FMB state need to reform apprenticeship levy after drop in starts
The Department for Education’s apprenticeship and levy statistics show that apprenticeship starts have decreased by more than a third in November 2017 compared with [...]
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UK construction market squeezed amidst increasing costs in 2017
The CPA (Construction Products Association) has reported that construction product manufacturers and contractors in the UK have been seeing their profit margins narrow in the [...]
Consumer fears over cowboy builders costs the UK economy
The UK economy is missing out on £10 billion each year because home owners are so fearful of hiring a cowboy builder, they simply don’t commission building work, according [...]
SME’s face uncertainty of government support following Carillion collapse
Iain McIlwee, CEO British Woodworking Federation, said: “As the news of the liquidation of Carillion breaks, it is almost ironic that we are putting our final comments in [...]
Two-thirds of construction bosses can’t find a bricklayer or carpenter
Two-thirds of those running small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms are struggling to hire bricklayers and carpenters as construction skills shortages hit a ‘record [...]
UK Banking industry to give support to Carillion supply chain
UK banks and the Government are working closely to make sure the impact of the Carillion liquidation on SMEs in the supply chain is understood and managed in a way that best [...]
Carrilion continue to operate as normal in Canada despite UK collapse
A spokesman for Carillion has confirmed the companie’s Canadian operations are not in liquidation and continue uninterrupted. On 15 January, the UK parent company, [...]
Thousands of jobs at risk as Carillion falls into administration
Thousands of jobs are now at risk as Construction services giant Carillion has entered into compulsory liquidation, this comes after between the company, its lenders and [...]
Hard Brexit ‘Could Lead To 43,000 Fewer Construction Jobs’
A new report has claimed up to 43,000 construction jobs could be lost if the UK pursues a ‘no deal’ hard Brexit. The independent economic analysis by Cambridge [...]
Construction products sales expected to decrease after slow end to 2017
The UK’s £56.5 billion construction product manufacturing industry is expected to slow this year as the sector lost its pace at the end of 2017, according to the CPA’s [...]
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