Pledging its support for this years Fire Door Safety Week, specialist ironmongery supplier IronmongeryDirect has added to its library of fire safety resources. Aiming to stamp out the legacy of fire door neglect, the company has produced a series of videos and guides on fire door compliance that are free to view and download from…
The latest sector-wide Building Engineering Business Survey, sponsored by Scolmore, shows that, while turnover is predicted to grow through the rest of 2021, ongoing materials and labour shortages are likely to worsen. The survey, which includes data from industry trade bodies ECA, BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF, shows that specialist contractors are particularly concerned about lack…
Tradespeople will be looking to hit the target in the name of charity when a leading builders merchant runs a special darts challenge next week. Selco Builders Warehouse, official partners of the Professional Darts Corporation, will be giving their customers and colleagues at all 70 branches the chance to shine on the oche in…
The Managing Director of SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association, says “certainty and momentum” are the key ingredients if the industry is to successfully build on the outcome of the upcoming COP26 summit. Alan Wilson says it’s essential for the good work to continue after world leaders have left the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on 12 November….
SMEs say increased apprenticeship incentives are starting to work and should be extended not ended, according to charity Research by UK charity the HomeServe Foundation with small trades businesses shows they are overwhelmingly in favour of the current increased incentives…but are in danger of missing out Current incentives of £3,000 per apprentice are a key weapon in the Government’s armoury to fight the UK skills crisis, however any positive trends experienced risk…
JTL, the leading national training provider for electrical, plumbing and heating apprenticeships, has named Nathan Pryce, Harrie Nixon-Jones and Oliver Parry as its winners in this year’s National Apprentice of the Year awards, which took place at The Victory Services Club in London on the 2nd September. Blackpool-based Nathan, who recently completed a successful apprenticeship at local firm JET Electrical, was named…
Dealing with a diagnosis of cancer can be really tough especially when you are not sure on how best to support your loved one who is living with cancer. Understandably, the word cancer can evoke a lot of feelings of worry, sadness, shock, and fear. When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer it can…
The British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) has issued a stark warning that the current shortage of workers being faced by many industries could be the long term reality for the home improvement industry if action is not taken to develop a new generation of skilled trasdespeople. Responding to the publication of…
More than one in ten of the UK’s lockdown businesses are in the trade industry Over 20,000 new businesses focus on the ‘development of building products’ – a fifth of all lockdown trade companies Per capita, Aberdeen has seen the greatest number of trade start-ups since March 2020 Since the first Coronavirus lockdown was announced…
“Great news! After last the horrible year, since the beginning of April the market for electrical inspection has hugely expanded!” said Brendan Beaver, manager at Metrel UK Ltd. “Landlords are now obliged to have their properties inspected for electrical safety every 5 years or between tenancies, whichever is the sooner.” “It’s a great opportunity to…