AUDIO NEWS: 39,000 trade firms could disappear in next 10 years and bricklayer to run London Marathon
Posted: Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
Nearly 40,000 small and micro businesses are at risk of disappearing from the repair and maintenance sector in the next 10 years, as tradespeople retire. The data, included in a report from TrustMark, estimates that 44% of the workforce in the RMI sector are 55 or older. And a quarter of them plan to either semi-retire or stop entirely in the next three years. The report, based on a survey of over 1,200 small firms, found that nearly half were looking to hire at least one tradesperson. --- A joiner from Fife has been left unable to work after £10,000 worth of tools were stolen from this van last month. Wayne Norton’s van was stolen from outside his home in Kirkcaldy. Although the van was later recovered the tools were gone. The self-employed joiner has now had to cancel or schedule work, while he tries to replace his tools. Norton told his local paper that he had recently invested in new tools because “things were going well business-wise”. --- Leon Collen, a London bricklayer is planning to run the London Marathon for the third time this month to raise funds for a charity that helped his best friend’s daughter. Collen has already raised £70,000 for Chailey Heritage Foundation. The foundation helps children and young people with complex physical disabilities and health needs. To donate to please click here --- To listen to the construction news please click below
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