Could this be the year of the roofer?
Screwfix has launched its annual competition to find Britain’s Top Tradesperson and is inviting roofers to put themselves forward!
Top training investment
Manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles, is developing its team with investment in training at a time when a recent survey shows the value of staff development
Construction output continues to fall despite continued house-building performance
Markit / CIPS PMI shows pace of growth eased for third consecutive month in December 2014
Construction industry shrinks for second consecutive month
New ONS figures show a continued downward trajectory since July, and the first recorded year-on-year fall since May 2013
How to beat the self-assessment blues
Lee Murphy, the founder of Pandle, the cloud bookkeeping software specifically for small businesses and the self-employed, talks RCI readers through keeping on top of the self-assessment tax return in the new year
Leeds College of Building appoints first female principal and CEO
Leeds College of Building has appointed Nikki Davis as its next principal and CEO, making her the first woman to hold the post in the institution’s lifetime.
BMF calls for construction industry Brexit talks
The Builders Merchants Federation has set support for housebuilding and ensuring the ability to build a workforce for the future high on the agenda for the new Government
Longer jail sentences proposed for negligent employers
A consultation on proposed new guidelines for sentencing of manslaughter convictions has been opened
Two thirds of construction workers feel safer at work than five...
Only 10% of those polled reported suffering an injury at work, with better safety training thought to be responsible
Petition launched to save Scottish construction skills training
In what is said to be a controversial move, CITB is set to sell the National Construction College at Inchinnan to a private provider, which could put 100 jobs at risk