School maybe out for pupils and teachers, but for the specialist roofers at Sheffield-based Martin-Brooks, the six-week holidays are no time for relaxing. The firm is currently undertaking repairs and in some cases, complete reroofs, [read more…]
Nuclear power is the only carbon free show in town to keep the lights on for the one in six days when there is no wind or sun, says GMB. GMB today (Monday 15 August) [read more…]
New apprenticeship funding proposals announced today (Friday 12 August) by the Government look like a ‘fair settlement for small employers’, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, FMB Chief Executive, said: “Getting skills [read more…]
Liverpool2 is a £400m investment programme by Peel Ports Group to expand and develop the Port of Liverpool to become the UK’s most central deep sea container terminal. The new deep water container terminal will [read more…]
Major developments in health and safety policy and practice will be debated at Health & Safety North 2016. The two-day event, which returns to Bolton Arena on 12-13 October, is centred on an exhibition that includes a free-to-attend conference [read more…]
Hunter Real Estate Investment Managers (Hunter) is set to go ahead with a £7m investment in The Spires Shopping Centre in Barnet after Barnet Council unanimously approved the scheme at committee. Following the approval, Hunter [read more…]
Demolition work is currently underway in the heart of Cambridge to make way for a new innovative school building in the city. In order to support its well-earned place at the forefront of education, The [read more…]
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a call for evidence into skills, materials and new technology in the housing sector. The work forms part of a wider coalition – the National Housing Taskforce [read more…]
One of the most spectacular structures in the whole of the UK, the Humber Bridge is a 2,220m single span suspension bridge which, when it opened in June 1981 was the longest in the world. [read more…]
Ancient occupations like stonemasonry and heritage carpentry could be lost forever if the UK fails to address its skills shortages, says a unique UK training body. The Heritage Craft Alliance (HCA), which provides accredited training [read more…]
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