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All the latest stories from across the Construction sector.

 

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 

 


 

Knauf introduces plasterboard recycling scheme trial

Posted: Friday, December 1st, 2023  

​​​​​​​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 

 


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