Housebuilding figures show volumes must double to meet target
Posted: Friday, July 26th, 2024
The numbers show that 29,281 new homes were registered to be built in Q2 2024, down 23% from Q2 2023
BCIS urges immediate action to tackle construction skills shortage
Posted: Friday, July 26th, 2024
BCIS points out that the government’s plans to boost vocational courses will take time to get workers on-site
BGEN runs recruitment campaign to hire over 100 tradespeople
Posted: Thursday, July 25th, 2024
BGEN’s electrical business unit immediately needs upwards of 60 JIB-approved electricians and ten supervisors
Renewable energy to account for 44% of power generation by 2030
Posted: Thursday, July 25th, 2024
There is a significant shortfall from the 67% needed for a fully decarbonised electricity system, as projected by modelling experts
Ofsted finds “significant progress” in training quality at CITB
Posted: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Last year, NCC was labelled as "requiring improvement" following an inspection from Ofsted, highlighting six areas for improvement
Heat pump installers encouraged to adopt apprentices
Posted: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Heat pump installers can apply for grants of up to £2,000 if they take on an apprentice from the new Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship training courses
Construction worst hit as company insolvencies rise
Posted: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
Businesses involved in specialist construction accounted for the most insolvencies
New skills quango raises CITB questions
Posted: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
The government has announced plans for a new organisation to oversee skills training in England
Roofers are the fittest tradespeople in the UK
Posted: Monday, July 22nd, 2024
Roofers (23 hours), carpenters (22 hours), and plumbers (22 hours) perform the most work-related physical activity per week
Häfele adds certified fire rated pocket door to range
Posted: Monday, July 22nd, 2024
Available exclusively in the UK via Häfele, Optimo comes with an optional fire-rated FD30 jamb kit
Competition watchdog clamps down on trades’ websites
Posted: Friday, July 19th, 2024
Working with Trading Standards, the CMA has been investigating how these sites operate
Kitchen market set to bounce back to all-time high
Posted: Friday, July 19th, 2024
Fitted kitchens are projected to hit an all-time high in 2024 in terms of the total market value, research shows
Electrician apprenticeships more popular than any other trade
Posted: Thursday, July 18th, 2024
Apprenticeships to train as electricians took the top spot, with an average of 3,510 monthly searches
Construction industry sees influx of ‘cowboy builders’
Posted: Thursday, July 18th, 2024
Checkatrade has seen a 13 per cent YOY rise in rogue tradespeople trying and failing to join its platform as unqualified operators
AUDIO NEWS: Labour unveils planning bill, and Checkatrade report surge in rogue traders
Posted: Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
Labour government gets Britain Building again with Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Checkatrade reports huge surge in rogue traders and who wants to work in Austria?
FMB-commissioned research highlights how the opinions of small, local building firms are often overlooked in discussions of reducing home energy bills
CIPHE introduces new standards for plumbing apprentices
Posted: Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
These new standards, once introduced, will only create Level 2 and Level 3 career entry points
AUDIO NEWS: SME builders want robust retrofitting guidelines and Arnold Schwarzenegger fixes potholes
Posted: Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
Government regulations and robust standards needed to kickstart retrofitting market, building service engineers don't understand Part O building regs and Arnold Schwarzenegger starts filling in potholes
AUDIO NEWS: Site manager saves schoolboy and labour shortages could derail Labour's housing plan
Posted: Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
A site manager saves life of 10-year-old boy who collapses outside hospital, skills shortages and product manufacturing capacity could detail Labour's plans and flooding causes millions in damages!
Workplace injuries and tool theft most common problems tradespeople face
Posted: Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
The construction sector records one of the highest rates of workplace injuries
College students paint Defiant Sport’s new venue
Posted: Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
Nine student volunteers from East Sussex College Eastbourne on the Level 2 Painting and Decorating course painted the exteriors of Defiant Sport’s new site
AUDIO NEWS: London named the UK's most inclusive region, and construction minister appointed
Posted: Monday, July 15th, 2024
London named most inclusive region for non-heterosexual tradespeople, Sarah Jones named as construction minster and electrician has £5,000 worth of tools stolen from site
London ranked as most inclusive region for tradespeople
Posted: Monday, July 15th, 2024
Over one in six of those in the UK’s skilled trade workforce identify as non-heterosexual, with London boasting the most inclusive workforce
Leyland expands with South Kensington store
Posted: Monday, July 15th, 2024
The South Kensington store is the first Leyland store to have a Zinsser paint mixing machine, allowing customers to mix Zinsser paints in ‘thousands’ of colours
Construction minister opposes permitted development rights
Posted: Friday, July 12th, 2024
Prime minister Keir Starmer has appointed Croydon West MP Sarah Jones as minister for construction
Angela Rayner appointed housing secretary
Posted: Friday, July 12th, 2024
The deputy prime minister has been assigned as secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities in Keir Starmer’s cabinet
AUDIO NEWS: Trade recommendation sites must vet traders, and construction output goes up
Posted: Friday, July 12th, 2024
Trade recommendation sites must vet the firms they recommend says government watchdog, construction output goes up in May and a decorator raises funds for sick nephew
Skills shortage risks Chancellor’s ambition to get Britain building
Posted: Thursday, July 11th, 2024
Restoring mandatory local housebuilding targets will be crucial to meeting Labour’s ambition to build 1.5 million more homes, says FMB
Werner issues summer working at height safety guide
Posted: Thursday, July 11th, 2024
Ensuring ladders have the correct classification is important, as poorly made imports cause injuries when working at height
AUDIO NEWS: UK needs to fit 3 million heat pumps and builders banned from listening to the radio
Posted: Thursday, July 11th, 2024
The UK needs to install 3 million heat pumps in five years, tradespeople banned from the listening to the radio and a decorator appears in Lewis Capaldi video
