New home starts fail to impress in first Conservative quarter
Construction on 14% fewer homes began between April and June 2015 compared to previous quarter, but completions show positive growth
New fund to tackle Scotland’s fuel poor homes
HEEPS: Cashback scheme offers £5m to housing associations and local councils to install energy efficiency measures in around 2,000 homes
Asbestos training being ignored warns UK training organisation
UKATA prepares to launch new training scheme after claiming prosecutions related to bad asbestos handling practice have increased
Forticrete and Klober support Roofing Racers challenge
Staff from both firms took part in the event to help raise thousands of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support and Great Ormond Street Hospital
Wienerberger helps bring classroom skills to the real world
Firm donates Greenwood handmade clay roof tiles to Bark Livebuild project, which aims to provide hands on training for architecture students
Recticel gets seal of approval from local MP
Rob Flello commended the company for its development while visiting the company’s 175,000ft2 facility in Stoke on Trent
ForgeFix achieves quality certification
Company awarded ISO9001 standard following testing period that ‘highlighted the calibre of the ForgeFix team’
From London to Paris
Cyclists from Avonside take on 300 mile challenge to raise money for three chosen charities
Skills crisis threatening Government ambition warns councils
LGA report claims national house-building targets will be missed due to the combination of increased demand for workers and fewer entrants to the construction industry
Majority of small firms forced to turn work away due to...
FMB survey highlights difficulty in finding apprenticeships and false perceptions of the construction industry are the main barriers to young people entering the industry