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UK construction job vacancies rise to highest figure in 20 years

|Date: 4 July, 2021

UK construction job vacancies rise to highest figure in 20 years

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, comments: “One of the clearest signs o ...

Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, comments: “One of the clearest signs of an industry recovering from hardship is its companies beginning to hire new staff once again, ...

4 July, 2021
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Ironmongery Direct and ElectricalDirect continue to expand delivery options

|Date: 22 June, 2021

Ironmongery Direct and ElectricalDirect continue to expand delivery options

IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have announced expanded delivery options to include Call & Col ...

IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have announced expanded delivery options to include Call & Collect and has added new postcodes to their same-day delivery service, making it even easier for ...

22 June, 2021
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454 hard hats represent the number of UK construction suicides each year

|Date: 18 May, 2021

454 hard hats represent the number of UK construction suicides each year

A total of 454 hard hats have been laid out at a building college to represent the number of construction ...

A total of 454 hard hats have been laid out at a building college to represent the number of construction workers who die from suicide each year, as new research finds that almost half (49%) of UK tra ...

18 May, 2021
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One in five tradespeople believe they will need to work into their retirement

|Date: 5 May, 2021

One in five tradespeople believe they will need to work into their retirement

A fifth (20%) of UK tradespeople think they will have to keep working beyond the state pension age of 66, ...

A fifth (20%) of UK tradespeople think they will have to keep working beyond the state pension age of 66, new research has revealed. The study, conducted by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplie ...

5 May, 2021
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IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect unveil new brand identities

|Date: 9 April, 2021

IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect unveil new brand identities

Leading specialist trade suppliers, IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have launched new brand identi ...

Leading specialist trade suppliers, IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have launched new brand identities, both featuring a new customer focused strapline - Trusted to deliver - to reflect the bus ...

9 April, 2021
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IronmongeryDirect launches competition to win £5,000 towards the cost of an apprentice

|Date: 9 February, 2021

IronmongeryDirect launches competition to win £5,000 towards the cost of an apprentice

New research shows a quarter of tradespeople and companies plan on hiring new apprentices in 2021. A thir ...

New research shows a quarter of tradespeople and companies plan on hiring new apprentices in 2021. A third of companies and tradespeople (31%) who regularly hire apprentices feel that the program has ...

9 February, 2021
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Revealed: the common DIY mistakes costing Brits up to £35,000 to repair | IronmongeryDirect

|Date: 21 January, 2021

Revealed: the common DIY mistakes costing Brits up to £35,000 to repair | IronmongeryDirect

As the UK enters a third national lockdown, Google searches for DIY topics have increased by over a third ...

As the UK enters a third national lockdown, Google searches for DIY topics have increased by over a third (35%), with the nation resuming its interest in home renovations. But if Brits take on more th ...

21 January, 2021
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