Campaigning trade body SELECT has welcomed additional funding for electrical apprentices and adult trainees following a plea to government – but has joined training providers to insist that support must continue to prevent future shortfalls of talent. After making an urgent appeal to Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Scotland’s largest trade association says it is…
£1000 cash prize on offer for tradespeople who have helped their community with their kindness and generosity! Hero plumber of Good Morning Britain fame, James Anderson of Depher, is the current holder of the award There will also be up to five regional winners who will win £250 in cash Graham Nash who fought against…
C-TEC’s innovative CAST fire alarm system is now in operation at South Shield’s Football Club’s 1st Cloud Arena Stadium. Established in 1888, the ‘Mariners’ are a leading light in the Northern Premier League and recently invested in a state-of-the-art 900-seater stand with executive boxes, function rooms and boardrooms in a move to upgrade facilities and…
Electric Vehicle drivers in the East of England sit in longer queues and must charge their vehicles at slower speeds than the rest of the country, according to new findings from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA). Most councils in the region fell behind their own targets to install new fast EV public charge points (22kw…
The majority (85 per cent) of tradespeople think there is a shortage of apprentices entering construction, according to the latest research from trade omnichannel retailer, Screwfix. When it comes to attracting future talent, while nearly all (99 per cent) tradespeople would recommend a career in the trades, 92 per cent believe more can be done…
New research reveals how recruitment challenges are encouraging employers to consider ex-offenders. The findings mark the launch of Sodexo’s new campaign, ‘Starting Fresh’, which will encourage, and provide guidance to businesses on proactively hiring ex-offenders. 43 per cent of UK businesses say they are struggling to fill in excess of 10 job vacancies in their…
TradeHelp announces plans to further grow its 15,000 strong network, having extended the free benefits to now support trades of all types Originally launched in 2014, TradeHelp has fast become the leading network for tradespeople, primarily supporting SMEs in the heating and plumbing industry with free software and special offers negotiated via a Buying Group….
Pilot Group Account Manager Phoebe Baker has saved UK businesses more than £8million in energy costs over 4 years Phoebe has saved companies enough kWh to power more than 86,000 UK houses for an entire year Technology sector holds a disproportionate gender-split with only 26 percent working in the industry being women Despite the technology…
Celebrating excellence in retrofit, David Pierpoint, CEO of The Retrofit Academy (TRA) along with category sponsors AIM and EON revealed the winners of the 2023 Retrofit Awards today at Futurebuild, one of the biggest events of the year for professionals working in the built environment. The highly acclaimed Retrofit Academy Awards recognise and endorse those…
An Oldham grassroots football club has hit the back of the net by securing the support of one of the UK’s leading builders merchants. Avro FC, which has more than 500 players, has received a £1,000 donation from Selco Builders Warehouse. The money will be used to fund the development of coaches in safeguarding, first…