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New trade body study finds retrofit skills gap is stalling progress

|Date: 17 February, 2025

New trade body study finds retrofit skills gap is stalling progress

A new study from the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA) has found that retrof ...

A new study from the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA) has found that retrofit training gaps are stalling Net-Zero progress in UK construction. The research surveyed 500 c ...

17 February, 2025
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Number of UK construction companies on the rise | Business Name Generator

|Date: 2 February, 2023

Number of UK construction companies on the rise | Business Name Generator

Analysis of government data highlights growth in the construction industry in response to high demand, bu ...

Analysis of government data highlights growth in the construction industry in response to high demand, but the sector will need to be flexible in the face of 2023 challenges. New analysis reveals the ...

2 February, 2023
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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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ECS reminds card holders to download MyECS virtual card ready for CSCS Smart Check app

|Date: 1 July, 2022

ECS reminds card holders to download MyECS virtual card ready for CSCS Smart Check app

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) is reminding ECS card holders to download the MyECS virtu ...

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) is reminding ECS card holders to download the MyECS virtual card app, which will allow cards to be checked through the new CSCS Smart Check app. CSCS Sm ...

1 July, 2022
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