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Apprenticeship starts are falling because of the Apprenticeship Levy which needs to be made more flexible, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB’s reaction is in response to statistics published today by the Department for Education, which show that there has been a 24% fall in apprenticeship …
Read More »Midland Lead committed to developing future skills in construction
Derbyshire based lead sheet manufacturer, Midland Lead, supports seventeen colleges throughout the UK to help develop future skills within the construction and roofing industry. Midland Lead is a market leader in supplying premium cast and rolled lead sheet to the construction industry, and they are fully aware of the challenges …
Read More »Research identifies reasons behind lack of apprentices
92% of sole traders have never employed an apprentice 47% of respondents working in the building services engineering sector had experience of hiring an apprentice Of those, only 23% currently employ an apprentice A third showed concern around the time commitment involved and needed a clearer understanding of how much …
Read More »Polypipe donates bear necessities
Polypipe, the UK’s leading plastic piping manufacturer, has helped three rare Asian bears to discover the joy of play and exercise their grey matter in their new UK home. The Doncaster-based firm, part of the FTSE 250-listed Polypipe Group, donated plastic toys and puzzle feeders to the trio of Ussuri …
Read More »CRL Quartz Renaissance wins Best Surface of 2018
Topping off another very successful year for CRL Stone, the distributor was the proud recipient of a prestigious industry award, scooping the Best Surface accolade at the 2018 EK&B Business Awards. Seeing off fierce competition for the title, it was CRL Stone’s R enaissance collection that impressed the awards judges …
Read More »Egger helps four local charities
EGGER (UK) Limited has presented four local charities with a grand total of £25,000, raised by the company and its Hexham employees. The four charities were: The Hextol Foundation, Useful Vision, Chin Up Charity and Corbridge Youth Initiative. Bob Livesey, commercial director at EGGER Western European Division and chairman of …
Read More »Beers buys Bolton business
Liverpool based family-owned timber and builders merchant Beers Timber Holdings bought Tonge Bridge Timber of Bolton. The purchase will increase group turnover to £37 million and the enlarged group will employ 160 staff across their depots in the North West. The group, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016, includes …
Read More »On The Tools scores a hat trick at the Construction Marketing Awards!
On The Tools, the online construction community and social media marketing agency, scored a hat-trick at this week’s Construction Market Awards, where it took home the award for; Best Digital Campaign, Best Social Media Campaign, and Best Distributor Marketing campaign for its contribution to the Jewson’s ‘Future Legends’ campaign. On …
Read More »JCW celebrates 25 years of screeding success
From offices and schools to most of the UK’s major shopping malls, when you walk in any of them, you’re walking on a floor laid by Bolton-based JCW. Now one of the biggest screeding firms in the UK, the business is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Screed isn’t sexy. But …
Read More »TP to sell P&H division
The UK’ s largest builders an plumbers merchant chain Travis Perkins Group has announced that it is putting up its Plumbing and Heating division for sale. A strategy update issued this morning (December 4) said that Travis Perkins is seeking to simplify its structure and streamline its cost base, focus …
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