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Employment in construction
|Date: 15 December, 2022

Employment in construction
Hard to believe, but the benchmark in Annus Horriblis – certainly as far as our much-lamented Queen Eliza ...
Hard to believe, but the benchmark in Annus Horriblis – certainly as far as our much-lamented Queen Elizabeth was concerned – occurred exactly three decades ago in 1992. The terminology may have been ...
15 December, 2022
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A services industry
|Date: 18 May, 2022

A services industry
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones investigates a charitable endeavour that’s arming former military person ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones investigates a charitable endeavour that’s arming former military personnel with the skills for a second career in construction. Members of our armed forces are moulde ...
18 May, 2022
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Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years
|Date: 25 March, 2022

Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years
Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “New data has revea ...
Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “New data has revealed that the number of people employed in the UK construction industry jumped by 21,000 at the ...
25 March, 2022
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West Fraser partners with Youth Employment UK
|Date: 23 February, 2022

West Fraser partners with Youth Employment UK
West Fraser, formerly known as Norbord, is pleased to be a partner of Youth Employment UK. Founded in 201 ...
West Fraser, formerly known as Norbord, is pleased to be a partner of Youth Employment UK. Founded in 2012, Youth Employment UK is a not-for-profit social enterprise offering young people skills and c ...
23 February, 2022
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Over a quarter of brits opt for new trade in post pandemic career change
|Date: 28 June, 2021

Over a quarter of brits opt for new trade in post pandemic career change
Access Training UK has revealed a 29% increase in the number of trainees registering for construction-led ...
Access Training UK has revealed a 29% increase in the number of trainees registering for construction-led courses in 2020, including a 14% increase in female trainees. Training to be an electrician pr ...
28 June, 2021
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UK construction employment rises for first time in two years
|Date: 10 June, 2021

UK construction employment rises for first time in two years
Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, said: “Over the last few months, there have b ...
Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, said: “Over the last few months, there have been small signs of recovery for the construction industry, but the latest ONS data is the stron ...
10 June, 2021
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Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10 years, says FMB
|Date: 20 May, 2021

Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10 years, says FMB
The first three months of 2021 saw enquiries with local building firms increase at their fastest rate in ...
The first three months of 2021 saw enquiries with local building firms increase at their fastest rate in a decade, fuelling significant difficulties with construction material shortages, according to ...
20 May, 2021
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