UK depends on immigrant construction labour, research shows
In new research commissioned by the Construction Industry Training Board, it shows the full extent of the UK’s dependency on immigrant construction labour. The large-scale, [...]
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Construction contracts moving from London and south-east, says new report
Construction contracts have shifted from being mainly in London and the South-East to a more even spread across the country, according to Barbour ABI and the Construction [...]
McCann supports the next generation as part of national Go4SET initiative
Electrical and civil engineering firm, McCann, support GO4SET initiative for next generation of construction workers. McCann, has been supporting a group of students from [...]
Construction skills scheme extended after first year success
An innovative scheme to attract more talent into the built environment sector is being extended after a successful first year. Last year Gateshead College teamed up with a [...]
British consumers projected to spend £35bn on home improvements
Despite the country’s current economic and political uncertainty, six out of ten Brits look set to splash the cash on refurbishments and upgrades to the tune of about [...]
Private rented sector households double in 10 years and expected to rise
The proportion of households living in the private rented sector (PRS) has doubled in the last 10 years to five million, and is expected to reach 5.79 million by the end of [...]
70% of construction industry unaware of new data protection rules
British construction and building firms are unaware of the new wide-ranging data protection rules which come into force in less than a year’s time, despite 25% admitting [...]
Strong growth in Germany’s construction industry for a record seven months
Strong growth in Germany’s construction activity continued in May, with the rate of expansion the second-fastest in 14 months. The findings are from the lastest IHS Markit [...]
Current skills crisis in the construction industry a ‘ticking time bomb’
The current skills crisis in the construction industry could be exacerbated even further post-Brexit unless more work is put into developing talent pipelines, according to [...]
Strong start to purchases of building products for Q1 2017
The latest figures from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirmed a strong start to 2017 with a further three months of growth in the sales of building [...]
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