The new Chair of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) should make it his priority to reform the CITB Board so it is more representative of the whole construction sector, according to the Federation of [read more…]
There is no doubt that the UK is in the midst of a brutal housing crisis. The slow supply of housing to meet demand will be exacerbated by the reduction in labour that will surely [read more…]
Alan Wilson, Head of Membership and Communications at SELECT, the campaigning trade body for Scotland’s electrical sector, recently made a presentation to the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group for Construction. Mr Wilson, in his capacity [read more…]
Housebuilders are struggling to build enough social and affordable housing to meet demand, according to a new survey released today (Friday 23 March). At a time when social housing is high on the public agenda, [read more…]
Salford’s success Salford personifies regeneration. It’s one of the areas in the North-West that has seen a huge transformation resulting in more business, more jobs, an uplift in the area’s reputation, and mass investment opportunities. [read more…]
New analysis reveals a dramatic reduction in Google searches for construction sector jobs across Poland, Romania and Bulgaria in 2017, with Romania seeing the largest drop according to new research by GK Strategy and onefourzero. [read more…]
Housing is one of the top national policy challenges of our time, yet builders and developers are becoming stifled by red tape. In an industry calling out for new homes, this can really hinder those [read more…]
A Government report which offers insight into the value of waste has been welcomed by Forticrete, part of Ibstock plc, a leading manufacturer of concrete construction products. Authored by Sir Mark Walport and Professor Ian Boyd, the Chief Scientific Adviser at [read more…]
As the fallout following Carillion’s liquidation continues, many contractors are looking at ways in which to protect themselves against employer insolvency. Phil Morrison, Head of Construction at UK top 200 corporate law firm, Shulmans LLP, [read more…]
Although the news that Carillion has been wound up by the Court is not unexpected, given the recent coverage in the press, the full impact of its liquidation will come as a surprise to key [read more…]
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