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NHBC welcomes Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ housing growth plans
|Date: 30 January, 2025

NHBC welcomes Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ housing growth plans
Steve Wood, CEO, NHBC Comments: “The National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) welcomes the significant ambit ...
Steve Wood, CEO, NHBC Comments: “The National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) welcomes the significant ambition presented by the Chancellor. Getting Britain building again is essential for growth, and as ...
30 January, 2025
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Shortage of Tradespeople – How Does This Affect The UK Economy?
|Date: 27 September, 2024

Shortage of Tradespeople – How Does This Affect The UK Economy?
The UK is currently struggling with a significant shortage of skilled tradespeople, a crisis that is cast ...
The UK is currently struggling with a significant shortage of skilled tradespeople, a crisis that is casting a long shadow over the nation's economy.  This shortfall in skilled labour is impacting var ...
27 September, 2024
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BCIS calls for Labour to tackle construction skills shortage
|Date: 20 August, 2024

BCIS calls for Labour to tackle construction skills shortage
The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) is calling on Labour to address the skills shortage in the c ...
The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) is calling on Labour to address the skills shortage in the construction industry to accelerate major housing and infrastructure projects. The new governm ...
20 August, 2024
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Tradesperson champion calling on next Government to encourage careers in skilled trades
|Date: 26 June, 2024

Tradesperson champion calling on next Government to encourage careers in skilled trades
Tradesperson champion MyBuilder.com calls for promotion of skilled trades as a career - as the constructi ...
Tradesperson champion MyBuilder.com calls for promotion of skilled trades as a career - as the construction industry faces skills shortages GCSE exam season is well underway and young Brits are consid ...
26 June, 2024
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ABC member Grayson helps tackle UK bricklayer shortage
|Date: 29 August, 2023

ABC member Grayson helps tackle UK bricklayer shortage
1,600 more bricklayer apprentices needed each year to reach 300,000 new homes. ABC member Grayson helps t ...
1,600 more bricklayer apprentices needed each year to reach 300,000 new homes. ABC member Grayson helps to tackle the UK's concerning shortage. As a member of the Association of Brickwork Contractors, ...
29 August, 2023
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BMI Apprentice of the Year competition celebrates excellence in roofing
|Date: 3 August, 2023

BMI Apprentice of the Year competition celebrates excellence in roofing
Featured image: Euan Forsyth, apprentice at Mithril Roofing and training at Fife College: BMI Redland App ...
Featured image: Euan Forsyth, apprentice at Mithril Roofing and training at Fife College: BMI Redland Apprentice of the Year 2023 in the Pitched Roofing category Following two days of competition to f ...
3 August, 2023
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Study reveals best and worst cities to be a tradie in 2023
|Date: 12 July, 2023

Study reveals best and worst cities to be a tradie in 2023
A report from Open Space Concepts has revealed the best places for UK tradies to set up shop - following ...
A report from Open Space Concepts has revealed the best places for UK tradies to set up shop - following massive shortages of skilled workers across the nation amid the cost of living crisis.  Statist ...
12 July, 2023
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The role of product manufacturers in the skills shortage
|Date: 6 January, 2023

The role of product manufacturers in the skills shortage
Rob Speke, manager of the Saint-Gobain Weber Technical Academy, addresses the role of product manufacture ...
Rob Speke, manager of the Saint-Gobain Weber Technical Academy, addresses the role of product manufacturers in addressing the skills shortage According to the CITB’s Construction Skills Network report ...
6 January, 2023
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New training academy to combat skills shortage
|Date: 15 November, 2022

New training academy to combat skills shortage
Leading minerals processor Kilwaughter Minerals which owns both the K Rend and K Systems brands, has anno ...
Leading minerals processor Kilwaughter Minerals which owns both the K Rend and K Systems brands, has announced the launch of its new training academy, specially developed to promote excellence in indu ...
15 November, 2022
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Record numbers use free CHAS jobs resource
|Date: 23 March, 2022

Record numbers use free CHAS jobs resource
The supply-chain risk management expert, CHAS, is seeing record numbers of people using the CHAS Jobs Boa ...
The supply-chain risk management expert, CHAS, is seeing record numbers of people using the CHAS Jobs Board as the UK continues to grapple with a severe skills shortage. The CHAS Jobs Board is a free ...
23 March, 2022
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NFRC launches new Roofing Careers Service to address chronic skill shortages
|Date: 20 January, 2022

NFRC launches new Roofing Careers Service to address chronic skill shortages
NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has today (Wednesday 12 January 2022) launched the NFRC ...
NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has today (Wednesday 12 January 2022) launched the NFRC Roofing Careers Service. This free online resource is aimed at young people, career changers a ...
20 January, 2022
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Is the education system effecting the skills shortage?
|Date: 18 October, 2021

Is the education system effecting the skills shortage?
So, there it was, some uplifting news at long last. Against all the odds, closed classrooms, home schooli ...
So, there it was, some uplifting news at long last. Against all the odds, closed classrooms, home schooling and isolation to name but a few, the recent round of GCSE and A-Level pass rates were off th ...
18 October, 2021
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Tech start-up addresses UK trade skills shortage with new college mentoring programme
|Date: 12 October, 2021

Tech start-up addresses UK trade skills shortage with new college mentoring programme
Lancashire tech-start up Kiistone, an online portal that helps tradespeople and customers work together m ...
Lancashire tech-start up Kiistone, an online portal that helps tradespeople and customers work together more effectively and securely, has launched a college mentoring programme, starting with Accring ...
12 October, 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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City & Guilds: Address Skills Shortage NOW
|Date: 18 September, 2018

City & Guilds: Address Skills Shortage NOW
Professional Builder's Kieran Nee was on hand as City & Guilds Group, in collaboration with The ...
Professional Builder's Kieran Nee was on hand as City & Guilds Group, in collaboration with The Work Foundation, launched a new report exploring the challenges facing the UK construction sect ...
18 September, 2018
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Positive Outlook From SMEs
|Date: 18 June, 2018

Positive Outlook From SMEs
Construction SMEs have a forward-thinking approach to business and are willing to adapt to new working pr ...
Construction SMEs have a forward-thinking approach to business and are willing to adapt to new working practices, a survey from Constructionline has shown. The survey undertaken by the supply chain an ...
18 June, 2018
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