women in the trades Archives - Professional Builder

7th Glorious Year for WIT – The only all-day event for all tradeswomen in UK
|Date: 15 April, 2024

7th Glorious Year for WIT – The only all-day event for all tradeswomen in UK
WIT began as a bright idea by Hattie Hasan MBE, founder of Stopcocks Group Limited, to create the opportu ...
WIT began as a bright idea by Hattie Hasan MBE, founder of Stopcocks Group Limited, to create the opportunity for women plumbers and heating engineers to meet. After 6 all-day events and the first aft ...
15 April, 2024
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New Initiative to Increase Women in Housebuilding and Shift Public Perception
|Date: 15 March, 2024

New Initiative to Increase Women in Housebuilding and Shift Public Perception
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for SME Housebuilders has launched a new campaign designed to in ...
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for SME Housebuilders has launched a new campaign designed to increase the number of women in the housebuilding industry - ‘I am a Housebuilder’, to coincide w ...
15 March, 2024
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International Women’s Day: one woman’s experience as a plumber
|Date: 8 March, 2024

International Women’s Day: one woman’s experience as a plumber
From lollipop lady to fixing leaking pipes, a mum of two from Devon is helping to break down barriers in ...
From lollipop lady to fixing leaking pipes, a mum of two from Devon is helping to break down barriers in the plumbing industry. 34 year old Carol Pengilly, a plumbing apprentice at South Devon College ...
8 March, 2024
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Women taking up apprenticeship roles in construction reaches highest point
|Date: 4 March, 2024

Women taking up apprenticeship roles in construction reaches highest point
Analysis conducted by Protrade shows more young women than ever are looking at a career in construction ...
Analysis conducted by Protrade shows more young women than ever are looking at a career in construction Construction has a history of struggling to attract female and ethnic minorities into the indus ...
4 March, 2024
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Tickets to attend WIT, the only national tradeswomen’s event, already flying out
|Date: 20 February, 2024

Tickets to attend WIT, the only national tradeswomen’s event, already flying out
WIT, now established as the only national, annual event for all tradeswomen runs in the first week of Jul ...
WIT, now established as the only national, annual event for all tradeswomen runs in the first week of July, this year on 4th July and returns in 2024 to The Great Hall, at London Metropolitan Universi ...
20 February, 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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Rock Fall and Bold as Brass range of professional women’s safety boots
|Date: 16 November, 2023

Rock Fall and Bold as Brass range of professional women’s safety boots
Rock Fall in collaboration with Bold as Brass, develops a range of professional women’s safety boots. Des ...
Rock Fall in collaboration with Bold as Brass, develops a range of professional women’s safety boots. Designed for ‘Women by Women’, who work in heavy industry sectors. Rock Fall is at the forefro ...
16 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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