AUDIO NEWS: Tom Hardy offers to pay builders and FMB calls on government to give small builders a chance!
Posted: Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
Tom Hardy has offered to pay the wages of an entire set building crew on Guy Ritchie’s latest TV series, after the construction firm went bust. The employer of about 50 freelance builders Helix 3D said it was “unlikely to pay staff this side of Christmas” after it went into liquidation. Paramount Studio is now thought to be stepping in to pay around £250,000 of outstanding wages to the builders, but only after Hardy offered to cover the builder’s salaries. The wages were related to building work for Ritchie’s next big budget gangster series, the Fixer. --- Small house builders are unlikely to increase their market share unless the UK housing market is reformed, claims the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Currently, small builders account for just 10% of the UK’s new builds, with the market dominated by volume housebuilders. To encourage small housebuilders into the market “many hurdles need to be overcome”, said Brian Berry’s chief executive, of the FMB, including getting local authorities to allocate small sites for development in their plans. --- A landscaper from the Isle of Wright is taking a daily cold-water plunge to raise money for Young Lives vs Cancer. Charlie Aston has been taking a dip in the sea daily since the start of December and plans to carry on until New Year’s Eve To donate click here. --- To listen to the construction news please click below
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