paid in the world
Tax refund experts, RIFT Tax Refunds, have researched the salaries and tax rates for construction workers ...
Tax refund experts, RIFT Tax Refunds, have researched the salaries and tax rates for construction workers in 12 major world nations, discovering that UK workers are only the fourth-best paid in the wo ...
12 April, 2022
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It’s estimated that the UK needs to recruit 217,000 new workers by 2025 says Access Training UK
|Date: 8 April, 2022

It’s estimated that the UK needs to recruit 217,000 new workers by 2025 says Access Training UK
Jamie Jeffries, CEO of Access Training UK, commented:“We welcome the news that the government will be rev ...
Jamie Jeffries, CEO of Access Training UK, commented:“We welcome the news that the government will be reviewing the Apprenticeship Levy. We desperately need to encourage more people to take a vocation ...
8 April, 2022
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Band of Builders launches free counselling service for tradespeople to tackle construction industry mental health crisis
|Date: 1 April, 2022

Band of Builders launches free counselling service for tradespeople to tackle construction industry mental health crisis
Construction workers in crisis are being urged to use a new free counselling service that has been set up ...
Construction workers in crisis are being urged to use a new free counselling service that has been set up by a national builders charity, after its inaugural Big Brew fundraising campaign raised enoug ...
1 April, 2022
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Buildiro revolutionises finding construction materials and tools online
|Date: 29 March, 2022

Buildiro revolutionises finding construction materials and tools online
Buildiro have announced an overview of their current standings. Hosting over 50 vendors, with big names s ...
Buildiro have announced an overview of their current standings. Hosting over 50 vendors, with big names such as B&Q, Wickes, and Travis Perkins onboarded, Buildiro is working on becoming the great ...
29 March, 2022
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Falling from height accounts for 50% of deaths in construction
|Date: 24 March, 2022

Falling from height accounts for 50% of deaths in construction
Data highlights that falling from height on-site is an outcome 284% more likely than being struck by some ...
Data highlights that falling from height on-site is an outcome 284% more likely than being struck by something collapsing or overturning. Fatal incidents in UK construction have risen by almost 10% in ...
24 March, 2022
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£1.4bn owed to Britain’s construction workers following pandemic property market boom
|Date: 21 March, 2022

£1.4bn owed to Britain’s construction workers following pandemic property market boom
Labour shortages and the increasing cost of materials have plagued the construction industry during a pro ...
Labour shortages and the increasing cost of materials have plagued the construction industry during a problematic pandemic period, but the latest Construction Purchasing Managers Index shows that the ...
21 March, 2022
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Registration opens for SkillBuild 2022
|Date: 15 March, 2022

Registration opens for SkillBuild 2022
The largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK returns, as registration opens ...
The largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK returns, as registration opens for SkillBuild 2022. SkillBuild is delivered by CITB and forms a part of WorldSkills UK, often ...
15 March, 2022
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