Builders' Merchants Awards attendees raise funds for charity
Posted: Friday, December 1st, 2023
Over £6,500 was raised for Band of Builders, which provides practical assistance and support to tradespeople and their families
Selco looks to raise £150,000 for charity this year
Posted: Friday, December 1st, 2023
A packed year of fundraising activity from the builders’ merchant has seen Selco raise a mammoth total for its charity partner Cancer Research UK
Tradespeople struggling with green skills gap
Posted: Friday, December 1st, 2023
One in four tradespeople feel they do not have the knowledge or skills to retrofit homes to make them greener
The trial scheme aims to move towards a circular economy by taking waste plasterboard and reintroducing it to the local supply chain
Creating your dream kitchen for your self build project
Posted: Friday, December 1st, 2023
Mark Millar and Jonathan Randall discuss trends, options and functionality with regards to creating the perfect kitchen for your building project
AUDIO NEWS: Knauf starts recycling scheme and homeowners don't want tradies to use their toilet
Posted: Friday, December 1st, 2023
Knauf partners with Encore for plasterboard recycling scheme, the Worshipful Company of Plumbers launches student bursary scheme and a third of homeowners don't want tradespeople using their toilet
Building projects in Mid Wales hampered by shortage of tradespeople
Posted: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Not enough young people are being trained to take up roles such as bricklaying, carpentry, and plumbing, a local architect asserts
BMF calls for VAT reduction on retrofit work
Posted: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
The Builders’ Merchant Federation (BMF) believes that a reduction in VAT for retrofit work will create new jobs and greener homes
Electrical sector feels skills shortage bite
Posted: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Most business owners in the electrical industry continue to grapple with high prices and slow payment times
SkillBuild announce winners of construction ‘skills Olympics’
Posted: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
After 78 construction trainees went head-to-head over three days, three tradespeople were declared winners in each of the 10 categories
Construction sector lagging in safety training
Posted: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Just 54% of employees in the construction industry go through training every single year
Thomas Nagy talks insurance, travelling for work, and cashless culture
Posted: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Along with regular guest Paul Meenan, Thomas Nagy discusses what insurance electricians needs, travelling for work and a cashless society
One in four believe false information about heat pumps
Posted: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
A surprising 25% of those surveyed believe that ‘heat pumps are less efficient than gas boilers’
Buyer demand for new homes at lowest recorded levels, warns FMB
Posted: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
Complex systems, high costs, lack of communication from local planning authorities, and lack of land plague small builders
Scottish Government hindering social housing energy retrofit projects
Posted: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
A new CIOB report says there are issues with the current Scottish Government’s funding schemes as they stand in the way of large-scale energy retrofit projects for social housing
Record year for MCS and renewable energy installations
Posted: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme), the standards organisation for small-scale renewable energy and heat, has reported record numbers of new certifications and installations in 2023
What's the worst mistake you've made on the tools?
Posted: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
Andy Cam, Todd Glister, and guests discuss the worst mistakes made on the job as well as the ones made by others working with you
AUDIO NEWS: CHAS pushes firms to sign mental health pledge and procurement group wants to cut costs
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
CHAS lobbies construction firms to sign mental health pledge, procurement groups aims to change the system and TikTok plumber wants to get apprentices on their phones!
Sussex carpenter sets up workshops for women
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Georjie Adams set up In Her Hands, a space in Steyning, West Sussex, for women to learn essential skills
Government picks Langley for retrofit skills training
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
The time-limited, subsidised training offer (until March 2024) is open to individuals with existing skills and provides training for those new to the sector
Joel Bardall, TVJ, the Bald Builders and exoskeletons coverage at the Painting & Decorating Show
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel meet with the Bald Builders and tradespeople in exoskeletons at the National Painting & Decorating Show
Are you getting the respect in the trade from your customers?
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Clive Holland recently turned focus to preconceptions about the trades industry – and how they can often mean tradespeople are looked down on by the British public
Manufacturers more pessimistic about trade while skills shortages ease
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
BFM’s Trade & Price Trends survey maps out the key factors in the industry including employment, output, costs, material prices and export
How do late payments affect your business?
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Clive Holland and guests talk about late payments and how this is impacting the various trades businesses
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd painter retires after 50 years of service
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
A popular painter around Ysbyty Glan Clwyd has brushed his last stroke after more than 50 years brightening the lives of colleagues and patients
How do landscapers approach work in England's winter?
Posted: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Dan Kewley from Hampshire, Ash Thompson from Manchester and Kevin Fitzpatrick, based in Devon, discuss their approach to working through the winter in England
AUDIO NEWS: House building slumps hits brickies and angry carpenter attacks ULEZ camera
Posted: Monday, November 27th, 2023
House building slump hits bricklayers in October, angry carpenter vandalises ULEZ camera and chippie sets up workshops for women to learn wood working skills
Carpenter vandalised ULEZ camera because he felt 'penalised'
Posted: Monday, November 27th, 2023
Chippie Stephen Nunn was caught by police spray-painting the camera in Bromley
How to create the dream kitchen
Posted: Monday, November 27th, 2023
Mark Millar is joined by Jonathan Randall of JR Kitchens to discuss trends, options, and functionality when creating the perfect kitchen for your building project
Robin Clevett chats with Tibby Singh at SkillBuild 2023
Posted: Monday, November 27th, 2023
Robin Clevett was at the SkillBuild Final last week, where he caught up with carpenter, judge and social media influencer, Tibby Singh and finalists Daniel and Osian
