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Construction sees weak start to 2018, with worst monthly performance since 2018

ONS figures have shown that construction output fell by 3.4 percent in January, in the worst monthly performance since June 2012. On a less volatile three-month basis, [...]

March 12, 2018

Construction apprentices will earn more than many university students

Construction apprentices will go on to earn thousands of pounds more, every year, than many of their university-educated counterparts, according to the latest research by the [...]

March 7, 2018

Councils advised on new fire-safety responsibilities by the Government

In the wake of an interim report on fire safety in the light of the Grenfell Tower tragedy government officials have written to council chiefs setting out their [...]

February 26, 2018

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 [...]

February 22, 2018

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 [...]

February 13, 2018

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 [...]

February 12, 2018

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 [...]

February 8, 2018

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 [...]

January 23, 2018

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 [...]

January 19, 2018

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, [...]

January 19, 2018

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