Ashley Wheaton, CEO and Principal at University College of Estate Management, explains why and how businesses can capitalise on the levy straight away. The apprenticeship levy, which comes into force in April, aims to fund [read more…]
Consumers prefer to hire firms that train apprentices, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). On the first day of National Apprenticeship Week in England, this new research, based on responses [read more…]
MKM Building Supplies (“MKM”), 3i Group plc (“3i”), LDC and Bain Capital Private Equity (“Bain Capital”) are pleased to announce they have signed a binding agreement for the sale of 3i and LDC’s stakes in [read more…]
The UK can continue to be one of the biggest and most dynamic commercial real estate and real estate finance markets regardless of how the UK’s exit from the European Union unfolds, writes James Walton, [read more…]
Construction and landscaping specialist Crown Group is calling on the Government to ensure the construction sector is a key plank of its future industrial strategy amid concerns that Brexit could see the industry decline. Former [read more…]
ISG has commenced work on its first college project procured under the new YORbuild2 public sector framework – a £14m scheme to extend Leeds College of Art. This is the largest capital investment the college [read more…]
Hardies Property & Construction consultants has been successful on a £1m term commission submission for Glasgow Kelvin College for the financial year 2017 to provide a range of multi-professional services for the College. The commission [read more…]
Derbyshire-based expanded polystyrene (EPS) manufacturer, Springvale (www.springvale.co.uk), has launched a new free instructional mobile app. The quick and easy installation guide is designed to help building contractors using Springvale’s suspended ground floor insulation product; Beamshield Plus. The [read more…]
ESAB has donated a Thermal Arc Fabricator 252i welding machine and Tweco Fusion 250 MIG welding torch to Key Enterprises, an independent Registered Charity based in North Tyneside that provides purposeful occupational training and support [read more…]
Two way radio manufacturer Vertex has unveiled one of the smallest – and toughest – industry class handheld radios available on the market. The new EVX-S24 is smaller than the average smartphone and weighs just [read more…]
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