A new study by Markel Direct, the specialist insurer of tradespeople, has highlighted the loss of earnings construction workers experience due to injuries sustained whilst at work. The survey, which asked over 300 tradespeople, who had experienced workplace injury, about the impact of workplace injuries and illness revealed that half of respondents had lost income…
As fleets are recognized as driving growth across the UK’s new EV market, Tom Rowlands, Corpay’s MD, Global EV Solutions, including UK brand, Allstar, calls for more to be done to reward those fleets that are driving our electric future. “It is clear that fleets are driving growth in the UK’s new electric vehicle (EV)…
Amid a new report showing a 58 per cent rise in construction firms facing critical financial distress late last year, new research has revealed the sector grapples with one of the UK’s longest payment delays. The business finance experts at money.co.uk business credit cards have analysed data from the Department for Business and Trade to…
BEAMA is proud to announce the launch of BEAMA 2050 Connected, a not-for-profit subscription service designed to unite the manufacturing, energy and built environment sectors in achieving supply chain and business decarbonisation by 2050, while promoting a circular economy. This initiative embodies our commitment to working “Shoulder to shoulder for net zero alignment.” BEAMA 2050…
Andersen compared running costs of road tax, refuelling / recharging, servicing and insurance on electric versus petrol vehicles Electric car drivers can pay as little as £1,154 per annum, 50.2 per cent less than the £2,316 required to run an equivalent petrol car Greatest savings result from smart charging an electric vehicle at home on…
National Apprenticeship Week aims to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy. Celebrated annually, this National Apprenticeship Week 2025, which runs from February 10th to 16th, enters its 18th year and the theme for this year is ‘Skills For Life’. At NAPIT, we understand that for apprentices…
72 per cent of UK singles would date a tradesperson this Valentine’s Day, with gardeners topping the table as the most datable. But tradesperson appeal on the dating scene is no longer driven by the traditional cliche of rugged sex appeal, but rather a stable career path and the chance to save money on home…
South Hampshire College Group student Frankie McAll, 20, from Waterlooville, has won the South East regional heat of the Sparks 2025 Learner of the Year competition. He will now compete against 7 others in the grand final in Birmingham this April. The Sparks Learner of the Year competition is one of the most exciting opportunities…
BGEN hosts largest ever early careers conference Company’s apprenticeship academy now supports 100+ apprentices Commitment to recruit 20 additional apprentices throughout 2025 BGEN, one of the UK’s largest engineering companies specialising in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, has been shining the spotlight on its apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week (10-16 February). The engineering business,…
Alan Wilson says timeline released as part of trade body’s 125th anniversary shows how call for protection of title has been ignored for more than a century The head of Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, has insisted that politicians must not “repeat the mistakes of the past” and ignore the need for regulation of…