CITB holds open-day recruitment events for a range of roles
Posted: Thursday, November 21st, 2024
Vacancies include lecturer roles in Leadership and Management, Health and Safety, English and Maths, and Curriculum Management
BiKBBI launches accreditation to elevate standards in KBB installation
Posted: Thursday, November 21st, 2024
Accredited Installation Methods is an all-encompassing initiative that assesses the methodology of installation
Tradies compromising their health for fear of missing work
Posted: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
As many as 25% of tradespeople are actively skipping appointments or worried about booking a GP appointment because they find it hard to take time off work
Nearly 7 in 10 UK adults do not want a career in construction
Posted: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
60% of men would not consider having a career in the building sector; with women, the figure rises to 76%
AUDIO NEWS: Number of women entering the trades drops and the most popular day for a boiler breakdown
Posted: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
The number of women entering the trades falls claim government figures, 85% of tradespeople don't know how to use social media and 15th December the most likely day for the boiler to break
Why is taking a deposit becoming essential for tradespeople?
Posted: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
Securing a deposit before starting a job should be a norm, says chippie Dan Brown on The Carpentry Show
AUDIO NEWS: Nearly 70% of adults won't consider a job in building, and industry output grows by 0.8% in Q3
Posted: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
Nearly 70% of UIK adults won't consider a career in the building industry, construction output grew by 0.8% in Q3, but new orders fell by 22% and electrician finds rate 17th frescos in Rome
AUDIO NEWS: Plumbers report increase in late payments and new home registrations leap by 40%
Posted: Monday, November 18th, 2024
82% of plumbers in Scotland and Northern Ireland report payment delays, new home registrations leap by 40% and a landscaper wins the top prize at the inaugural CheckaTrade Awards
Landscaper wins Checkatrade award ‘Trade of the Year’
Posted: Monday, November 18th, 2024
Sam Henry of SBH Landscaping was crowned Trade of the Year at the Checkatrade Awards 2024
CITB encourages construction employers to register their events
Posted: Monday, November 18th, 2024
Open Doors returns in March 2025 and offers an exclusive opportunity for the public to go behind the scenes of live construction sites, offices, factories, and training centres
AUDIO NEWS: Roofers are least trustworthy trade say Checkatrade and on site earnings up nearly 2% in October
Posted: Sunday, November 17th, 2024
Roofers have labelled the least trustworthy trade by Checkatrade, average earnings for on site work rose by nearly 2% in October and tradespeople should repair rather replace tools
FMB chief rebukes Autumn Budget for extorting tradespeople
Posted: Friday, November 15th, 2024
Increased national Insurance contribution and lowering of the threshold, as well as hiking of the national minimum wage, will 'hurt' the trades, says the FMB chief
AUDIO NEWS: On the Tools raises awareness to mental health crisis and plasterer meets David Beckham
Posted: Thursday, November 14th, 2024
On the Tools raises awareness to mental health crisis, the increase in National Insurance contributions could push trade businesses into financial distress and plasterer meets David Beckham while on lunch break
Davide Renzoni stumbled upon three paintings by chance after climbing through a trapdoor
Construction suicide crisis costing the UK homes, schools and hospitals
Posted: Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Over 7,000 construction workers were lost to suicide in a decade, which was enough to build an entire city
AUDIO NEWS: Laws banning gas heating systems won't start until 2027 and over a third tradies' don't think asbestos is dangers
Posted: Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Rules banning gas heating systems won't come into effect until 2027, more than a third of tradespeople think asbestos isn't dangerous and insurance giant says one in five cars with pothole damage written off
FMB worries government's housing building targets won't include small builders
Posted: Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
Brian Berry, chief executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), chats with Ash Mahoney about the government's ambitious housing building target and the shortage of brickies
FMB welcomes CMA’s advice to avoid cowboy builders
Posted: Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
The UK is behind many countries by not requiring builders to be licensed, which leaves consumers at risk of choosing incompetent or unscrupulous tradespeople
Builders face ban on gas boilers in most new homes in England
Posted: Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
Industry demands clear guidance and fixed timeframes as concerns over delays to heating reforms mount
AUDIO NEWS: Widows warn about dangers of silica dust and installers getting pushed out of heat pump market
Posted: Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
The widows of two stonemasons urge employers to do more to protect workers, small installers are at risk of being squeezed out of heat pump market by big players and Forterra considers price increases
AUDIO NEWS: Building firms face drop in workloads, but bathroom work is booming!
Posted: Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
Small building firms report a drop in workloads and new business enquiries claims FMB, despite the tough market, consumers still want new bathrooms, and NICEIC tries to recruit youngsters to fit green tech
H&P tradespeople volunteer at Enfield school
Posted: Monday, November 11th, 2024
Eight colleagues from TG Lynes rolled up their sleeves to spend two days sanding, priming and painting the old iron railings at the front of Southbury Primary School on Swansea Road
South West College apprentice joiner receives a highly-commended award
Posted: Monday, November 11th, 2024
Jack Evans, an outstanding Joinery apprentice from South West College (SWC), has been honoured with a top award
Plumber emphasises the importance of work/life balance
Posted: Friday, November 8th, 2024
Plumber and heating engineer Dan Tempest appeared on the Heating & Plumbing Show to share his views on why finding the right work/life balance is crucial
Toolstation introduces rapid delivery service
Posted: Friday, November 8th, 2024
Toolstation partners with TradeKart to offer time-saving solutions for tradespeople and DIYers across the UK
AUDIO NEWS: Government urged do more to push down heat pump costs and builder is stranded for 6 hours
Posted: Friday, November 8th, 2024
The government must do more to drive down the cost of heat pumps, a builder is left paralysed and stranded after a fall from height and England's local councils made a £1 billion from parking fees last year
AUDIO NEWS: Builder vows to keep gargoyle and plumber writes book on her experiences
Posted: Friday, November 8th, 2024
Builder pledges to keep gargoyle of local councillor even if he has to go to jail, construction growth stalls in October say purchasing managers and journalist, turned plumber pens book on her experiences
Over 185,000 affordable homes need to be built annually in England: report
Posted: Thursday, November 7th, 2024
There is an annual affordable housing shortfall of 128,000 homes, and this is set to grow as mounting pressures on housing providers start to bite
Firm fined after fall from height leaves builder paralysed
Posted: Wednesday, November 6th, 2024
Andrew Clifford spent nearly five months in hospital, with the injuries to his spinal cord so severe they left him paralysed from the chest down
