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Show your support for self-employed tradespeople

|Date: 27 March, 2020

Show your support for self-employed tradespeople

A social media campaign is underway to encourage people to show their support for self-employed tradespeo ...

A social media campaign is underway to encourage people to show their support for self-employed tradespeople who are no longer working. Although Rishi Sunak's package of financial aid for the self-emp ...

27 March, 2020
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Will the coronavirus lead to more extensions?

|Date: 27 March, 2020

Will the coronavirus lead to more extensions?

The increase in people working from home due to coronavirus could lead to a surge in house extension jobs ...

The increase in people working from home due to coronavirus could lead to a surge in house extension jobs for builders, once the lockdown comes to an end and the trades can go back to work. Modular ho ...

27 March, 2020
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Revealed: Rishi Sunak’s support for self-employed tradespeople during coronavirus outbreak

|Date: 26 March, 2020

Revealed: Rishi Sunak’s support for self-employed tradespeople during coronavirus outbreak

Following days of speculation in the press and on social media, chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed his p ...

Following days of speculation in the press and on social media, chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed his package of support for the self-employed tradespeople who can't work during the coronavirus outb ...

26 March, 2020
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Interview: Richard Stone from Stone Contracts on the impact of coronavirus

|Date: 26 March, 2020

Interview: Richard Stone from Stone Contracts on the impact of coronavirus

A couple of days is a long time at the moment, but just before the government’s lockdown announcement ear ...

A couple of days is a long time at the moment, but just before the government’s lockdown announcement earlier this week, we spoke to Richard Stone from Stone Contracts about his decision to shut down ...

26 March, 2020
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The FMB responds to the UK lockdown

|Date: 25 March, 2020

The FMB responds to the UK lockdown

The FMB has given us a statement on the UK lockdown, as debate continues to take place across our social ...

The FMB has given us a statement on the UK lockdown, as debate continues to take place across our social media channels as to what it actually means for the trades – particularly those working in dome ...

25 March, 2020
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How the trades can become NHS volunteer responders

|Date: 25 March, 2020

How the trades can become NHS volunteer responders

For many tradespeople who are no longer working but want to play their part in supporting the community ( ...

For many tradespeople who are no longer working but want to play their part in supporting the community (and the NHS in particular) during the COVID-19 crisis, becoming an NHS Volunteer Responder coul ...

25 March, 2020
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CITB supporting apprentices during coronavirus outbreak

|Date: 25 March, 2020

CITB supporting apprentices during coronavirus outbreak

CITB is paying in advance apprenticeship attendance grants for 2nd and 3rd year apprentices to help keep ...

CITB is paying in advance apprenticeship attendance grants for 2nd and 3rd year apprentices to help keep skills within the construction industry amid the coronavirus outbreak. The payments will be mad ...

25 March, 2020
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British Safety Council asks for clarity from government on construction during lockdown

|Date: 24 March, 2020

British Safety Council asks for clarity from government on construction during lockdown

The British Safety Council says non-essential construction must end to keep workers and public safe durin ...

The British Safety Council says non-essential construction must end to keep workers and public safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Mixed messages from various government ministers has led to confusi ...

24 March, 2020
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Join the discussion: what the UK lockdown means for the trades

|Date: 24 March, 2020

Join the discussion: what the UK lockdown means for the trades

Tonight's #TradesTalk Twitter chat will be about the impact of the coronavirus on the trades – and it wil ...

Tonight's #TradesTalk Twitter chat will be about the impact of the coronavirus on the trades – and it will also be broadcast live as part of a live podcast from the team at the EGTE (Electricians' Gui ...

24 March, 2020
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Builders donate face masks to Wiltshire Air Ambulance

|Date: 24 March, 2020

Builders donate face masks to Wiltshire Air Ambulance

One of our readers got in touch on Facebook to share this fantastic story about how his company has helpe ...

One of our readers got in touch on Facebook to share this fantastic story about how his company has helped the health service with a donation of face masks. Richard Vincent, from R Vincent & Sons ...

24 March, 2020
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