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Toddler receives ‘pay packet’ for helping on the job
|Date: 22 December, 2024

Toddler receives ‘pay packet’ for helping on the job
A painter has won hearts across the UK by leaving a thoughtful ‘pay packet’ for a customer’s three-year-o ...
A painter has won hearts across the UK by leaving a thoughtful ‘pay packet’ for a customer’s three-year-old son who helped him on the job. James Noll of Expressions, a vetted tradesperson on Checkatr ...
22 December, 2024
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Britain’s fastest bricklayer praises apprentices at NHBC graduation
|Date: 16 February, 2024

Britain’s fastest bricklayer praises apprentices at NHBC graduation
Apprentices tackling national skills gap and housing shortage recognised by Britain’s fastest bricklayer ...
Apprentices tackling national skills gap and housing shortage recognised by Britain’s fastest bricklayer at NHBC apprenticeship graduation in Milton Keynes The UK’s fastest bricklayer has praised the ...
16 February, 2024
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Strengthening the industry’s future with first-class Apprenticeship training
|Date: 14 February, 2024

Strengthening the industry’s future with first-class Apprenticeship training
As a company that prides itself on the development and support of young and talented bricklayers and cont ...
As a company that prides itself on the development and support of young and talented bricklayers and contractors, Keyfix is proud to support apprentices through MentorMe and Keyskills training scheme ...
14 February, 2024
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Research Seeks Feedback on Heritage Skills
|Date: 23 January, 2024

Research Seeks Feedback on Heritage Skills
Picture Credit: ©Historic England Picture Caption: Woodcarving practice at Hopwood Hall College for the H ...
Picture Credit: ©Historic England Picture Caption: Woodcarving practice at Hopwood Hall College for the Heritage Building Skills Programme 2023 Summer School. Historic England is undertaking researc ...
23 January, 2024
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Stopcocks and supporting women in the trades
|Date: 3 January, 2024

Stopcocks and supporting women in the trades
PB’s Edward Kelly talks to Mica May, Head of Development at Stopcocks, the national franchise of women pl ...
PB’s Edward Kelly talks to Mica May, Head of Development at Stopcocks, the national franchise of women plumbers, about the story behind the organisation and how it is supporting women in the trades St ...
3 January, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Women in the Trades
|Date: 12 December, 2023

The Professional Builder Podcast: Women in the Trades
The latest episode of the Professional Builder Podcast is here where we talk with Stopcocks about getting ...
The latest episode of the Professional Builder Podcast is here where we talk with Stopcocks about getting more women in the trades It’s estimated that just 5-6% of tradespeople in the UK are women. Wh ...
12 December, 2023
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The UK locations most in demand of tradespeople revealed
|Date: 7 December, 2023

The UK locations most in demand of tradespeople revealed
The current shortage of tradespeople in the UK is not new information, however a recent survey by Markel ...
The current shortage of tradespeople in the UK is not new information, however a recent survey by Markel Direct, the specialist insurer of tradespeople, has revealed the full extent of the issue. The ...
7 December, 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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Mounting pressure to bridge Gender Skill Gap in the Construction Industry
|Date: 10 November, 2023

Mounting pressure to bridge Gender Skill Gap in the Construction Industry
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock Recent data analysed by ERP software supplier RedSky has highlighted disa ...
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock Recent data analysed by ERP software supplier RedSky has highlighted disappointing growth in the number of female construction workers within the last two decades. Sinc ...
10 November, 2023
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Toolstation honours future of the construction industry at 2023 Young Builder of the Year Awards
|Date: 9 November, 2023

Toolstation honours future of the construction industry at 2023 Young Builder of the Year Awards
Toolstation continued its role as the prize sponsor for the 2023 Young Builder of the Year Award organise ...
Toolstation continued its role as the prize sponsor for the 2023 Young Builder of the Year Award organised by Youthbuild UK. The awards were presented on Wednesday 18th October at the Houses of Parlia ...
9 November, 2023
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Team UK Strikes Gold in Gdańsk
|Date: 16 September, 2023

Team UK Strikes Gold in Gdańsk
Team UK, an elite team of apprentices and young professionals, has triumphed at Europe’s largest skills c ...
Team UK, an elite team of apprentices and young professionals, has triumphed at Europe’s largest skills competition, amassing a total of 9 medals at ‘the Skills Olympics’. Their effort, during three ...
16 September, 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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T-level construction students are the future of the industry, says Actis
|Date: 23 August, 2023

T-level construction students are the future of the industry, says Actis
The first tranche of successful construction-focused T-level students, whose results were released in the ...
The first tranche of successful construction-focused T-level students, whose results were released in the last few days, are in the vanguard of helping transform an industry struggling to find skilled ...
23 August, 2023
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Using lockdown to bridge the skills gap: free training guide for tradespeople launched
|Date: 4 February, 2021

Using lockdown to bridge the skills gap: free training guide for tradespeople launched
A new guide providing tradespeople with training tips and practical business advice has been created to h ...
A new guide providing tradespeople with training tips and practical business advice has been created to help those who are out of work or are looking to develop their existing skill set over lockdown. ...
4 February, 2021
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Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector
|Date: 25 January, 2019

Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector
It's no secret that the construction sector in the UK has been in the grips of a prolonged skills shortag ...
It's no secret that the construction sector in the UK has been in the grips of a prolonged skills shortage which has limited construction initiatives while increasing labour costs over the last few ye ...
25 January, 2019
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