Two new joint apprenticeships bringing together two national construction companies with Sheffield Hallam University to address industry skills gaps are set to launch this month. New apprentices from BAM are set to join learners from [read more…]
In direct response to the housing crisis in the UK and the increased challenges in developers securing funding to build homes – which has been further hindered by the pandemic – property facilitator and network [read more…]
As national apprenticeship week begins, Adrian Hart, Managing Director of Story’s Plant Division, has today (Monday 8th February) set out his intention to provide 20 apprenticeship opportunities for young talent in the Plant team. This [read more…]
Cyfle Building Skills, on behalf of the South West Wales region, is set to launch an innovative new programme in 2021 that will offer 780 fully funded onsite work placements within the construction industry over the next [read more…]
National M&E consultancy Couch Perry Wilkes (CPW) has demonstrated its dedication to promoting gender equality in engineering as it welcomes two new trainees to its East Midlands offices. Zoe Fittock joins the team in Leicester [read more…]
Swimmer Andrew Mullen has paid tribute to housebuilding company Mactaggart & Mickel for its financial support that means he can set his sights on Paralympics Gold this summer. Amid the uncertainty created by the coronavirus [read more…]
To mark Time to Talk Day, Esh Construction is backing the industry-wide efforts to open up the dialogue on mental health, as workers continue to combat the mental strain of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking about [read more…]
Leading homelessness charity, SIFA Fireside, is inviting the construction and civil engineering sector to be part of an innovative new concept called Building Employability. The new scheme seeks to increase training and employment opportunities across [read more…]
Laing O’Rourke has called for more regular rapid testing across the construction industry to help find asymptomatic cases quicker and stop transmission. This support of the UK Government’s ambition to expand testing and target workers [read more…]
Leading staircase and door solutions manufacturer, Stairways Midlands, is reducing its lead time by up to 50% on staircases to better meet the challenging needs of the construction industry. It has used the last six [read more…]
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