AUDIO NEWS: Searches for green jobs surge and tradespeople head to the bathroom to decompress
Posted: Thursday, July 24th, 2025
The demand for clean home energy is creating thousands of green job opportunities, claims a report from Uswitch.com. An analysis of online job data indicates that searches for ‘heat pump engineer’ roles have jumped by nearly 30% in the last year. Searches for solar panel installers have risen by 11%. The report also hints at an increase in searches for strategic green roles, such as sustainability manager. Ben Gallizzi, energy expert at Uswitch.com said: “From heat pump engineers to sustainability analysts, there’s a growing demand for people who can make homes cleaner and more efficient.” --- Bankruptcies in the construction industry jumped by 18% in May 2025 — that’s according to data from the Insolvency Service. In the same month, building firms accounted for over 17% of all insolvencies in England and Wales. Despite the month-on-month increase, the number of building firms shutting down in the last year has dropped by nearly 6%. --- If things are getting a little fraught on the job, tradespeople should head to the bathroom to decompress. In a survey of 2,000 UK adults by Emergency First Aid at Work, over half admitted to regularly retreating to the bathroom to find a moment of peace. And one in four people said it was the only place they could ‘fully switch off’. Such ‘bathroom camping’ reflects a broader pattern of emotional retreat linked to mental fatigue. --- To listen to the construction news please click below.
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