CITB sets out plan to support sector’s skills-based recovery as levy...
The Construction Industry Training Board training levy that all construction firms must pay was suspended for three months from April to June to help alleviate financial pressures during the COVID-19 lockdown. This suspension is now being extended for another three months, until September, and rates will then be temporarily cut.
Flexible site working hours set to come in next week
The government has published full details of its plan to introduce flexible working hours on construction sites.
Selco finds the perfect recipe for charity donation
Colleagues at Selco Builders Warehouse have displayed their culinary talents to help raise £1,000 for its nominated charity.
SIG Roofing celebrates ‘Homes for the Homeless’ completion
The initiative, which has been supported by SIG Roofing, was introduced as part of a new ‘Home First’ project, involving Allia Future Business Centre, Jimmy’s night shelter, the parish of Holy Cross Cambridge and New Meaning – a not-for-profit social enterprise which developed the structures.
Collaborative thinking on mental wellbeing
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has joined forces with Safer Highways to tackle mental health.
Construction apprenticeships needed to turbocharge the economy, says FMB
The FMB’s report, Trading Up, looks at the barriers small to medium-sized employers face to delivering apprenticeships and upskilling. It presents a blueprint for collaboration to unlock additional training opportunities.
All planning permissions to be extended until April 2021
The government’s housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced an extension of planning permission validity, which is designed to enable projects, delayed only because of the coronavirus lockdown, to avoid having to go through the planning system again.
SR Timber assures roofing industry over its batten supplies
As the availability of some roofing materials continues to affect parts of the housebuilding sector and the wider construction industry, SR Timber has moved to reassure the market that the availability and supply of its timber batten remains unaffected
Roofing industry calls for school maintenance funding ‘as a matter of...
Ten trade associations across the roofing and cladding industry have written to the Secretary of State for Education, urging him to announce the outcome of applications to the 2020/21 Condition Improvement Fund, worth more than £400 million, ‘as a matter of urgency’.
WinR webinar: Apprenticeships and training
Taking place on Thursday 25 June at 15.00pm-4.30pm, ‘Apprenticeships and training’ will bring together training professionals from across the roofing industry to discuss the effect of COVID-19 on the training landscape.