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CICV unveils Best Practice Guide and webinar to help lead Scotland’s construction companies through maze of contract negotiations

|Date: 28 February, 2023

CICV unveils Best Practice Guide and webinar to help lead Scotland’s construction companies through maze of contract negotiations

The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has followed up the results of its recent payments surv ...

The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has followed up the results of its recent payments survey by issuing a new Best Practice Guide to help contractors and sub-contractors improve cashflo ...

28 February, 2023
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Carhartt focuses on protecting UK tradespeople

|Date: 13 February, 2023

Carhartt focuses on protecting UK tradespeople

Carhartt, the authentic workwear brand founded in 1889 in Detroit, Michigan, is focusing on helping and p ...

Carhartt, the authentic workwear brand founded in 1889 in Detroit, Michigan, is focusing on helping and protecting hard working tradespeople in the UK. For over 130 years, the company has been known f ...

13 February, 2023
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What the looming recession means for construction and how the industry leaders can respond | Protrade

|Date: 24 October, 2022

What the looming recession means for construction and how the industry leaders can respond | Protrade

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Des Duddy, Joint Managing Director of Protrade, analyse ...

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Des Duddy, Joint Managing Director of Protrade, analyses the current state of the construction industry and what it can learn from the Great Recession ...

24 October, 2022
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UK construction sees second-highest pay increase of all sectors

|Date: 6 September, 2022

UK construction sees second-highest pay increase of all sectors

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “Over the summer, t ...

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “Over the summer, the average pay in UK construction rose at a faster rate than all but one sector, according to t ...

6 September, 2022
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Construction now a desirable career path for young adults | NBS

|Date: 29 August, 2022

Construction now a desirable career path for young adults | NBS

New research from construction data platform NBS reveals that construction has now become a desirable car ...

New research from construction data platform NBS reveals that construction has now become a desirable career path for UK school leavers and young adults, with 56% now considering it an’ attractive’ pr ...

29 August, 2022
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UK construction redundancies fall to lowest figure since records began

|Date: 19 August, 2022

UK construction redundancies fall to lowest figure since records began

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “During the first f ...

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “During the first few months of the pandemic, the job security of construction workers was thrown into serious dou ...

19 August, 2022
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Leeds College launches construction course for football-lovers

|Date: 28 July, 2022

Leeds College launches construction course for football-lovers

Leeds College of Building may have scored the perfect course after launching a unique programme aimed at ...

Leeds College of Building may have scored the perfect course after launching a unique programme aimed at students interested in building… but who love football too. The College is now enrolling for a ...

28 July, 2022
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Nearly half of construction businesses lack digital marketing skills | Koozai

|Date: 25 July, 2022

Nearly half of construction businesses lack digital marketing skills | Koozai

A lack of inhouse skills is the most common challenge facing construction businesses when it comes to pro ...

A lack of inhouse skills is the most common challenge facing construction businesses when it comes to promoting their businesses online, reveals a new poll. Conducted by construction digital marketing ...

25 July, 2022
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It’s estimated that the UK needs to recruit 217,000 new workers by 2025 | Access Training UK

|Date: 9 June, 2022

It’s estimated that the UK needs to recruit 217,000 new workers by 2025 | Access Training UK

Jamie Jeffries, CEO of Access Training UK, commented:“We welcome the news that the government will be rev ...

Jamie Jeffries, CEO of Access Training UK, commented:“We welcome the news that the government will be reviewing the Apprenticeship Levy. We desperately need to encourage more people to take a vocation ...

9 June, 2022
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Temporary electrical installations on construction and demolition sites

|Date: 27 February, 2020

Temporary electrical installations on construction and demolition sites

NAPIT’s Don Holmes offers clarification and advice for contractors. Every year, the use of electricity on ...

NAPIT’s Don Holmes offers clarification and advice for contractors. Every year, the use of electricity on construction sites results in accidents from electric shock and burns which can be serious or ...

27 February, 2020
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