Applications open for prestigious Apprentice of the Year competition
Leading roofing manufacturer BMI UK & Ireland has opened applications for its 2026 Apprentice of the Year competition, inviting the next generation of [...]
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Barking Riverside’s Thames foreshore to be reimagined following £12m engineering contract appointment
Barking Riverside Limited, the master developer behind the Barking Riverside development in east London, has appointed civil engineering specialist, Mackley, to deliver major [...]
“Too old to start” – Over half of construction workers believe myth that’s blocking the industry’s talent pipeline
The UK construction industry is displaying high levels of skills confidence, yet internal barriers are preventing the widespread adoption of apprenticeships needed to secure [...]
Group Metropolitan Plans for Further Expansion as Leadership Team Evolves to Support Growth
Leading contractor, delivering turnkey solutions in electrical, mechanical and fit out, Group Metropolitan is entering a new phase of growth and development as part of its [...]
GRS celebrates landmark 20Mt of aggregates to HS2
Sustainable materials supplier GRS has celebrated delivering a landmark 20 million tonnes (Mt) of primary and secondary aggregates to HS2 while exceeding performance, [...]
Apprenticeship programmes deliver for Travis Perkins
The apprenticeship programme of one of the UK’s leading builders’ merchants has been hailed as the “backbone” of its extensive training initiatives. Travis Perkins, [...]
£45m renewable energy storage facility in Leicestershire gets the green light
Leading battery energy storage system (BESS) operator, Root-Power has received the green light to build a new £45m renewable energy storage facility in Leicestershire, after [...]
Jewson relaunches St Austell branch in celebration of Cornish trades
Builders and tradespeople from across Cornwall construction community recently came together to mark the launch of Jewson’s reinvented St Austell branch, following a [...]
BIM-Ready Hardware: The Next Leap in Construction
As a digital transformation continues to sweep across the industry, Daniel May of Consort Architectural Hardware examines the growing demand for Building Information [...]
JCB Tools launches Pro 18V cordless range as Genpower scales global distribution
JCB Tools has launched its new Pro 18V range, a dedicated line of professional cordless power tools designed for trade users and site work. The range is now available online [...]
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