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Gen Z tradespeople see a career in trade as a savvy business move, new data reveals

|Date: 28 August, 2025

Gen Z tradespeople see a career in trade as a savvy business move, new data reveals

New insights from B&Q reveal Gen Z tradespeople see a career in trade as a savvy business move. Over ...

New insights from B&Q reveal Gen Z tradespeople see a career in trade as a savvy business move. Over a third (39%) of young tradespeople chose the profession for its good career opportunities - as ...

28 August, 2025
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SELECT secures 10 new signatures for ‘Wall of Support’

|Date: 22 July, 2025

SELECT secures 10 new signatures for ‘Wall of Support’

Ten more politicians have backed the campaign for regulation of the electrotechnical industry being spear ...

Ten more politicians have backed the campaign for regulation of the electrotechnical industry being spearheaded by Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT. MP Harriet Cross and forme ...

22 July, 2025
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Electrician crowned as the most popular trade and construction apprenticeship in the UK

|Date: 22 July, 2024

Electrician crowned as the most popular trade and construction apprenticeship in the UK

New data has revealed the most popular trade and construction apprenticeship in the UK, with an electrici ...

New data has revealed the most popular trade and construction apprenticeship in the UK, with an electrician ranking on top. Trade Fix Direct investigated 50 trades and construction apprenticeships to ...

22 July, 2024
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Samac Fixings celebrates its 20th Anniversary

|Date: 17 May, 2024

Samac Fixings celebrates its 20th Anniversary

2024 sees Samac Fixings, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of fixings, fasteners and roofing materials, p ...

2024 sees Samac Fixings, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of fixings, fasteners and roofing materials, proudly celebrating its 20th anniversary. Over the last two decades, Samac has evolved into one ...

17 May, 2024
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SELECT presents ‘unsung hero’ Alick Smith with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

|Date: 1 November, 2023

SELECT presents ‘unsung hero’ Alick Smith with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

An “unsung hero” of the electrical industry has been recognised for his remarkable contribution to the se ...

An “unsung hero” of the electrical industry has been recognised for his remarkable contribution to the sector with the Lifetime Achievement Award by SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade assoc ...

1 November, 2023
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